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MarketsJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Sags as Nvidia Curbs Drag down Chip Shares (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell for the first time this week on Wed...
April 16, 2025
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ReutersItalian Teen Set to Be First Millennial Saint Was ‘Ordinary Child’, Says Mother
ASSISI, Italy, April 15 (Reuters) - Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who built websites t...
April 16, 2025
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ReutersExclusive: US Tariffs May Cost Chip Equipment Makers More Than $1 Billion, Industry Estimates
TORONTO, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs could cost U.S. semicondu...
April 16, 2025
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Crime & CourtsJapanese Actress Ryoko Hirosue Released; Prosecutors Continue Investigation on Suspicion of Injuring Nurse
The Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office’s Hamamatsu branch released actress Ryoko Hirosue...
April 16, 2025
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Crime & CourtsChild Sex Crime Victims Oppose Civil Lawsuit Time Limit; Japan’s Revisions of Criminal, Civil Codes Not in Sync
Victims of childhood sexual violence and lawyers supporting them are calling for the abolition of...
April 16, 2025
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US & CanadaEx-Cabinet Member Notes Trump’s Interest in Auto Trade; Wilbur Ross Says Japan, U.S. Should Step Up Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON — Wilbur Ross, 87, who served as commerce secretary in the first administration of U.S...
April 16, 2025
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Science2024 YR4 Resembles Hockey Puck
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now m...
April 16, 2025
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General NewsTokyo’s Johoku Air Raid Survivors Recall War’s Horrors after 80 Years; Underscore Suffering of Civilians in Such Tragedies
Eight decades after the Johoku air raid, which caused an immense loss of life in Tokyo’s Toshima ...
April 16, 2025
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EnvironmentPrague Zoo Joins Effort to Ensure Survival of Rare Insect
PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare ...
April 16, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Population Declining Faster Than Anticipated, Threatening National Pension Scheme
Japan’s natural population change has marked its largest ever drop, according to estimates releas...
April 15, 2025
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General NewsTEPCO Begins 2nd Trial Retrieval of Debris at Nuclear Plant; Analysis Will Seek Information to Support Larger Operations
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. began its second removal of nuclear fuel debris from ...
April 15, 2025
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ObituariesRichard Armitage, Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Dies at 79; American Expert on Japan Helped Deepen Japan-U.S. Alliance
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, known for his expertise on J...
April 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsCherry Blossoms Begin to Bloom 5 Days Later Than Last Year in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture
KITAKAMI, Iwate — Someiyoshino cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom in Kitakami, Iwate Prefectu...
April 15, 2025
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested for Stabbing Teenage Girl to Death at Entrance of Her Apartment in Saitama City
A 24-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of killing a 15-year-old girl in Sakura Wa...
April 15, 2025
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General NewsRice Retail Price Increases for 14 Consecutive Weeks
The average price per 5 kilograms of rice sold in supermarkets between March 31 and April 6 was ¥...
April 15, 2025