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CompaniesU.S. Steel Deal Might See Progress but Meaning of ‘Investment’ Not Clear; Nippon Steel Concerned About Possible Tech Leaks
The issue of Nippon Steel Corp.’s planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp. might see some...
February 11, 2025
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Associated PressSouth Korea’s Top Think Tank Lowers Economic Growth Projection, Citing Trump’s Tariffs
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top economic think tank slashed its growth forecast for t...
February 11, 2025
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PoliticsTrump Wants to Build Good Relationship with Japan, Is Friendlier Than He Seems, Says Ishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he shared with U.S. President Donald Trump wide-ranging vi...
February 11, 2025
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General NewsJapan Government Seeks to Improve Post-Quake Support System, Will Pre-Designate Local Governments to Provide Help
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will designate in advance local governments that...
February 11, 2025
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General NewsWater Spews as High as 10 Meters from Beneath Asphalt in Chiba Pref.; Water Pipe Suspected of Being Damaged
A column of water reaching 10 meters high gushed out from beneath the asphalt in a residential ar...
February 11, 2025
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CompaniesBain May Not Launch Tender Offer for Fuji Soft
Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press)—U.S. investment fund Bain Capital may not launch a tender offer for J...
February 11, 2025
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General NewsResidents’ Lives Still Affected 2 Weeks After Sinkhole in Saitama Pref.; Some Residents Near Sinkhole Asked to Evacuate
YASHIO, Saitama — Tuesday marked two weeks since a truck fell into a sinkhole on a prefectural ro...
February 11, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialRecord-high Emergency Transports to Hospitals: How Can Strained Medical System Be Protected?
The number of patients transported to medical institutions as the result of emergency calls conti...
February 11, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
U.S. Sanctions against ICC: Pressure on Intl Justice Is Unacceptable
Sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), of which 125 countries and regions incl...
February 11, 2025
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CompaniesJapanese Bankers Association to Name FY25 Chair; Junichi Hanzawa of MUFG Bank in Line for Post
Arrangements are being made for the Japanese Bankers Association to name Junichi Hanzawa, preside...
February 11, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 11)
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February 11, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Expected to Order a Crackdown on D.C. Crime, Homeless Encampments
President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order that would seek to ratchet up pena...
February 11, 2025
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Associated Press‘Back to Plastic’: Trump Signs Order for Plastic Straws as He Declares Paper Ones ‘Don’t Work’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, s...
February 11, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Ruling-Opposition Talks Reaching Critical Point
Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press)—Talks between Japan’s ruling coalition and opposition parties on some...
February 11, 2025
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BaseballNaha City Council Dresses in Giants Uniforms; Spring Training Season Set to Kick off Feb. 15
Naha City officials, including the mayor and council members, dressed in replica Yomiuri Giants u...
February 11, 2025