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Japan In Focus1st Mukawaryu Dino Replica Preps for Full-Body Experience at New Museum
MUKAWA, Hokkaido — The first replica of a dinosaur fossil referred to as Mukawaryu, or dragon of Muk...
January 17, 2024
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EconomyJapan’s Producer Prices Unchanged in December
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s producer prices in December stood unchanged from a year earlier, the sl...
January 17, 2024
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BaseballJapanese Reliever Naoyuki Uwasawa Gets $25,000 Signing Bonus as Part of Tampa Bay Rays Contract
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander reliever Naoyuki Uwasawa will receive a $25,000 signing bon...
January 17, 2024
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Associated PressFujitsu Apologizes to Hundreds Affected by U.K. Post Office Scandal
LONDON (AP) — Fujitsu, the company whose faulty computer accounting system resulted in the wrongful ...
January 17, 2024
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CompaniesDaihatsu to Lose Certificates for 3 Models
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese transport ministry on Tuesday began procedures to revoke type cert...
January 17, 2024
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MarketsNikkei Rises Above 36,000, Extending 34-Year High
The Nikkei share average rose above 36,000 on Wednesday morning, touching the highest since February...
January 17, 2024
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ScienceU.K. Detects 1st Bird Flu Case in Mammals in Sub-Antarctic
LONDON (Reuters) — Bird flu has been detected for the first time in mammals in sub-Antarctic, Britai...
January 17, 2024
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SoccerAFC Asian Cup 2024: Japan and Iran Show Why They Are among the Favorites to Lift the Asian Cup after Big Wins
AL-RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Big wins for Japan and Iran on Sunday backed up their pre-tournament billing...
January 17, 2024
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TechnologyJapan Plans to Report 360,000 Tons of ‘Blue Carbon’ to U.N.; First Such Calculation in the World
Japan had about 360,000 tons of “blue carbon,” or carbon dioxide absorbed and stored by seaweed and ...
January 17, 2024
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Wider WorldAfghans Sent ‘Home’ by Pakistan Struggle to Make It in Unknown Country
TORKHAM, Afghanistan — Many Afghans who have lived in Pakistan for years as refugees are now returni...
January 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentCulture Council Approves Draft on AI Training, But Avoids Revisions to Copyright Law
As governments grapple with balancing the development of generative artificial intelligence and addr...
January 16, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeMagnitude 4.8 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Noto Region of Ishikawa Pref. on Tuesday Evening
An earthquake with estimated magnitude of 4.8 occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture at 6:...
January 16, 2024
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General NewsKorean Air Plane Clips Cathay Pacific Plane on Ground at Hokkaido Airport; No Injuries Reported (Update 1)
SAPPORO — A Korean Air plane clipped a Cathay Pacific plane on the ground at New Chitose Airport in...
January 16, 2024
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ObituariesShih Ming-teh, Taiwan Activist Who Pushed for Democracy, Dies at 83
BANGKOK (AP) — Shih Ming-teh, a democracy activist who helped lead Taiwan from authoritarianism to d...
January 16, 2024
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Associated PressNorth Korea Will No Longer Pursue Reconciliation With South Because of Hostility, Kim Jong Un Says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would no longer pursue re...
January 16, 2024