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Associated PressBiden Meets with Friendly Autoworkers in Michigan, but Avoids Angry Gaza Protesters
WARREN, Michigan (AP) — President Joe Biden chatted with a friendly union crowd inside a United Auto...
February 2, 2024
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Associated PressTop UK Diplomat Says Britain could Recognize a Palestinian State before a Peace Deal with Israel
RIYAK, Lebanon (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday that his country could officially recogni...
February 2, 2024
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SoccerCriminal Complaints Filed by Japan Soccer Player Junya Ito, 2 Women
Osaka, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)—Two women have filed a criminal complaint with the Osaka police departmen...
February 2, 2024
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ReutersIsrael Turns Focus of Gaza Attack to Rafah as Hamas Weighs Ceasefire Proposal
JERUSALEM/DOHA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to...
February 2, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Education Ministry Plans to Use Metaverse to Help Foreign Students Find Jobs After Graduating
The government plans to utilize the metaverse in a program to make it easier for exceptional foreign...
February 2, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Sanctions Israeli Settlers Accused of Attacking Palestinians and Peace Activists in West Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli set...
February 2, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Quake — A Closer Look / Blocked Roads Thwart Plans by Response Teams to Quickly Access Quake-Hit Noto; Hospitals Struggled to Cope
Wreckage of homes swept away by tsunami and debris from capsized boats littered the water’s surface,...
February 2, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Quake — A Closer Look / Local Rescue Workers Spread Thin Over Vast Quake-Hit Area; Firefighter Recalls Desperate Scene at Collapsed House
The Yomiuri ShimbunRescuers work in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Wednesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun [po...
February 2, 2024
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Associated PressEuropean Union Agrees on a New €50 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine Despite Hungary’s Veto Threat
APFrom left, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and...
February 1, 2024
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CompaniesHokuriku Shinkansen Holds Test Run Ahead of Extension; JR Hopes Extension Will Accelerate Disaster Reconstruction
TSURUGA, Fukui — A test run for the W7 series of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train was held on Th...
February 1, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Defense Ministry Deploys SDF Aircraft to China’s Self-Claimed ADIZ; Taiwan Confirms Over 5 Chinese Vessels Around Island
The Defense Ministry has been deploying an airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) plane a...
February 1, 2024
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Asia-PacificMyanmar’s Pro-Democracy NUG Seeks Strategic Intl Support; Official Asks Food Aid Not be Channeled Through Junta
An official of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), a pro-democracy organization that sees its...
February 1, 2024
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EconomyBusiness, Labor Leaders Reaffirm Vow to Raise Wages in Shunto Talks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Business leader Masakazu Tokura and labor leader Tomoko Yoshino Thursday reiter...
February 1, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentAbe Faction Adds ¥435 Million in Party Income to Funds Reports; Issues Apology for ‘Causing Distrust in Politics’
The Liberal Democratic Party faction once led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has corrected it...
February 1, 2024
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CompaniesAozora Bank Expecting 1st Net loss in 15 Years in FY 2023
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Aozora Bank said Thursday that it expects to log a group net loss of ¥28 billion ...
February 1, 2024