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Climate ChangeClimate Change Takes Spice from Eastern Indonesia Clove Farms
TERNATE, Indonesia (AFP-Jiji) — Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on...
May 22, 2025
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Climate ChangeAzerbaijan to Submit COP 29 Climate Plan by September
LONDON (Reuters) — Azerbaijan, host of last year’s United Nations climate summit, will deliver it...
May 22, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Yoshimura Asks Japan Expo Association to Consider Keeping Restaurants, Shops Open until Just before 10 P.M.
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura has asked the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition to co...
May 22, 2025
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ReutersGoogle, AI Firm Must Face Lawsuit Filed by a Mother over Suicide of Son, US Court Says
May 21 (Reuters) - Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and artificial-intelligence startup Character.AI mus...
May 22, 2025
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Associated PressNorth Korean Defectors Urge the UN to Hold the Country’s Leader Accountable for Rights Abuses
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Eunju Kim, who escaped starvation in North Korea in 1999, was sent back fro...
May 22, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Closes at Two-Week Low after Heavy Sell-off of US Stocks, Bonds (UPDATE 2)
TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed at a two-week low on Thursday, as i...
May 22, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Confronts South African Leader with Baseless Claims of the Systematic Killing of White Farmers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South ...
May 22, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Yomiuri Shimbun Joins CAI to Combat Fake Information Online; Members of Intl Group Include Media, Camera Makers, Tech Firms
The Yomiuri Shimbun has joined the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI), an international organi...
May 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Official Onodera Says Lawmaker Diplomacy Should be Utilized in Tariff Talks; Govt Should Aim for Quick Conclusion, But Not Capitulate
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council Chairperson Itsunori Onodera...
May 22, 2025
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CompaniesGlobal EV Slowdown Prompts Honda to Put Brakes on Investment Strategy; Maintain Its Investment in Software Development
Honda Motor Co.’s recent decision to put the brakes on its investment in electric vehicles and as...
May 21, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Households to Not Pay Basic Water Rate This Summer; Plan Aimed to Ease Financial Burden, Prevent Heatstroke at Home
All of the about 8 million general households in Tokyo will not have to pay the basic water rate ...
May 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentEto Dismissed as Japan’s Agricultural Minister; Chosen Successor Koizumi Vows to Tackle High Rice Prices (UPDATE 2)
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday dismissed agriculture minister Taku Eto, who was criti...
May 21, 2025
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General NewsYamanashi Pref. Mulls Whether to Charge for Cost of Mt. Fuji Helicopter Rescues
KOFU — As more climbers have become stranded on Mt. Fuji when the mountain is closed to the publi...
May 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Opposition Bloc Steps Up Criticisms Against Ishiba; CDPJ Leader Says Eto Dismissal Inevitable But PM ‘One Step Behind’
The opposition parties are stepping up their criticisms against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba over h...
May 21, 2025
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General NewsOnly 7% of Auctioned Rice Reaches Japan Consumers; Distributors Blame Delays on Transportation, Processing
Only about 7% of the government’s stockpiled rice that was auctioned off in March had been made a...
May 21, 2025