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Washington PostNeutralizing Hardliners, House Republicans Using Special Process to Pass Bills
Late Wednesday the House overwhelmingly approved a nearly $80 billion tax package that would renew b...
February 2, 2024
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General NewsTransport Minister Vows to Enhance Aviation Safety After Plane Collision at Haneda Airport
Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tetsuo Saito expressed his intention to prevent...
February 2, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentDigital Nomads to Be Granted Resident Status
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government said Friday that it will grant the so-called designated activiti...
February 2, 2024
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Washington PostThe Crane who Loved Me: Zookeeper Mourns Bird who Chose Him as Mate
She had a long, elegant neck and orange eyes. He was a jeans-and-hoodie guy. She was a white-naped c...
February 2, 2024
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General NewsJCG Captain Mistook ‘No. 1’ Position for Permission to Take off Prior to Haneda Accident; Voice Recorders Being Analyzed
The captain of a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a Japan Airlines plane at Tokyo’s Han...
February 2, 2024
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Washington PostThese are the Parents who Stared down Mark Zuckerberg
Todd Minor understood why the ropes were necessary when the titans of social media strode in and too...
February 2, 2024
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General NewsSilent Prayer Offered at 4:10 p.m.; Remembering Japan Quake Victims One Month After
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — People affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake offered a silent prayer at 4:10 ...
February 2, 2024
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Washington PostZelensky’s Shakeup of Military Command, Meant as a Refresh, Risks Backlash
KYIV – When Volodymyr Zelensky told his top commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, on Monday that he would...
February 2, 2024
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Washington PostTrump Holds Large Lead over Haley in South Carolina, Post-Monmouth Poll Finds
Donald Trump holds a significant lead in South Carolina ahead of the state’s Feb. 24 primary, as he ...
February 2, 2024
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ReutersBattle for Disney’s Future Heats up, Company Sets Meeting Date
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Walt Disney DIS.N’s battle with activist investor Nelson Peltz heated up on Thursd...
February 2, 2024
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ReutersAmazon and Meta Surge after Results, while Apple Drops
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms META.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O added a combined $280 billion in stock...
February 2, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialQuestion-and-Answer Sessions: Diet Debates No Place for Opposition Grandstanding over Reform Proposals
Support for the Cabinet and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is declining, but expectations for t...
February 2, 2024
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ReutersEU Leaders Isolated Orban to Seal Ukraine Aid Deal
BRUSSELS, Feb 1 (Reuters) – To get Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to end his block on a 50 bi...
February 2, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Myanmar Situation: Indifference in Intl Community Has Aggravated Humanitarian Crisis
The military crackdown continues in Myanmar, aggravating the humanitarian crisis there. As the inter...
February 2, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Japan Govt to Increase Financial Aid to Noto Earthquake Victims; Help Aimed at Households with Elderly or Disabled Members
The government will create a new program in which financial assistance of up to ¥3 million will be p...
February 2, 2024