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Yomiuri EditorialPacific Islands Leaders Meeting: Protect Maritime Order Through Broad Cooperation
Japan hosted the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM), inviting the leaders and other officials...
July 19, 2024
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Asia-PacificChina’s Communist Party Sets Goal of Completing Reforms by 2029; Xi Lays Groundwork for 4th Term
BEIJING — Chinese Communist Party has set a goal of completing reforms to advance “Chinese modern...
July 19, 2024
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ScienceMost Complete U.K. Dino in a Century Found
LONDON (Reuters) — The fossilized remains of a plant-eating dinosaur estimated to have roamed the...
July 19, 2024
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ReutersChina’s Communist Party Removes ex-Foreign, Defence Ministers from Top Body
BEIJING/HONG KONG, July 18 (Reuters) - China's Communist Party removed its former foreign and def...
July 19, 2024
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Associated PressEuropean Central Bank Leaves Key Interest Rate at 3.75％, Waits for Signs Inflation is under Control
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank left its key interest rate benchmark unchange...
July 19, 2024
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Associated PressUrsula von der Leyen Reelected to a Second 5-Year Term as European Commission President
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Lawmakers at the European Parliament on Thursday reelected Ursula von d...
July 19, 2024
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Associated PressParis Police are Sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics Opening Ceremony
PARIS (AP) — A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the ...
July 19, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapanese Athletes Begin Arriving for Paris Olympics; Table Tennis Players Making Final Preparations Before Heading to Athletes’ Village
PARIS — A group of Japanese athletes that will be competing at the Summer Olympics arrived in Par...
July 19, 2024
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ScienceRotten Egg Chemical Detected on Jupiter-like Blue Exoplanet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The planet known as HD 189733b, discovered in 2005, already had a reputati...
July 19, 2024
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General NewsRecord High 17.77 Mil. Tourists Visit Japan in 1st Half of 2024; Tourists Spend Record High ¥3.9 Tril. from Jan. to June
The number of foreign visitors to Japan from January to June reached a record high of 17,777,200 ...
July 19, 2024
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Defense & SecurityChiefs of Defense of Japan, U.S., ROK Meet in Japan for First Time; Condemn Russia-DPRK Military Cooperation
The top uniformed defense officials of Japan, the United States and South Korea pledged to mainta...
July 19, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan Ace Gymnast Shoko Miyata Leaves National Team; Violated Rules by Drinking, Smoking (UPDATE1)
Shoko Miyata, the captain of Japan's women's gymnastics team for the Paris Olympics, has left the...
July 19, 2024
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General NewsExplosion at Biomass Power Plant in Hokkaido; One Employee Rushed to the Hospital
SAPPORO — An employee was taken to the hospital after an exlosion occurred at a biomass power pla...
July 19, 2024
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EconomyJapan Cuts Growth Forecast, Prime Minister Warns of Weak-Yen Pain
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government cut this year's growth forecast on Friday as consumption too...
July 19, 2024
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General NewsFernandes Guitars Manufacturer to File for Bankruptcy; Ending Production on Many Japanese Guitarists’ Favored Instruments
Fernandes Co., a musical instrument manufacturer known for its namesake electric guitars, discont...
July 19, 2024