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CompaniesTEPCO to Deploy Drones for Detailed Inspection Inside Fukushima No. 1 Plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. on Thursday announced their plan to use small drones to ...
December 23, 2023
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Political SeriesUnreported Funds — The dark side of factions / 100-Strong Prosecutor Team Pours Cold Water on Optimistic Mood of Japan’s Political Hub
This is the third and last installment of a series about the dark side of Japan’s political factions...
December 22, 2023
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General NewsHeavy Snow on the Sea of Japan Side Likely to Intensify on Saturday; Iwamizawa Sees Record-High Snow
This season’s strongest cold front brought heavy snowfall mainly on the Sea of Japan side of the cou...
December 22, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Cancel January Visit to Latin American Countries in Wake of Hidden Funds Scandal
Prime Minister Kishida has decided to cancel his planned visit to Brazil and other Latin American co...
December 22, 2023
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Washington PostHarvard President Will Update Dissertation after Plagiarism Allegations
Harvard University’s president Claudine Gay will request additional corrections to her scholarship, ...
December 22, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Sets ¥112 Trillion Budget for FY24
The government on Friday set the fiscal budget for 2024 to ¥112.07 trillion. The draft figure repre...
December 22, 2023
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ReutersGunman Kills 14 at University Attack in Prague
PRAGUE, Dec 21 (Reuters) – A 24-year-old Czech student shot dead his father, then killed 14 people a...
December 22, 2023
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Associated PressRudy Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy Days after Being Ordered to Pay $148 million in Defamation Case
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, acknowledging severe financial strai...
December 22, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Gains for Second Straight Week as Banks, Shippers Climb
TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average booked a second weekly advance, helped by an ...
December 22, 2023
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BaseballPrized Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto Agrees with Dodgers on $325 Million Deal, According to Reports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agr...
December 22, 2023
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Associated PressUN Says More than 1 in 4 People in Gaza Are Starving Because of War
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are...
December 22, 2023
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Crime & CourtsMatsuno, Seko to be Voluntarily Questioned Over Hidden Funds Allegations; Focus to Be on Evidence of Instructions, Approval
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office plans to conduct vol...
December 22, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialEx-Requisitioned Worker Lawsuit: S. Korean Govt Should Minimize Impact of Unreasonable Court Ruling
A situation must not be repeated in which an unreasonable ruling by the South Korean judiciary on a ...
December 22, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Daihatsu Irregularities: Clarify Responsibility for Disregard of Automobile Safety
Safety overrides all other factors with regard to automobiles. Nevertheless, a major manufacturer of...
December 22, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Picks Experienced Members with No Faction Affiliation for Key Posts; Tokai as Policy Chief, Hamada for Diet Affairs Chief
The Liberal Democratic Party decided Friday to appoint members with no faction affiliation to replac...
December 22, 2023