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Companies¥700 Bil. to be Invested in Cutting-Edge Kioxia Chip Plants; Mie and Iwate Factories to Make 8th-, 9th-Gen Chips
Major chipmaker Kioxia Corp. will begin mass production of cutting-edge flash memory at its plants i...
February 7, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeRemoval of Japan’s Noto Quake Debris Promises to Be Monumental Task; Damaged Roads Hinder Clearing Wreckage of Collapsed Homes
Little progress has been made in disposing of waste generated by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in ar...
February 6, 2024
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CompaniesMarubeni to Set Up New Company for Private Jet Maintenance; Hangar to Be at Central Japan Intl Airport in Aichi Pref.
Marubeni Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will get into the business of private jet maintenance. ...
February 6, 2024
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ReutersToyota Hikes Annual Profit Forecast after Q3 Beats Expectations
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor raised its full-year operating profit forecast by near...
February 6, 2024
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ReutersTSMC to Build Second Japan Chip Factory, Raising Investment to $20 Bln
TAIPEI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday it will build a second Japanese p...
February 6, 2024
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General NewsOver 10 Killer Whales Trapped Amid Drift Ice Off Coast of Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula
Local fishermen discovered a pod of killer whales trapped between drift ice about one kilometer off ...
February 6, 2024
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ReutersPrince Harry Due Back in Britain on Tuesday
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Prince Harry is expected to arrive back in Britain later on Tuesday, The S...
February 6, 2024
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Associated PressUK Leader Rishi Sunak Says King Charles III’s Cancer Was Caught Early
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday that he was “shocked and sad” to learn...
February 6, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Quake — A Closer Look / Lack of Information, Damaged Roads Hampered Quake Response; Insufficient Preparations Questioned
Flying over the Noto Peninsula, the 11 crew members of a Maritime Self-Defense Force P-1 patrol airc...
February 6, 2024
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ReutersSnow, Ice Disrupt Trips Home for Millions of Chinese Ahead of Spring Festival
BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Freezing rain, snow and ice have snarled traffic in central and eastern C...
February 6, 2024
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ReutersConvicted Thai Ex-Pm Thaksin Facing Possible Royal Insults Charge
BANGKOK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Thailand's attorney general is considering prosecuting convicted former T...
February 6, 2024
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ReutersBoris Nadezhdin: Putin’s Anti-War Challenger Faces Likely Exclusion from Election
MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russian anti-war presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin said on Monday tha...
February 6, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s KDDI, Mitsubishi Corp Plan Tender Offer to Take Lawson Private
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp 9433.T is planning to launch a tender off...
February 6, 2024
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SoccerMessi Says He “feels Much Better” and Hopeful of Playing in Tokyo after PR Disaster in Hong Kong
TOKYO (AP) — Look for Lionel Messi to play in Wednesday's friendly in Tokyo with Inter Miami facing ...
February 6, 2024
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Washington PostWhy Nevada Is Having Both a Republican Primary and Caucuses and How They’ll Work
On Tuesday, Nevada will hold a Republican presidential primary. Two days later, the state GOP will h...
February 6, 2024