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Yomiuri EditorialDecline in China’s Population: How Does Country Tackle Low Birth Rate, Aging Society?
China, following Japan and South Korea, has entered an era of full-fledged population decline. Wh...
February 3, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
U.S. Decision to Impose High Tariffs: Don’t Allow Trade Wars to Expand
U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to implement his high-tariff policy and opened the door t...
February 3, 2025
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CompaniesJapanese Companies Having Production Bases in Mexico, Canada Concerned about U.S. Tariffs’ Impact
There are concerns that the imposition of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump on imports from ...
February 3, 2025
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ReutersSoftBank, OpenAI Unveil Japan AI Joint Venture
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Monday he has agreed with OpenAI CEO S...
February 3, 2025
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Crime & CourtsFormer Medical University Chancellor Iwamoto Rearrested over ¥170 Mil. Breach; Involving Another Construction Project in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward
Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University who was arrested in a breac...
February 3, 2025
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General NewsColdest Wave of Winter Predicted to Bring Heavy Snowfall to Sea of Japan Side, Possible Snow on Pacific Plains
The strongest cold wave of this winter is expected to move into the skies over Japan, likely brin...
February 3, 2025
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto no Amamehagi Traditional Japanese Ritual Held in Disaster-Hit Noto to Ward Off Misfortune
NOTO, Ishikawa — The Noto no Amamehagi ritual took place in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday,...
February 3, 2025
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Other SportsJapan’s Tatsuya Shinhama Skates to 1st 500 Win of Season
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Japan’s Tatsuya Shinhama raced to his first World Cup victory of the season, ed...
February 3, 2025
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TechnologyJapan Successfully Launched 5th H3 Rocket Sunday; Rocket Carried Satellite to Further Improve Positioning System
Japan’s fifth H3 large-scale rocket with a satellite positioning system on board was successfully...
February 3, 2025
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Associated PressJimmy Carter Wins Posthumous Grammy for Narrating an Audiobook of His Sunday School Lessons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award. Carter, the p...
February 3, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Pension Service to Accept Online Consultations via Website; Services Set to Open for Everyone by Fiscal 2027
The Japan Pension Service will launch a new service to accept pension-related consultations via i...
February 3, 2025
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Washington PostWith Tariffs and Threats, Trump Turns on America’s Closest Allies
Denmark’s prime minister is jetting around Europe seeking support as President Donald Trump takes...
February 3, 2025
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Washington PostDonald Trump and the Incredible Shrinking Congress
Republican lawmakers spent the last two weeks deferring to President Donald Trump and signaling t...
February 3, 2025
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Washington PostAn Ice Skater and Her Mom Were Moving to a Bigger House. Then, Their Plane Crashed.
The last time Andrew Ter spoke to his 12-year-old daughter Olivia was over WhatsApp. She was with...
February 3, 2025
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ReutersOpenAI Launches New AI Tool to Facilitate Research Tasks
Generative artificial intelligence heavyweight OpenAI launched a new AI tool on Sunday called “de...
February 3, 2025