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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeJapan Marks 6 Months Since Noto Peninsula Earthquake; Over 4,000 Residents Move Out of Disaster-Hit Areas
Monday marked six months since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture on New Ye...
July 1, 2024
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Elections87％ of Poll Respondents Seek Review of Election Posters; Numerous Unrelated Signs Put Up on Election Signboards
Many posters with images unrelated to the ongoing gubernatorial election in Tokyo have been poste...
July 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeGovt Sets Up Taskforce to Aid Rebuilding in Noto; Prime Minister Stresses Unity in Overcoming Obstacles
The government set up a taskforce Monday to support rebuilding work in the areas affected by the ...
July 1, 2024
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Defense & SecurityNorth Korea Launches 2 Missiles Toward Northeast; 2nd Missile Likely Failed
SEOUL — North Korea launched two missiles from the vicinity of the Jangyon area in South Hwanghae...
July 1, 2024
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Japan In FocusShop Makes Tabi Socks for Geisha, Sumo Wrestlers
Mukojima Meugaya is about a 10-minute walk northwest from Oshiage Station at the foot of Tokyo Sk...
July 1, 2024
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ElectionsIncumbent Tokyo Governor Leads as Election Day Approaches; 20％ of Survey Respondents Still Undecided
Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is in the lead in the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held o...
July 1, 2024
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General NewsJapan Roadside Land Prices Up for 3rd Year in Row
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Prices of land facing roads in Japan as of Jan.. 1 rose 2.3 pct from a year be...
July 1, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Surrenders Most Early Gains as BOJ Data Lifts Rate-Hike Bets (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average gave up most of its early gains to end little chan...
July 1, 2024
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Imperial FamilyCrown Princess Kiko Appreciates Choir of Cancer Patients; Charity Concert Held at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
Crown Princess Kiko attended the “ninth charity concert sung by cancer patients” held at the Toky...
July 1, 2024
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Science3rd H3 Rocket Launched Successfully; Daichi-4 Satellite Shot into Orbit (UPDATE 2)
The third H3 rocket lifted off at noon on Monday from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima P...
July 1, 2024
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ReutersMauritania’s President Ghazouani Wins Re-Election, Provisional Results Show
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (Reuters) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has won the count...
July 1, 2024
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Associated PressCanada Airline WestJet Cancels More than 400 Flights after a Surprise Strike by Mechanics Union
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's second largest airline, WestJet, said it canceled 407 flights affecting 4...
July 1, 2024
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Asia-PacificJapanese Business Executive Detained in Myanmar
Bangkok (Jiji Press)—Myanmar’s military regime said Sunday that it has detained several people, i...
July 1, 2024
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Associated PressUS Wants Boeing to Plead Guilty to Fraud over Fatal Crashes, Lawyers Say
The U.S. Justice Department is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection wit...
July 1, 2024
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Associated PressIsraeli Airstrike in the Northern West Bank Kills a Palestinian Militant and Wounds 5 Other People
NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops carried out an airstrike in the northern ...
July 1, 2024