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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeJapan Earthquake Survivors Battle Unsanitary Conditions with No Running Water
SUZU, Japan, Jan 31 (Reuters) – A month on from a huge earthquake that struck Japan’s west coast, su...
January 31, 2024
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Crime & Courts‘Kirishima’ Said He Regretted String of 1970s Bombings in Japan
A now deceased man who claimed to be one of the suspects in a series of bombings in the 1970s told p...
January 31, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s New Ambassador to China Meets Detained Astellas Employee
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Kenji Kanasugi, Japan’s new Ambassador to China, met Tuesday with a Japanese ...
January 31, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Rakuten Issues $1.8 Bln of Dollar-denominated 3-year Senior Notes
TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten Group, opens new tab said on Wedn...
January 31, 2024
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism / Shizuoka ‘Chanoma’ Tea Terrace Offers Spectacular Views
SHIZUOKA — In Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan’s largest tea producer, popularity is growing for “chanoma”...
January 31, 2024
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SoccerSaudi Arabia Coach Roberto Mancini Walks Off before the End of Penalty Shootout at the Asian Cup
AL-RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini walked off before the end of his team's l...
January 31, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (January 31)
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January 31, 2024
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Film & TVJapan Box-Office Revenues Up 3.9％ in 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s box-office revenues in 2023 rose 3.9 pct from the previous year to ¥22...
January 31, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeFormer Baseball Star Hideki Matsui Sends Encouraging Message to Noto Earthquake Victims; Matsui 55 Baseball Foundation Donates $10,000 for Relief Efforts
Former Major League slugger and Ishikawa Prefecture native Hideki Matsui, 49, released a message to ...
January 31, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Shakes Off Chip Blues to Post Best January Since 1998 (Update 1)
TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average notched its best January in 26 years after sh...
January 31, 2024
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CompaniesToki Air Launches Flight Services between Niigata and Sapporo Okadama; Japan’s First Independent Airline in 15 Years
Niigata (Jiji Press)—Toki Air, based at Niigata Airport in central Japan, started service Wednesday,...
January 31, 2024
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Washington PostProsecutor in Trump Georgia Case Settles Divorce Ahead of Testimony
The lead prosecutor in the Georgia election-interference case against former president Donald Trump ...
January 31, 2024
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Washington PostJudge Orders Tesla to Undo Pay Package that Helped Make Musk World’s Richest Person
A Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk’s generous 2018 compensation package, which helped ...
January 31, 2024
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Washington PostTexas Border City on Edge as Gov. Abbott Dials up Battle with Biden
EAGLE PASS, Tex. - A century and a half ago, Confederate Gen. Joseph Orville Shelby splashed into th...
January 31, 2024
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Washington PostMotorist Fatally Shot in Spate of Carjackings in D.C., Maryland
Police fatally shot a man early Tuesday who they believe committed or tried to commit at least four ...
January 31, 2024