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Associated PressApple Leaps into AI with an Array of Upcoming iPhone Features and a ChatGPT Deal to Smarten up Siri
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple has jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligen...
June 11, 2024
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General NewsOverconcentration in Tokyo Unchanged over Decade: Govt
Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government reported Monday that the sweeping trends of t...
June 11, 2024
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Associated PressUN Security Council Adopts a Cease-Fire Resolution Aimed at Ending Israel-Hamas War in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved its first resol...
June 11, 2024
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General NewsSurvey Shows 50％ in Japan, 42％ in S. Korea Feel Positive About Relationship with Other Country; Poll Conducted on About 2,000 People
Fifty percent of respondents in Japan said they felt that the country had a good relationship wit...
June 11, 2024
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General NewsS. Korean Organ Donation Agency Working to Make Donors Heroes, Says Chief; Hopes for Japan’s Cooperation in Field
Samuel Lee, president of the Korea Organ Donation Agency (KODA), spoke about the system for trans...
June 11, 2024
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General NewsSouth Korea’s Support for Hospitals Increases Number of Brain-Dead Organ Donors; Japan Lacks Such Systems
SEOUL/TOKYO — Organ donations from brain-dead donors have increased in South Korea as a result of...
June 10, 2024
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EconomyJapan Economy Shrinks 1.8 ％ in 1st Quarter: Revised Report
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s economy shrank at an inflation and seasonally adjusted annualized ra...
June 10, 2024
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Associated PressIn Mexico Heat Wave Monkeys Still Dying, Birds Are Getting Air-Conditioning, Lions Get Popsicles
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Amid Mexico's heat wave and drought, suffering birds are getting air-condition...
June 10, 2024
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CompaniesJapan’s Transport Ministry Inspects Mazda Motor Corp. Headquarters; Last Among Five Vehicle Makers Searched Over Testing Fraud
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry conducted an on-site inspection of Mazda...
June 10, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House Committee Begins Deliberation on Revision of Political Funds Law; Tougher Penalties for Political Funds Violations Proposed
The House of Councillors’ Special Committee on Political Reform began Monday a substantive delibe...
June 10, 2024
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EconomyJapan Logs Largest April Current Account Surplus
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan posted ¥2,050.5 billion in current account surplus in April, up 8.2% y...
June 10, 2024
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Imperial FamilyJapan Empress Emerita Recovers from COVID-19
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko, 89, has recovered from symptoms of COVID-19,...
June 10, 2024
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Associated PressBody of Missing British TV Presenter Michael Mosley Found on Greek Island
ATHENS (AP) — The body of missing British TV presenter and author Dr. Michael Mosley was found on...
June 10, 2024
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Soccer World CupA Huge Audience. India, China’s World Cup Qualifying Hopes Are on the Line in Asia
The World Cup aspirations of India and China are on the line Tuesday when a defeat could mean eli...
June 10, 2024
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Crime & CourtsPhilippine Woman Stabbed to Death on Yokohama Street; 33-Year-Old Male Suspect Turns Himself in to Police
YOKOHAMA — A 33-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of fatally stabbing a Philippine wo...
June 10, 2024