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Associated PressPrivate Lunar Lander May Have Fallen over While Touching Down near the Moon’s South Pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill,...
March 7, 2025
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ArtBrothers in Japan Spotlight Artists with Intellectual Disabilities; Hope to Change Society’s Perception of People with Disabilities
This is the mission of Heralbony Co., a Morioka-based planning company that handles artworks by a...
March 7, 2025
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Associated PressAn Okinawan Bone Digger Searches for Remains from One of the Fiercest Battles of World War II
ITOMAN, Japan (AP) — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa'...
March 7, 2025
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General News3 Sewer Construction Workers Die After Being Found Unconscious in Manhole (Update 1)
Three male construction workers were found unconscious inside a manhole at a sewer construction s...
March 7, 2025
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Associated PressEuropean Central Bank Cuts Rates Again as Threat of Trade War with Trump Weighs on Economy
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has cut interest rates by another quarter per...
March 7, 2025
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Associated PressEU Leaders Commit to Working Together after Trump Signals That Europe Must Defend Itself
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday committed to working together to bolster the c...
March 7, 2025
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Associated PressFrance Will Keep Providing Military Intelligence to Ukraine as the US Freezes Vital Information
PARIS (AP) — France will keep providing military intelligence to Ukraine after Washington announc...
March 7, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Industry Minister to Visit U.S. from Sun.
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Diet on Thursday approved a plan submitted by the government for industry ...
March 7, 2025
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CompaniesSeven & i to List N. America Convenience Store Unit
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday it plans to list its North American conve...
March 7, 2025
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Insights Into The WorldThe BOJ Is Too Dovish on Its Interest Rate Policy
Three years will soon have passed since Japan’s consumer price inflation topped 2%. Has the Japan...
March 7, 2025
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Social SeriesRoles of Social Media in Elections: Election Admin Commissions Powerless Against Campaign Obstruction
This is the fourth installment of a series of articles on the impact of social media impacts on e...
March 7, 2025
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General NewsHyogo Prefectural Assembly Panel Confirms ‘Certain Facts’ in Investigation of Harassment Accusations Against Gov. Saito
The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly approved by majority vote the investigation report by its Article ...
March 7, 2025
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EuropeCompetition for ‘Non-Terrestrial’ Network Systems Intensifying in Japan; Docomo Aims to Commercialize High-Altitude Platform Systems by 2026
BARCELONA — The telecommunications industry is increasing moves to develop the practical applicat...
March 6, 2025
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (3/7-3/13)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
March 6, 2025
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General NewsSupreme Court Acquits 2 TEPCO Execs of Negligence; Unforeseeability of Huge Tsunami in Fukushima Cited
The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that acquitted two former executives of Tokyo E...
March 6, 2025