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Washington Post
Deportations of Migrants Rise to More than 142,000 under Biden
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported more than 142,000 immigrants in fiscal year 2023, ...
December 30, 2023
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Washington Post
Tesla Strike in Sweden is Biggest Test Yet of Elon Musk’s Anti-union Stance
MALMÖ, Sweden – Every day, port workers here in Sweden’s third-largest city unload shipping containe...
December 30, 2023
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Baseball
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Says “I was able to come this far because of Orix”; Press Conference Before Moving to Dodgers
OSAKA - Orix Buffaloes pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who has decided to move to the Los Angeles Dodger...
December 30, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Secretary of Arrested Japanese Lawmaker ‘Drew Up List of Cash Offerings’ Connected to Mayoral Election in Ward of Tokyo
A secretary of Mito Kakizawa — the House of Representatives member and former senior vice justice mi...
December 30, 2023
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Washington Post
Supreme Court Faces Pressure to Decide if Trump Is on the 2024 Ballot
Now that a second state has decided to keep Donald Trump off the primary ballot for his role in the ...
December 30, 2023
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Reuters
US Wants to Contain China’s Chip Industry. This Startup Shows It won’t be Easy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last year, a veteran Silicon Valley software executive took the helm of a sta...
December 30, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Nishimura Voluntarily Questioned by Prosecutors; 6th Key Member of Abe Faction Questioned over Political Funds
Former Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, a senior official of the Liberal De...
December 30, 2023
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Reuters
China’s Fireworks Ban Sparks Fiery Debate ahead of Lunar New Year
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese lawmakers on Friday weighed in on a fiery online debate on whether firew...
December 30, 2023
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Reuters
Iran Executes Four Accused of Sabotage, Links to Israel’s Mossad
(Reuters) – Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being “sabote...
December 30, 2023
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Reuters
Workers Bedeck Indian Town with Flowers Amid Preparations for Temple Opening
AYODHYA, India (Reuters) – Less than a month before a grand Hindu temple opens, India’s northern tow...
December 30, 2023
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Reuters
Xi Urges Chinese Envoys to Create ‘Diplomatic Iron Army’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged Chinese ambassadors to forge a “dip...
December 30, 2023
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Companies
12 Carmakers, Auto Parts Manufacturers in Japan Set Up Joint Organization to Develop Advanced Semiconductors
Twelve companies, including major Japanese carmakers, announced Thursday that they have established ...
December 30, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Population Decrease: Put the Brakes on Decline of Vitality of Regional Areas before It’s Too Late
Populations are declining and aging at the same time across Japan. The reality that local communitie...
December 30, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
New NISA: Use Expanded Program to Spread Investment-Related Knowledge
Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] The Nippon Individual Savings Account (NISA) investment program...
December 30, 2023
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Companies
Jetstar Japan to Cancel At Least 8 Domestic Flights on Saturday; Labor Union Plans Strike Until Jan. 7
Jetstar Japan, a low-cost carrier (LCC), announced Friday that 17 domestic flights were cancelled t...
December 30, 2023