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TennisNaomi Osaka Returns to Elite Tennis from a Maternity Break and Wins Her First Match in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka's first win at the elite level since becoming a mother didn't...
January 1, 2024
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ReutersTaiwan President Says Ties with China Must Be Decided by Will of the People
TAIPEI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan's relations with China must be decided by the will of the people an...
January 1, 2024
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Associated PressDenmark’s Queen Margrethe II to Step Down from Throne on Jan. 14
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to abdicate af...
January 1, 2024
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Crime & Courts100 Abe Faction Members Allegedly Failed to Report Earnings; Members’ Hidden Funds Likely over ¥570 Million (Update 1)
Some 100 past and present members of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction allegedly failed to ...
January 1, 2024
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Associated PressUS Navy Helicopters Fire at Yemen’s Houthi Rebels and Kill Several in Latest Red Sea Shipping Attack
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they ...
January 1, 2024
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CompaniesJapan’s Aeon to Raise Part-Timers’ Wages by 7％ in 2024
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)—Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. will raise the hourly wage of part-time e...
January 1, 2024
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AFP-JIJIShark Attack Kills Hawaii Man
A 39-year-old Hawaii man has died of his injuries after he was attacked by a shark in the waters off...
January 1, 2024
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ReutersUkraine, Russia Accuse Each Other of Early New Year’s Day Attacks
Jan 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine's shelling of the city of Donetsk in early New Year's Day hours killed fou...
January 1, 2024
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Crime & CourtsWoman Dies After Being Found on Street in Kitakyushu on New Year’s Eve; Found Bleeding From Injuries to Face, Body
The police received an emergency call at around 9:55 p.m. Sunday from a passerby who said a woman wa...
January 1, 2024
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General NewsJapanese Wish for Good Year at First Sunrise of 2024; Good Weather Across Nation to Ring in New Year
Good weather was observed across the nation on New Year’s Day, prompting many people to go out and s...
January 1, 2024
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General NewsPeople Flock to Temples, Shrines for First Visit of 2024; Sensoji Crowds Return after Pandemic Restrictions Lifted
Monday marked the first New Year’s Day since all restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic were ...
January 1, 2024
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Associated PressIsraeli Strikes in Central Gaza Kill at Least 35 as Netanyahu Says War Will Continue for Months
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, h...
January 1, 2024
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Imperial FamilyJapan Emperor Hopes for Support for Needy People to Expand
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a New Year’s message on Monday, expressed his wish ...
January 1, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Resolved to Wipe Out Deflationary Mindset in Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday expressed his resolve to wipe out the defl...
January 1, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialBoost Japan’s magnetic charm and communicative power / Open a new era of peace, freedom and humanity
As a new year begins, images of battlefields are depressing many people. In the two world wars of ...
January 1, 2024