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CompaniesMUFG Bank, Affiliates May Be Penalized over Client Info Sharing
Tokyo, June 7 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission is thinking ...
June 7, 2024
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Travel SpotsBlooming Japanese Irises in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward; Special Illumination Event for Two Nights
Japanese irises in full bloom delight visitors in Horikiri Shobu Garden in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo...
June 7, 2024
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Associated PressJapan, US, South Korean Coast Guards Hold 1st Joint Drill Off Japan’s Coast as China Concerns Rise
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese, U.S. and South Korean coast guard vessels conducted their first three-way ...
June 7, 2024
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General NewsNorth Korean Tankers spotted at Russia’s Vostochny Port; Brazen Oil Product Smuggling Becomes the Norm
Several North Korean oil tankers that allegedly violated U.N. Security Council resolutions visite...
June 7, 2024
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Associated PressD-Day Anniversary Haunted by Dwindling Number of Veterans and Shadowed by Europe’s New War
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded through breaking waves and gunfire to ba...
June 7, 2024
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Associated PressAttacks on Businesses Linked to US Brands Rattle Baghdad as Anger over the War in Gaza Surges
BAGHDAD (AP) — A dozen masked men jump out of two SUVs and a white pickup and storm a KFC in Bagh...
June 7, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentRift Opens in Japan’s LDP Leadership after Kishida Makes Compromise; 2 Key Allies Show Dissatisfactions Toward Prime Minister
A rift was left between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also the Liberal Democratic Party’s preside...
June 7, 2024
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ReutersPhilippines Accuses Chinese Coast Guard of ‘Barbaric’ Blocking of Medical Evacuation
MANILA, June 7 (Reuters) - The Philippine coast guard on Friday accused its Chinese counterpart o...
June 7, 2024
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Washington PostJudge Rules Bannon Must Go to Prison by July 1 while Appealing Contempt Case
A federal judge on Thursday ordered former Trump political adviser and right-wing podcaster Steph...
June 7, 2024
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Washington PostMarylanders Rattled by Historic Tornadoes but Avoid Major Catastrophe
Residents surveyed damage to their neighborhoods on Thursday and work crews deployed across Montg...
June 7, 2024
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Washington PostOutages Shroud Ukraine as Russian Strikes on Power Plants Take Their Toll
KYIV - The cutoffs started Monday and have only increased throughout the week, plunging much of U...
June 7, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsParis Olympics Organizers Unveil a Display of the Five Olympic Rings Mounted on the Eiffel Tower
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics organizers on Friday unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings...
June 7, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialGeorgia’s New Law: Can Russian Influence Be Eliminated?
There is a growing sense of alarm both inside and outside of Georgia as the former Soviet republi...
June 7, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Political Funds Control Law Revision: Seize Moment as Turning Point for Politics Less Reliant on Money
Although the current political funds reforms leave much to be desired, once a decision is made on...
June 7, 2024
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General NewsEscaped Capybara from Animal Theme Park in Nikko, Japan, Found Dead; Park Staff Retrieved Animal from Nearby Parking Lot
NIKKO, Tochigi — A capybara that escaped from the animal theme park Osaru Land & Animal Town, als...
June 7, 2024