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EconomyJapan End-2024 Bank Notes Down for 2nd Straight Year
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The year-end balance of bank notes in circulation in Japan is estimated at ¥12...
December 31, 2024
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Associated PressU.S. Treasury Says Chinese Hackers Remotely Accessed Workstations, Documents in ‘Major’ Cyber Incident
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations...
December 31, 2024
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Associated PressHotel Fire in Popular Bangkok Tourist Area Kills 3 Foreigners: 2 Japanese Hospitalized
BANGKOK (AP) — A fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok's Khao San Road, a popular tourist destin...
December 31, 2024
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General NewsJapan LDP Lawmaker Dies in Maldives After Going Missing While Snorkeling; Lawmaker’s Office Says Death was due to Drowning
Toshiyuki Adachi, a House of Councillors member of the Liberal Democratic Party, died in the Mald...
December 31, 2024
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Associated PressAn Appeals Court Upholds a $5 Million Award in a Sexual Abuse Verdict against President-elect Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury's finding in a civil case that Do...
December 31, 2024
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Associated PressArgentine Judge Charges 5 People over Death of Former One Direction Star Liam Payne
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge confirmed charges against five people in connec...
December 31, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Announces Nearly $2.5 Billion More in Military Aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States will send nearly $2.5 bi...
December 31, 2024
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Associated PressLessons from the Elections Held in 70 Countries in 2024
LONDON (AP) — When voters around the globe had their say in 2024, their message was often: "You'r...
December 31, 2024
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Associated PressJimmy Carter Is Being Mourned in His Tiny Hometown and around the World
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Johnny Jones found out about Jimmy Carter's death within a matter of minutes. ...
December 31, 2024
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ReutersPlane Flight Records of Kazakhstan Crash Headed to Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Flight records for the plane made by Brazil’s Embraer that crashed last wee...
December 31, 2024
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ReutersSouth Korea Court Issues Arrest Warrant for President Yoon
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon S...
December 31, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJIP to Review Leadership Term After Slow Response to Election Result; Likely to Match LDP, CDPJ with 3-Year Stints
The Japan Innovation Party has begun considerations on revising its party rules and is highly lik...
December 31, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Conservatives Draw Up Bill on Differentiating Genders; Would Require Bathhouses to Decide Based on Physical Traits
A bill that would require public bathhouses to distinguish between men and women based on their p...
December 31, 2024
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Defense & SecurityN. Korea Abduction Survivor Hitomi Soga Appeals for Resolution of Issue; Calls for Return of Aging Mother, Other Abductees
SADO, Niigata — Hitomi Soga, who was abducted by North Korea in 1978, appealed for the immediate ...
December 30, 2024
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ObituariesSignificant Milestones in Life and Career of Jimmy Carter
— Oct. 1, 1924: James Earl Carter Jr. is born in Plains, Georgia, son of James Sr. and Lillian Go...
December 30, 2024