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ReutersChina Sets 2025 Growth Target at Roughly 5%, Defying Tariff Pressure
BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - China kept its economic growth target for this year unchanged at rou...
March 5, 2025
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ReutersUS, Ukraine Now Plan to Sign Minerals Deal, Sources Say
NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and Ukraine plan to si...
March 5, 2025
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Associated PressVance Irks Allies in UK, France with Skeptical Comments about Ukraine Peacekeeping Mission Proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance has struck a nerve with key allies in the U.K. and Fran...
March 5, 2025
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Associated PressTrump’s Trade War Draws Swift Retaliation with New Tariffs from Mexico, Canada and China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America's three big...
March 5, 2025
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Associated PressFBI and DOJ Headquarters Are among More Than 440 Federal Buildings Listed for Potential Sale
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 400 federal pro...
March 5, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Will Stand before Congress and Offer a Divided US an Accounting of His Turbulent First Weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to lay out for Congress and the A...
March 5, 2025
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Associated PressTwo Oscar-Winning Films Shed Light on the Thousands of Disappeared People in Latin America
MEXICO CITY (AP) — If there is a still open wound in Latin America, it is that of the tens of tho...
March 5, 2025
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General NewsIwate Wildfire Enters 2nd Week; 2,600 Hectares Burned, 1,896 Households under Evacuation Orders
Morioka, Iwate Pref. (Jiji Press)—The ongoing wildfire in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, ...
March 5, 2025
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CompaniesCan Seven & i Improve its Value on its Own? Management Shakeup Follows Takeover Attempt
Can Seven & i Holdings Co. eliminate the risk of a takeover? Analysts say it will be difficult un...
March 5, 2025
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General NewsNihon Hidankyo Representative Calls for Abolition of N-weapons at U.N.; Bombs’ Impact on Unborn Children Highlighted
NEW YORK — Jiro Hamasumi of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organi...
March 5, 2025
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Social SeriesRoles of Social Media in Elections: Those Who Underpin SNS Activities / Campaign Planners Hired to Help Candidates Win Elections By Using Social Media in Possible Violation of Election Law
This is the second of a series of articles on social media’s impacts on elections from the perspe...
March 4, 2025
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General NewsIwate Prefecture Blaze burns for 7th day; 8% of Ofunato’s Land Consumed as Residents Grow Weary of Evacuation
The wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, continued to rage for a seventh day on Tuesday and has...
March 4, 2025
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Imperial FamilyPrince Hisahito Speaks Thoughtfully at 1st Press Conference; Remarks Touch on Anniversary of War’s End, University Study
Prince Hisahito, the eldest son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, spoke without p...
March 4, 2025
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General NewsAdvertisers to Be Asked to Ensure Ads Not Displayed on Inappropriate Websites that Spread Misinformation
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry presented a draft proposal of a guideline that r...
March 4, 2025
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SocietyAyako Sono, Novelist Who Infused Works with Christian Ethics, Dies at 93
Novelist Ayako Sono passed away on Feb. 28 at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 93. A funeral was he...
March 4, 2025