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ReutersFormer Bank of Japan Chief Haruhiko Kuroda Predicts More Rate Hikes
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will likely keep raising interest rates in the coming years a...
January 8, 2025
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General NewsJR Passengers in Year-End, New Year Period Increase 11%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Six Japan Railways Group companies reported Monday that the number of passen...
January 8, 2025
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Associated PressMan Who Exploded Tesla Cybertruck Outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Used Generative AI, Police Say
The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas...
January 8, 2025
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Associated PressMeta Eliminates Fact-Checking in Latest Bow to Trump
Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced changes to content moderation o...
January 8, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Refuses to Rule out Use of Military Force to Take Control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the us...
January 8, 2025
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Associated PressJimmy Carter Eulogized by Kamala Harris, Congressional Leaders at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat...
January 8, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Tracks Wall Street Lower Amid US Inflation Woes (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Wednesday, tracking overnight declines in ...
January 8, 2025
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Japan In FocusPark with BMX Tracks Opens in Gifu Prefecture, Japan; Reservation-Only Glamping Facilities Also Available for Use
KAKAMIGAHARA, Gifu — A park with BMX courses has opened in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture.
...January 8, 2025
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General NewsEx-J.League Player Starts Company to Clean Out Deceased People’s Homes; Ventures into 2nd Career to Help Grieving Families
After retiring from a career as a professional soccer player, Toshiya Omi chose a job “that peopl...
January 8, 2025
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SumoSumo Scene / Sumo’s New Year Tournament Starts with Potential Yokozuna Promotion Looming — Maybe Even 2
With the new year, we get right into the start of the grand sumo tournaments for 2025. As always,...
January 8, 2025
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Associated PressTibet Earthquake Kills at Least 126 People and Leaves Many Trapped
BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nep...
January 8, 2025
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CompaniesToyota to Open Woven City This Autumn at Earliest; Five Firms Join Project to Conduct Experiments
LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor Corp. will launch Woven City, a demonstration city for advanced technolo...
January 8, 2025
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Earthquake-hit High School Starts 3rd Term at Community Center; Students, Guardians Made Choice to Stay in Home City of Wajima
Monzen High School in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, held its third term opening ceremony on Tuesda...
January 7, 2025
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ReutersPowerful Earthquake Kills Nearly 100 in Tibet, Rattles Nepal
BEIJING/KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Him...
January 7, 2025
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ReutersUS Adds Tencent, CATL to List of Chinese Firms Allegedly Aiding Beijing’s Military
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said on Monday it has added Chinese t...
January 7, 2025