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EconomyJapan Drops to 4th Largest Economy Last Year in Terms of Nominal GDP, Unseated by Germany (Update 1)
Japan drops to 4th largest economy last year in terms of nominal gross domestic product, unseated by...
February 15, 2024
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Associated PressAt Least 8 Children Among 22 Wounded by Gunfire After Chiefs’ Super Bowl Parade, Authorities Say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — At least eight children are among 22 people who were wounded by gunfire in a...
February 15, 2024
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BaseballYomiuri, LY Brief Professional Baseball Players Association on Protecting Players’ Privacy; Meeting Attended by Players from Every Team in the League
The Yomiuri Shimbun and IT giant LY Corp. held an online briefing for the Japan Professional Basebal...
February 15, 2024
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EuropeFinland to Have 1st Operational Nuclear Waste Repository; Transparency, Dialogue Key to Gaining Understanding from Residents
Selecting the final disposal site for highly radioactive waste is an issue for countries with nuclea...
February 15, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan and U.S. to Commence Training in Late March for Tomahawk Missile Deployment
Japan and the United States will conduct joint training for the introduction of U.S.-made Tomahawk c...
February 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentProject to Choose Nuclear Waste Disposal Site Moves Forward, But Work Still Needed to Gain Consent of Residents, Governor
Japan’s project to dispose of highly radioactive nuclear waste has moved a step forward, with two ar...
February 14, 2024
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ReutersUnofficial Indonesia Election Vote Count Points to First Round Prabowo Win
JAKARTA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Unofficial figures in Indonesia's presidential election on Wednesday sho...
February 14, 2024
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General NewsJAL Jet Botches Orders at U.S. Airport, Forces Other Plane to Abort Landing; Govt Inspects Airline Unannounced
A Japan Airlines plane taxiing at San Diego International Airport earlier this month mistakenly cros...
February 14, 2024
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Crime & CourtsTokyo Couple Arrested for Allegedly Fatally Poisoning Their 4-Year-Old Daughter; Child Given Psychotropic Drugs
A couple was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of killing their 4-year-old daughter by giving her p...
February 14, 2024
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Donald Keene’s LegacyDonald Keene Remembered in Museum Exhibition, Piano Concert; Fond Sentiment Lingers in Kita Ward, His Longtime Home
A concert titled "The Pianist Who Touched Donald Keene's Heart" by Yukiko Nishimura, who was a frien...
February 14, 2024
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Associated PressA New Exhibition Aims to Bring Yoko Ono’s Art Out of John Lennon’s Shadow
LONDON (AP) — Before there was John and Yoko — and after — there was just Yoko Ono. The Japanese-Am...
February 14, 2024
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CompaniesUnions of Automakers Demand High-Level Pay Raises This Year
Labor unions of major automakers submitted written requests for wage increases to management Wednesd...
February 14, 2024
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EnvironmentWhy Fashion’s ‘recycling’ Is Not Saving the Planet
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — In H&M’s flagship Paris store it is hard to find clothes that don’t claim to be m...
February 14, 2024
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General NewsEarthquake Measuring Magnitude 4.3 Hits Kyoto Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected (Update 1)
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.3 hit Kyoto Prefecture at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesd...
February 14, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialFalse Information amid Disasters: Heinous Posts That Cause Confusion Unacceptable
The spread of false information during large-scale disasters, hampering relief and other operations,...
February 14, 2024