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Political PulseLDP Factions Prone to Collapse When Membership Exceeds 100; Abe Faction’s Funds Scandal Downfall Seems to Prove Rule
Once praised as the “backbone” of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the Abe faction has become th...
February 10, 2024
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Defense & SecurityForeign Minister Urges Improved Cybersecurity Following Diplomatic Cable Leak by Chinese Cyber-Attack
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa acknowledged on Thursday the government’s need for expediting measure...
February 10, 2024
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EconomyBOJ Lays Groundwork For Change in Monetary Easing Policy; Deputy Gov. Uchida Offers Reassuring Clues in Speech
The Bank of Japan is laying the groundwork for a change in its large-scale monetary easing policy. B...
February 10, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakePublisher to Reprint Picture Book Depicting Wajima Market of 1970s
A picture book first published in 1980 depicting the Wajima Morning Market, which was devastated i...
February 9, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Education Ministry Eyeing Financial Aid for Certain Non-Japanese Students
The education ministry plans to expand the scope of its financial aid provision for non-Japanese stu...
February 9, 2024
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ObituariesSeiji Ozawa, World-renowned Conductor, Dies at 88 (Update 1)
Seiji Ozawa, world-renowned conductor, died at 88....
February 9, 2024
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Insights Into The WorldA Most Important American Election Looms in 2024
It is cliche to say that the world stands at a crossroads and that this year will be critical in det...
February 9, 2024
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General NewsSea Lions Announce Their Arrival with Loud ‘Woo, Woo’ on Tiny Hokkaido Island
>With their strong cries of “woo, woo,” Steller sea lions announced their arrival at Benten Island, ...
February 9, 2024
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Asia-PacificROK Official Favors Piling Pressure on Pyongyang over Abductions; DPRK Defectors Allude to Japanese Abductees During Interviews
SEOUL — South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yung Ho is determined to rescue people abducted by Nor...
February 9, 2024
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General NewsShogi Star Fujii Renews Record for Title Match Winning Streak
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Shogi sensation Sota Fujii beat a challenger for his Osho title on Thursday to ...
February 9, 2024
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CompaniesKansai Electric to Build Spent Nuke Fuel Storage Units Around 2030
FUKUI (Jiji Press) — Kansai Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it plans to complete a total of fi...
February 9, 2024
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Defense & Security
Japan, Kenya Agree to Boost Defense Cooperation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese and Kenyan governments on Thursday exchanged documents on strength...
February 9, 2024
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ScienceResearchers: New Mexico Fossil Is New Tyrannosaurus Species
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists reassessing a partial skull first unearthed in 1983 in southeaster...
February 9, 2024
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Defense & Security
Japan, Latvia to Cooperate in Supporting Ukraine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and her Latvian counterpart, Krisjanis Karins, o...
February 9, 2024
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ReutersPakistan Vote Results Trickle in after Election Marred by Attacks, Outages
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s party was slightly ahead ...
February 9, 2024