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CompaniesHonda Asks Nissan to Become Subsidiary
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. has proposed a plan to buy shares in Nissan Motor Co. to mak...
February 5, 2025
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Defense & SecurityDDoS Cyberattacks Becoming More Sophisticated, Larger in Scale; Damages Used to be Minor, But Now Damages Can Be Significant
An ongoing series of cyberattacks on companies in Japan since the end of last year are found to h...
February 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Eyes Boosting Japan-U.S. Cooperation on AI; Solo Press Conference to Follow Summit with Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun coordination to announce Japan-U.S. cooperation in the re...
February 5, 2025
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General NewsTEPCO to Dismantle Treated Water Tanks at Fukushima No. 1 N-Power Plant; Preparing to Build Storage Facilities
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) announced Monday it will dismantle treated wat...
February 4, 2025
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February 4, 2025
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General News6 Arrested for Involvement in Tourist-Targeted Prostitution Business; Brothels in Kabukicho Catered to Visitors Using Translation App
Six men have been arrested on suspicion of providing rooms for prostitution targeting foreign tou...
February 4, 2025
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Travel SpotsSapporo Snow Festival Attracts Many Visitors on Opening Day; Popular Event Taking Place at 3 Locations Around City
People stand and take photos in front of a large snow sculpture based on an anime at the 75th Sap...
February 4, 2025
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General News2nd Slope Being Made in Saitama Sinkhole Rescue Effort; Households, Businesses Asked to Cut Back on Water Use
A second slope is being created in efforts to rescue a truck driver trapped in a sinkhole at an i...
February 4, 2025
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Washington PostU.S. Attorney Hints at Prosecutions over ‘Targeting’ of DOGE Employees
Interim U.S. attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. alleged in a statement Monday that his office in D.C. ...
February 4, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Appoints Michael Ellis Deputy Director of the CIA
President Donald Trump on Monday named Michael Ellis deputy director of the Central Intelligence ...
February 4, 2025
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Crime & CourtsJapan’s National Police Agency Asks Drug Stores to Enhance Countermeasures Against Shoplifters; Foreigners Account for Disproportionally High Losses
The National Police Agency has compiled guidelines on countermeasures drug stores can take agains...
February 4, 2025
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CompaniesU.S. Investment Fund Demands Fuji Media Advisor Hieda’s Resignation; Dalton Heavily Criticizes Fuji Media Holdings
NEW YORK — Dalton Investments, a shareholder of Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., announced that it had ...
February 4, 2025
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Defense & Security‘Carpet-Bomb’ DDoS Attacks Found to Have Targeted Key Domestic Infrastructure during Year-End, New Year Seasons
A series of cyberattacks targeting airports, financial institutions and other key infrastructure ...
February 4, 2025
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Associated PressChina Counters with Tariffs on US Products. It Will Also Investigate Google
BEIJING (AP) — China countered President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs ...
February 4, 2025
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ReutersCar Bomb Kills 20 in Northern Syria, Deadliest since Assad Toppled
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least 20 people in the northern Syrian city of Manbij o...
February 4, 2025