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Associated PressCongo and Rwanda Sign a US-Mediated Peace Deal Aimed at Ending Decades of Bloody Conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facil...
June 28, 2025
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Associated Press6 Americans Detained in South Korea for Trying to Send Rice and Bibles to North Korea by Sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,...
June 28, 2025
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Associated PressDeal with Beijing Will Speed China’s Export of Minerals to the US, Treasury Secretary Says
BANGKOK (AP) — Washington and Beijing have signed a trade agreement that will make it easier for ...
June 28, 2025
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Associated PressBespoke Bash for a Billionaire: Jeff Bezos Weds Lauren Sánchez in Lavish Venice Ceremony
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The sky itself is no limit for billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sán...
June 28, 2025
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Associated PressSupreme Court Upholds Texas Law Aimed at Blocking Kids from Seeing Pornography Online
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children from ...
June 28, 2025
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Political PulseTreat Trump as a Politician, Not a Businessman; These Days, the President May Not Want a ‘Deal’
Is U.S. President Donald Trump a politician or a businessman?
...June 28, 2025
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General NewsRare Copies of Yomiuri’s Wartime Paper Found in Nagano Pref. Library Bearing Forgotten Strips of Popular Manga
Copies of a newspaper published by The Yomiuri Shimbun during the latter years of the Pacific War...
June 28, 2025
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Business SeriesSouthwest Japan’s Challenges: Signs of Growth / ‘Endless Possibilities’ as AI Robots in Kyushu Set Their Sights on the World in Rapidly Advancing Field
This is the third installment in a series of articles taking an in-depth look at industries with ...
June 28, 2025
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Asia-PacificChina Accepting Thousands of North Korean Workers, Sources Say; Move Believed to Be Aimed at Improving China-North Korea Ties
SHENYANG, China — China has been accepting thousands of workers from North Korea since the beginn...
June 27, 2025
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Imperial Family Mourns Loss of Beloved Family Dog; Yuri the Dog Died of Old Age at 16 Years Old
Yuri, the beloved dog of the Emperor, Empress and their daughter Princess Aiko, died on Monday ev...
June 27, 2025
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TechnologyJapan’s SoftBank to Trial ‘Flying Base Stations’ From 2026; System to Initially be Used to Support Disaster Response, Areas with Weak Signal
SoftBank Corp. announced Thursday that it would begin trials of High Altitude Platform Station (H...
June 27, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends at 6-Month High, Tracking Wall Street Rally
TOKYO, June 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed at a six-month high on Friday, as ...
June 27, 2025
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EconomyTokyo Monthly Salaries Salaries Half of Those in New York; Survey Shows Significant Shift in 2012
LONDON — The average monthly salary in Tokyo is about half of those in New York, according to a r...
June 27, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentHayashi Avoids Dissecting Trump’s Hiroshima, Nagasaki Comments; ‘Evaluation of History Should Be Left to Experts’
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi avoided dissecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s compar...
June 27, 2025
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General NewsHeavy Rainfall Observed in Hokkaido’s Tokachi District; Downpour was of a Level Seen Only Once Every Few Years
The Japan Meteorological Agency has reported that heavy rainfall struck the Tokachi district of H...
June 27, 2025