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EconomyJapan’s Finance Ministry: Japan’s Spending on Chip Industry Excessive; Economy Ministry Says Spending on Par With U.S., Europe, China
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry said Friday that the amount of financing Japan has given...
June 1, 2024
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CompaniesOfficial Recruitment Season Starts for 2025 Graduates; Nearly 80% Already Have Job Offers
The official recruiting season began Saturday for university students graduating in 2025. However...
June 1, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan, China Defense Chiefs Meet to Discuss ‘Many Concerns’; First Meeting Between Current Chiefs
SINGAPORE — Defense Minister Minoru Kihara met with his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, on Saturda...
June 1, 2024
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ScienceFault Near Fukui Pref. Nuclear Power Plant May Be Active; Survey To Determine Whether It Extends Directly Under Reactor
A team of investigators working for Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) said Friday that t...
June 1, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida’s Accommodation of Komeito Irks Some in LDP; Prime Minister Determined to Hold Ruling Coalition Together
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has accepted the requests of Komeito and Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovat...
June 1, 2024
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Japan In FocusMie: Fake Bus Stop Helps Dementia Patients Although No Bus Stops
MEIWA, Mie — The town of Meiwa, Mie Prefecture, recently got a new bus stop, complete with sign a...
June 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeHouses Slowly Demolished with Public Funding After Noto Earthquake; Only 0.6% Removed After Five Months
KANAZAWA – The removal of buildings damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake has not progressed, ...
June 1, 2024
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Associated PressMexico’s Drug Cartels and Gangs Appear to be Playing a Wider Role in Sunday’s Elections than Before
COTIJA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role than befo...
June 1, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialTrump Verdict: Chance for Divisions in U.S. to Grow Deeper is Concerning
His stance of not accepting the verdict against him and using it as a tool for political struggl...
June 1, 2024
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Financial Conditions of Regional Banks: Lending Capabilities to Be Tested in ‘World with Interest Rates’
The economy, which had been stagnant as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been improving, a...
June 1, 2024
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Associated PressCanadian Serial Killer Robert Pickton, who Brought Victims to Pig Farm, is Dead after Prison Assault
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm dur...
June 1, 2024
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Associated PressTrump Tries to Move Past His Guilty Verdict by Attacking the Criminal Justice System
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sought to move past his historic criminal conviction on Friday and b...
June 1, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Details a 3-phase Hostage Deal Aimed at Winding Down the Israel-Hamas War
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to...
June 1, 2024
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Associated PressTrump Media Shares Swing Wildly and then Tumble a Day after Former President was Convicted
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group closed lower Friday after swinging wildly over the cours...
June 1, 2024
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Travel SpotsOita: Pair of Armadillos Stroll Around Aquarium to Keep Weight
OITA — A pair of armadillos kept at an aquarium in Oita regularly take walks inside the building,...
June 1, 2024