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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt Expresses Concern Over Gaza Airstrike Casualties; Asks All Parties to Abide by Humanitarian Law
In regard to Saturday’s airstrike on a school in the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip, the...
August 13, 2024
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Associated PressNew Mars Study Suggests an Ocean’s Worth of Water may be Hiding beneath the Red Dusty Surface
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in...
August 13, 2024
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BaseballMookie Betts Homers in Return from Injury, Shohei Ohtani Also Goes Deep as Kershaw and Dodgers Beat Brewers 5-2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs to mark his return from a broken le...
August 13, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Climbs 2％ on Return from Holiday as Yen Stabilizes
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average jumped more than 2% on Tuesday, with tech shares l...
August 13, 2024
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Associated PressFBI Says It is Investigating after Trump Campaign Said Sensitive Documents were Hacked by Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from Donald Trump...
August 13, 2024
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Associated PressTrump Interview with Elon Musk on X Plagued by Glitches
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are painting much different pictur...
August 13, 2024
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Asia-PacificJapanese Businessman Released from Detention in Myanmar
Bangkok (Jiji Press)—A Japanese man dispatched by Japanese retailer Aeon Co. to Myanmar has been ...
August 13, 2024
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General NewsTyphoon Ampil Approaching Japan
Typhoon Ampil was formed on Tuesday and is moving east-northeast at about 10 kilometers per hour ...
August 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba, Other Japanese Lawmakers Meet Taiwan Vice President
Taipei (Jiji Press)—A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers, including Shigeru Ishiba, former...
August 13, 2024
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Markets
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Index Jumps over 800 Points
Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index soared over 800 points tempo...
August 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Fumio Kishida Holds Phone Talks with Tajik, Turkmen Leaders
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday held phone talks with Tajik Pr...
August 13, 2024
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General NewsJapan Advisory on Megaquake Fuels Spread of Misinformation; Government Urges Caution Amid Baseless Social Media Claims
False information has been spreading on social media following the recent issuance of an advisory...
August 12, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialAviation Fuel Shortage: Increase in Visitors to Japan Should Not Be Hindered
Numerous plans to set up new routes or add more flights on existing routes are being abandoned du...
August 12, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Saving People in Cardiac Arrest: Increase Number of Those Capable of Using AEDs
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are now seen more frequently at stations, airports and o...
August 12, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsKagami Concludes Japan’s Medal Rush with Wrestling Gold; Japan Earns First Gold in Heaviest Women’s Weight Class
PARIS — Yuka Kagami won the gold medal in the women’s 76-kilogram wrestling event at the Paris Ol...
August 12, 2024