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Associated PressGene Hackman Died of Heart Disease, His Wife Died of Hantavirus About 1 week Prior, Authorities Say
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died fr...
March 8, 2025
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Political PulseJapan Must Stand Up for the Rule of Law; Trump Steering U.S. Away from This Key Value
On Feb. 24, the three-year anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a...
March 8, 2025
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Social SeriesRoles of Social Media in Elections: Politicians Become Targets of ‘Online Defamation’
This is the fifth and final installment of articles on the impact of social media impacts on elec...
March 8, 2025
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General News744 Japanese Letters on U.S. Aid After 1923 Quake Found;President Calvin Coolidge Quickly Organized Relief
Over 700 letters from Japanese students expressing appreciation for U.S. assistance for the 1923 ...
March 8, 2025
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TechnologyJapanese Telecom Giants Promote Open RAN Technology at Mobile World Congress; Aiming to Challenge European, Chinese Dominance
BARCELONA — A growing number of Japanese telecom giants and equipment manufacturers are advocatin...
March 7, 2025
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Companies7-Eleven Operator Determined to Maintain Independent Operation; Can Seven & i’s New Leadership Improve Corporate Value?
Seven & i Holdings Co. has rejected a takeover offer from a major Canadian convenience store oper...
March 7, 2025
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CompaniesToyota Launches Its Cheapest Smart EV in China, Aims to Up Market Share
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — Japan's Toyota began selling a $20,000 smart electric car in China this week...
March 7, 2025
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Travel SpotsLimited Time Operation in Hakone; Japan’s First Windowless Gondola Lift to Run
The first windowless gondola lift in Japan has been introduced at Hakone Ropeway in the Hakone ho...
March 7, 2025
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ReutersSouth Korea Air Force Jets Accidentally Drop Bombs on Homes, Injuring 15
POCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a ...
March 7, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialSeven & i: Growth Acceleration Vital If Firm Aims to Operate ‘Independently’
If Seven & i Holdings Co., which has received a takeover proposal from a foreign company, is to s...
March 7, 2025
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China’s National People’s Congress: Signs of Fraying Hidden in Bullish Target Setting
The strategy of the administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping appears to be for Beijing to h...
March 7, 2025
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ReutersMocking Him as ‘Micron’, Russia Warns Macron Not to Threaten It
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday not to threaten it ...
March 7, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentCDPJ Likely to Field Renho in Upper House Election; Opposition Party Banks on Name Recognition for Proportional Votes
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is likely to field Renho, a former member of the Hou...
March 7, 2025
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General NewsJR East Official Issues Apology over Tohoku Shinkansen Decoupling; Cause Likely Different to September Accident
A senior official of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) issued an apology regarding an incident inv...
March 7, 2025
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Defense & Security‘We have to Protect Them, but They don’t have to Protect Us’; Trump Dissatisfied with Japan-U.S. Security Treaty
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with the Japan-U.S. securi...
March 7, 2025