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ReutersJapan will Respond to Excessive Foreign Exchange Movement, Finance Minister Says
TOKYO, May 31 (Reuters) - Japan will take appropriate action against excessive currency movement,...
May 31, 2024
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GolfYuka Saso Survives Brutal Starts of US Women’s Open That Sent Korda to an 80
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Former champion Yuka Saso leaned on her putter to survive a brutally tough ...
May 31, 2024
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Associated PressTrump could still Vote for Himself after New York Conviction If He’s not in Prison on Election Day
DENVER (AP) — Donald Trump may be convicted of a felony and reside in Florida, a state notorious ...
May 31, 2024
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Insights Into The WorldEurope on Cusp of Losing All-Important Postwar Norm
Eighty-six years ago, on Sept. 27, 1938, then British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain spoke in...
May 31, 2024
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General NewsBear, About 1 Meter Tall, Enters House, Inflicts Serious Injuries to Couple in Gunma Pref. after Thursday Midnight
A bear, about 1 meter tall, entered a house and attacked a couple, inflicting serious injuries to...
May 31, 2024
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Associated PressGuilty: Trump Becomes First Former U.S. President Convicted of Felony Crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes T...
May 31, 2024
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General NewsOsaka-Kansai Expo Drives Up Wages to Nearly ¥2,000 per Hour; Squeezes Local Businesses Amid Staffing Crunch
Recruitment for workers for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, both inside and outside the facilities, h...
May 31, 2024
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General NewsKyoto’s Gion District Erects Signs Banning Tourists from Private Alleyway; Tourists’ Disrespect Toward Geiko, Maiko Cited as Reason
KYOTO — Signs prohibiting tourists from entering a private alleyway were erected Wednesday in Kyo...
May 31, 2024
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Wider WorldHamas Officials Tell Yomiuri They Reject Talks with Israel; Killing of Civilians in Rafah, Whole of Gaza Must Stop First, They Say
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Tuesday in Doha tha...
May 30, 2024
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CompaniesJR Tokai, Tokyu to Run Luxury Train in Shizuoka Pref.
SHIZUOKA (Jiji Press) — Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and Tokyu Corp. said Thursday tha...
May 30, 2024
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/31-6/6)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
May 30, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, China Ruling Parties Agree to Revive Bilateral Forum; Gaps Remain Over Release of Treated Water From Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi and Liu Jianchao, head of the Chines...
May 30, 2024
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ScienceChinese Fossil Reveals Evolution of Skin in Feathered Dinosaurs
A new fossil of the Cretaceous Period dinosaur Psittacosaurus, a dog-sized herbivore with a parro...
May 30, 2024
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Crime & CourtsTaxi Driver Shot in Kawaguchi, Saitama Pref.; Police Tracking Down Man on Suspicion of Attempted Murder
A 72-year-old taxi driver on Wednesday rushed into a convenience store in the Saiwai-cho district...
May 30, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentNorth Korea Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles into Sea of Japan; Seen as Reaction to Failed Satellite Launch
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles Thursday morning, with all believed to have fallen ...
May 30, 2024