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ReutersSoftBank Gets $7.6 Bln T-Mobile Stake Windfall, Shares Soar
TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T said it would receive shares in telco T-Mobile ...
December 27, 2023
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Other SportsSponsors for 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo to Be Directly Secured; Organizers Seeking Transparency and Fairness
The operating foundation for the 2025 World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo has drawn up...
December 27, 2023
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CompaniesSeven & i President Eager to Enter Europe, South America; Says No Drastic Job Cuts from Supermarket Woes
Seven & i Holdings aims to expand its convenience store business to Europe and South America, compan...
December 27, 2023
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ReutersWhisky and the Coal Mining ‘Shack’: Taiwan Election Is Not Only about China
TAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - As Taiwan's election approaches next month, it is not only fraught ties w...
December 27, 2023
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Japan In FocusSapporo Invites Foreign Influencers to Promote Scallops; Convenience Store Sells Hokkaido Scallop Curry
SAPPORO — Sapporo, hit hard by China’s measures to suspend imports of Japanese marine products, has ...
December 27, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialExecution by Proxy for Henoko Base Project: Okinawa Prefecture Should Not Disregard Judicial Decision
As long as the governor of Okinawa Prefecture defies a judicial decision and refuses to more forward...
December 27, 2023
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Statements Induced by Prosecutor: Are Improper Investigation Methods Nothing More Than Personal Failings?
If prosecutors think that some excesses can be tolerated in the name of uncovering wrongdoing, they ...
December 27, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, China Experts to Hold Talks Next Year on Discharge of Treated Water from Fukushima N-plant
The governments of Japan and China have agreed to hold talks early next year between experts from th...
December 27, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Abe Faction’s Kickback Practice Dates Back 20 Years; Faction Leaders Deny Knowing Funds Went Unreported
The practice of providing kickbacks from political fundraising parties has continued in the Abe fact...
December 27, 2023
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ReutersToyota’s Global Output Surges to Record in November on Strong Demand
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor's global production jumped 11% in November to a record level, bouncin...
December 27, 2023
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TechnologyDrones Help Solve Forest Carbon Capture Riddle
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AFP-Jiji) — On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai...
December 27, 2023
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Travel Spots200 People Gather to Clean a Massive Reclining Buddha Statue in Fukuoka Pref.
The 41-meter-long reclining Buddha is cleaned Tuesday with long bamboo brushes at Nanzoin temple in ...
December 27, 2023
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Washington PostThe President Who Took His Christmas Card List to a Whole Other Level
In the 1980s, when the calendar turned from April to May, Dot Burghard would take out the envelopes ...
December 27, 2023
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ObituariesSouth Korean Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning Film ‘Parasite’ Is Found Dead (Update 2)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the ...
December 27, 2023
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Washington PostThe Very Worst Sports Decisions of 2023
There were countless unforgettable sports stories in 2023: Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin...
December 27, 2023