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ReutersNintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Orders in US on Tariff Uncertainty
TOKYO (Reuters) — Nintendo said it is delaying the start of pre-orders for the Switch 2 gaming de...
April 5, 2025
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Associated PressMarkets Plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 after China Retaliates against Trump Tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street's worst crisis since COVID slammed into a higher gear Friday.
...April 5, 2025
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Japan In FocusKumamoto: Kumamon Celebrates 15th Anniversary of Debut as Regional Character; Aiming for ‘World Domination’
KUMAMOTO — Kumamoto Prefecture’s mascot Kumamon celebrated the 15th anniversary of his 2010 debut...
April 5, 2025
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BaseballShota Imanaga Looks Quite Comfortable Once Again in His Second Home Opener with the Chicago Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — For the second straight year, Shota Imanaga got the ball for the home opener at Wr...
April 5, 2025
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Political PulseWill Japan’s Next Prime Minister Come from outside the LDP?
A crisis looms for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
In the House of Representatives electio...
April 5, 2025
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CompaniesBusinesses Operators in Japan Feeling More Anxious About U.S. High-Tariff Policy; Some Auto Parts Manufacturers Calling Situation ‘Life and Death’
Businesses in Japan are feeling increasingly anxious about U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-tar...
April 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentWith No Powerful Negotiator, Japan Fails in Bid to Win Exclusion from U.S. Tariffs; Japan Assesses Post-‘Liberation Day’ Position
The government tried but failed to persuade the United States to exclude Japan from a list of cou...
April 4, 2025
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Science4 Small Planets Confirmed Orbiting Nearby Barnard’s Star
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barn...
April 4, 2025
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ScienceEuclid Mission Data Release Is Step toward Grand Atlas of Cosmos
The European Space Agency has released its first tranche of data from the Euclid space telescope’...
April 4, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentRuling, Opposition Party Heads Discuss Tariff Response; Prime Minister Ishiba Calls for Nonpartisan Approach to ‘National Crisis’
The heads of six ruling and opposition parties held a meeting on Friday to discuss how to respond...
April 4, 2025
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Crime & CourtsJFTC to Fine 6 Firms Over Tokyo Games Bid Rigging; Dentsu Among Those Facing Administrative Penalty
In a bid-rigging case related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics held in 2021, the Japan Fair ...
April 4, 2025
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Crime & CourtsNPA Cracks Down on Child Pornography in International Investigation; 544 People Uncovered
The National Police Agency announced on Friday that 544 people have been arrested or uncovered fo...
April 4, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Foreign Minister Attends NATO Meeting; Iwaya Cites Security Concerns Shared by Europe, Asia
BRUSSELS — Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya stressed the indivisibility of Euro-Atlantic and Indo-P...
April 4, 2025
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Associated PressA behind-the-Scenes Look at Nintendo Switch 2
NEW YORK (AP) — Nintendo's Switch 2 is bigger and better than its predecessor of eight years past...
April 4, 2025
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Associated PressRubio Tries to Reassure Wary Allies of US Commitment to NATO as Trump Sends Mixed Signals
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration's new envoy to N...
April 4, 2025