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ReutersJapan’s 10-year Yield Hits More than Decade High of 1％ as BOJ Bets Build
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose to an 11-year high of 1% on Wednesda...
May 22, 2024
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US & CanadaDelegation from Wildfire-Hit Maui Visits Fukushima to Hear About Lessons Learned from Quake-Stricken Prefecture
FUKUSHIMA ― A delegation from Maui, which was devastated by wildfires in August, visited Fukushim...
May 22, 2024
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ScienceAussie Toxicologist Turns Deadly Venom into Life-saving Cures
CAIRNS, Australia (AFP-Jiji) — Imagine feeling like an elephant is sitting on your chest, you can...
May 22, 2024
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Associated PressNorway, Ireland and Spain Recognize a Palestinian State in a Historic Move
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday in ...
May 22, 2024
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ScienceNew Breast Cancer Genes May Improve Risk Assessment
Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on ...
May 22, 2024
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General NewsShiba Inu in Western Japan Helps Save Man from Gutter; Hyogo Pref. Presents Dog, Owner, with Award
KOBE — A Shiba Inu dog has helped save a man in his 70s stuck in a gutter in Takarazuka, Hyogo Pr...
May 22, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialMeasures against ‘Customer Harassment’: Devise Ways to Protect Workers’ Dignity
Malicious complaints from customers have become a social problem. Some employees have become ill ...
May 22, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Digitization of Automobiles: Joint Development Among Carmakers Urgently Needed in Japan
We are entering an era in which automobile digitization strategies will determine the competitive...
May 22, 2024
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EnvironmentRare Light Blue Frog Found in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture; Expert Says Unusual Color Sometimes Results From Mutations
FUKUOKA — A rare light blue frog has been found in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture. A couple in Sasa...
May 22, 2024
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CompaniesJR West to Test Train with Next-Generation Biofuel in Yamaguchi Pref.; Company Chases 2050 Net-Zero Emissions Target
YAMAGUCHI — West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) this autumn will put a train that runs on plant-deri...
May 22, 2024
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EconomyPoor Catches Spur New Hope in Salmon Farming; Kushiro Port in Hokkaido Among Regions Stepping up Salmon Farming
SAPPORO — Moves are being made throughout Japan to utilize salmon farming to address potential sh...
May 22, 2024
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BaseballPederson Hits 3-run Blast against His Old Team as the Diamondbacks Beat the Dodgers 7-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joc Pederson slugged a three-run homer, Christian Walker went deep and the Ari...
May 22, 2024
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ObituariesAkira Nakao, Japanese Actor, Dies at 81 (UPDATE 1)
Famed actor Akira Nakao died of heart failure on May 16, it has been learned. He was 81. He was f...
May 22, 2024
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ScienceChicago Museum Acquires New Specimen of Famed Archaeopteryx
An exquisitely preserved fossil of the earliest-known bird Archaeopteryx, a pigeon-sized specimen...
May 22, 2024
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Manga & AnimeBusiness Blooms for Japanese Anime in India, as New Streaming Services Launch in World’s Most Populous Country
MUMBAI — Japanese animation is getting heavy promotion in India, where interest in the genre has ...
May 22, 2024