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Politics & GovernmentParties Aim to Revise Election Law This Autumn; Unseemly Candidate Behavior has Raised Concern
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed on Friday to...
July 20, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Pushes Party Unity as He Resists Calls to Step Aside, Says He’ll Return to Campaign Next Week
WASHINGTON (AP) — A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Jo...
July 20, 2024
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Associated PressA Faulty Software Update Causes Havoc Worldwide for Airlines, Hospitals and Governments
NEW YORK (AP) — A faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday, groundin...
July 20, 2024
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Japan In FocusKumamoto: Soy Sauce Maker Revived After Disastrous 2020 Flood
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto — A long-established soy sauce maker in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, has m...
July 20, 2024
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CompaniesBigmotor Signboard Being Removed at Former Head Office; Will Be Replaced by Wecars Signage
The work to remove the Bigmotor signboard has begun at the shop in Tama, Tokyo, where the headqua...
July 20, 2024
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CompaniesNippon Steel Hires Pompeo for U.S. Steel Acquisition; Pompeo’s Insight into Security Challenges Sought
NEW YORK - Nippon Steel Corp. said on Saturday that it has hired former U.S. Secretary of State M...
July 20, 2024
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Defense & SecurityMinistries, Agencies to Undergo Cybersecurity Checks; Government Seeks to Minimize Damage from Cyber-attacks
The Japanese government will begin on Monday efforts to continuously check vulnerabilities in sof...
July 20, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to Study Measures to Combat Customer Harassment; Aims to Introduce Legislation Next Year
The government is set to propose establishing legal measures to combat harassment of shop staff, ...
July 20, 2024
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July 20, 2024
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Associated PressLargest Housing Provider for Migrant Children Engaged in Pervasive Sexual Abuse, US Says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Employees of the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children...
July 20, 2024
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Associated PressVietnam Communist Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong, The Country’s Most Powerful Leader, Dies at Age 80
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and...
July 20, 2024
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Associated PressChurchill Downs Lifts Suspension of Trainer Bob Baffert Following Medina Spirit’s Failed Drug Test
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allo...
July 20, 2024
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Travel SpotsShimane: World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan to Sign Friendship Agreement with Taiwan Gold Mine
ODA, Shimane — The Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center, a museum which showcases the history and c...
July 20, 2024
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Associated PressTen Commandments won’t Go in Some Louisiana Classrooms until at Least November as Lawsuit Plays out
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won't take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten ...
July 20, 2024
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Associated PressFirefighter Killed at Trump rally Honored with Bagpipes, Gun Salute and a Bugle Sounding Taps
CABOT, Pa. (AP) — The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierc...
July 20, 2024