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Politics & GovernmentMinistry Aims to Standardized Product Information by FY 2026; Cited as Solution for Labor Shortages, Rising Costs
The trade ministry plans to standardize the way information is labeled on processed foods and dai...
February 7, 2025
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General NewsANA, JAL Cancel More Flights As Heavy Snowfall Continues in Japan
All Nippon Airlines and Japan Airlines announced further flight cancellations for Thursday and Fr...
February 6, 2025
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Politics & Government‘Little PM’ Takao to Attend Ishiba-Trump Meeting as Interpreter; Official Previously Interpreted During Meetings Between Trump and then PM Abe
A senior Foreign Ministry official who once interpreted for then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will a...
February 6, 2025
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CompaniesGoogle Scraps Diversity-Based Hiring Targets
Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and i...
February 6, 2025
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Associated PressBaseball Star Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter to Appear in Court for Sentencing in Betting Case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is expected to...
February 6, 2025
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BaseballThings to Know about the Sports Betting Case against the Ex-Interpreter for Baseball’s Shohei Ohtani
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani is set to be sent...
February 6, 2025
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Associated PressParked Delta Plane Apparently Clipped by Japan Airlines Plane That Was Taxiing at Seattle Airport
SEATTLE (AP) — A Japan Airlines plane that was taxiing on the tarmac of Seattle-Tacoma Internatio...
February 6, 2025
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Associated PressArgentina Says It Will Withdraw from the World Health Organization, Echoing Trump
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina's president has ordered the country's withdrawal from the World Hea...
February 6, 2025
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Other SportsThe LA Rams Will Be the Home Team in 2026 for the First NFL Game in Australia
The league announced Wednesday that it will be playing a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbour...
February 6, 2025
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (2/7-2/13)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
February 6, 2025
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CompaniesUnited Steelworkers Union Chief Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by US Steel, Nippon Steel
United Steelworkers president David McCall filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him ...
February 6, 2025
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Asia-PacificMyanmar Pro-Democracy Rebels Condemn Junta’s Airstrikes; In Tokyo, NUG Officials Decry Civilian Deaths
Four years after the military coup in Myanmar, high officials of a democratic organization condem...
February 6, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Lays Out Problem Areas for Social Media During Elections, with Election Law Set to Be Revised by March
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed a set of topics to be discussed related to regul...
February 6, 2025
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CompaniesHonda Likely Forced to Rethink EV Strategy after Merger Talk with Nissan Fall Apart
Honda Motor Co. will likely be forced to rethink its strategy due to Nissan Motor Co.’s decision ...
February 6, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialSystem for Stockpiling Rice: Make Prompt Decision on Release to Stabilize Prices
Rice, a staple food, has continued to rise in price for some time, putting a strain on household ...
February 6, 2025