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TechnologyTokyo Startup Successfully Launches Space Debris Observation Satellite; Aiming for Future Space Business Development
Tokyo-based space industry startup Astroscale Japan Inc. announced Monday that it successfully launc...
February 19, 2024
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ObituariesHirotake Yano, 100-yen Shop Daiso Founder, Dies at 80
Hirotake Yano, founder of Daiso Industries Co. in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, which ope...
February 19, 2024
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Other SportsIsshin Hishikawa Beats ‘Absolute Champion’ to Claim 1st Title at All Japan Breaking Championships
Hishikawa, whose dancer name is Isshin, and other major breakers will be participating in the Olympi...
February 19, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialAlexei Navalny: Russian Government Relegated him to Death in Prison
Alexei Navalny, a leader of Russia’s opposition movement, has died mysteriously in prison. There is ...
February 19, 2024
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Taiwan Maker’s Semiconductor Plant: Build Up Production Base for Advanced Products
A global semiconductor manufacturer in Taiwan will build its second plant in Japan, following the fi...
February 19, 2024
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EuropeRussian Soldier: We Were Sent to Hell and Treated Like Dogs; POW Relates Horrific Conditions on Frontline of Ukraine War
LVIV, Ukraine — A 20-year-old Russian soldier described the horrific conditions on the frontlines of...
February 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentEducation Minister Faces No-Confidence Motion
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan submitted a no-con...
February 19, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Won’t Play in Dodgers’ Spring Training Opener, Stays Away from Live Batting Practice
Shohei Ohtani did not participate in live batting practice Sunday, and his Los Angeles Dodgers sprin...
February 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Cabinet Approval Rating Hovers at 24％; Survey Shows Low Trust
The approval rating for the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida' s Cabinet remains at 24%, the same as the ...
February 19, 2024
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EconomyJapan Core Machinery Orders Up 2.7% in December
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in December 2023 rose 2.7% fr...
February 19, 2024
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General NewsUniversity of Tokyo to Offer 5-Year Program Integrating Undergraduate, Graduate Studies to Foster High-Quality Research
Aiming to carry out global-level research and foster human resources, the University of Tokyo has de...
February 19, 2024
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Other SportsDaiya Seto Medals in 7th Straight World Aquatics Championships
DOHA — Daiya Seto won a medal at a seventh straight World Aquatics Championships when the Japanese v...
February 19, 2024
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General NewsShizuoka Prefecture to Ask Unprepared Mt. Fuji Climbers to Refrain from Mountaineering; Yamanashi Prefecture to Begin Taking a Toll on Mountain Trail
SHIZUOKA — Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu plans to introduce a system this summer in which people wil...
February 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Minister, ASEAN Envoys Inspect Toyosu Market
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The fisheries minister Tetsushi Sakamoto and ambassadors to Japan from Associat...
February 19, 2024
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Washington PostHundreds Risk Arrest, and Kremlin’s Wrath, to Lay Flowers for Navalny
MOSCOW - Ahead of the third day of mourning for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died s...
February 19, 2024