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General NewsWith Typhoon Ampil Approaching Japan, Shinkansen Services Could Be Suspended in Tohoku, Hokuriku Regions
Shinkansen bullet trains may suspend their services entirely or in part for the Tohoku and Hokuri...
August 14, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialProsecutors’ Interrogation: Emphasis on Confessions Leads to Use of Intimidation
The Osaka High Court has decided to put a prosecutor on trial for assault and cruelty by a specia...
August 14, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Recovery of Visitors to Japan: Convey More of the Charms of Regional Areas
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of this year reached a record high. In ...
August 14, 2024
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ReutersBanksy Frees the Animals at London Zoo in Mural Series Finale
LONDON (Reuters) - Street artist Banksy on Tuesday claimed the ninth - and perhaps final - mural ...
August 14, 2024
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ReutersBlinken Postpones Middle East Trip amid ‘Uncertainty,’ Axios Reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to the Middl...
August 14, 2024
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ReutersIsraeli Hardliner Ben-Gvir Draws Anger with Jerusalem Prayer Call
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday visited the Al-Aqsa mo...
August 14, 2024
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ReutersOnly Gaza Ceasefire Can Delay Iran’s Israel Response, Say Iranian Officials
DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week wo...
August 14, 2024
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Associated PressGoogle Rolls out Pixel 9 Phones Earlier than Usual as AI Race with Apple Heats up
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of Pixel phones, prov...
August 14, 2024
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Associated PressStarbucks CEO Replaced by Brian Niccol, a Fixer Who Revived Chipotle When the Chain Was in Distress
In 2018, when Chipotle was reeling from multiple food poisoning outbreaks that had sickened 1,100...
August 14, 2024
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CompaniesKobayashi Pharma Fails to Report 11 More Suspected Deaths
Osaka, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press) — Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday it has newly found 11 mor...
August 14, 2024
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Associated PressUS Approves $20 Billion in Weapons Sales to Israel amid Threat of Wider Middle East War
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of ...
August 14, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Ends Higher; PM Kishida to Step Down, US Inflation on Tap (Update 1)
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday as investors weighed new...
August 14, 2024
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ObituariesTakashi Morita, Who Led Efforts to Help A-Bomb Survivors Overseas, Dies at 100
Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press) — Takashi Morita, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima ...
August 14, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (August 14)
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August 14, 2024
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Asia-PacificAeon Employee Returns to Japan after Detention in Myanmar
Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press) — An Aeon Co. employee returned to Japan Wednesday morning after over...
August 14, 2024