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MarketsNikkei Average Falls Over 700 Points Briefly
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 700 points in Tokyo tr...
May 24, 2024
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Associated PressIran Inters Its Late President at Holiest Shiite Site in Nation after Fatal Helicopter Crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran interred President Ebrahim Raisi at the nation's holiest ...
May 24, 2024
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ReutersNetanyahu Will Soon Address Joint Session of U.S. Congress, Johnson Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Thursday that Isra...
May 24, 2024
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Associated PressWhite House Pushes Tech Industry to Shut Down Market for Sexually Abusive AI Deepfakes
President Joe Biden's administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to s...
May 24, 2024
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EconomyJapan’s April Inflation Slows Further to 2.2％, Matches Forecast
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's core inflation slowed for a second straight month in April due to milde...
May 24, 2024
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Associated PressNvidia’s Stock Market Value Is Nearly $2.6 Trillion. How It Rose to AI Prominence, by the Numbers
Nvidia’s stock price has more than doubled this year as of the close of trading Thursday, increas...
May 24, 2024
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Associated PressStock Market Today: Wall Street Slumps to Worst Day Since April on Worries about Interest Rates
NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest example of how good news for the economy can be bad for Wall Street...
May 24, 2024
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Wider WorldImpossible to Wipe Out Hamas, Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Says; Reaching Deal to Bring Back Hostages ‘Most Pressing Issue’
JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said it is impossible to completely wipe ou...
May 24, 2024
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Wider WorldApology By Brazil’s Govt May Shed Light on Persecution of Japanese; Japanese-Brazilian Groups Hope to Prevent Future Tragedies
RIO DE JANEIRO — Light may soon be shed on the World War II-era persecution of Japanese immigrant...
May 24, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentDiscussions on AI Legislation in Japan Finally Boot Up; Govt Aims to Match Legislative Progress Abroad
The government has finally taken a major step toward considering legislation to regulate generati...
May 23, 2024
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Wider WorldBrazil to Discuss Apology for Post-WWII Internment of Japanese Immigrants, Descendants
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian Amnesty Commission plans to discuss whether to apologize for human...
May 23, 2024
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EconomyJapan Real Wages Drop at Fastest Pace in 9 Years in FY 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages fell 2.2% in fiscal 2023 from the pre...
May 23, 2024
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/24-5/30)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
May 23, 2024
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Crime & CourtsDeath Penalty Sought Again for Hakamata over 1966 Murder Case
Shizuoka, May 22 (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors Wednesday again sought the death penalty for I...
May 23, 2024
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Washington PostOn the Week Trump’s Florida Trial Was Scheduled to Start, Uncertainty and a Pre-Trial Hearing
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Donald Trump’s classified-documents trial was supposed to begin with jury sel...
May 23, 2024