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Reuters
Japan’s Nikkei Bounces Back on Stronger Energy Stocks, Soft Yen (Update 1)
TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday as a jump in oil prices booste...
January 29, 2024
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General News
Govt Plans Online Birth Registration
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is set to make it possible for parents to submit their children’...
January 29, 2024
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Associated Press
MLB Agrees to International Partnership with JTB Corp., Japan’s Largest Travel Agency
JTB today announced a new multi-year international partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB). As ...
January 29, 2024
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Baseball
Shohei Ohtani Thanks Angels for His Winning MVP Award
From MLB’s official XLos Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, right, and Atlanta Braves’ Rona...
January 29, 2024
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Associated Press
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan Rekindles An Old Question: What Does It Mean to Be Japanese?
TOKYO (AP) — Crowned Miss Japan this week, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with joy, thankful f...
January 29, 2024
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Science
SLIM Lunar Probe Resumes Operation; Solar Panel Catching Light
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has resumed operation of the Smart Lander for Investig...
January 29, 2024
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Travel Spots
Hokkaido: Single White-Naped Crane in Flock of Red-Crowned Crane Gains Popularity
A single white-naped crane blended in with a group of red-crowned cranes, a national special natural...
January 29, 2024
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Reuters
Japan Says it Pauses Funding to UNRWA, ‘Extremely Concerned’ About Allegations
TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japan late on Sunday said it has decided to suspend additional funding to ...
January 29, 2024
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Associated Press
See The Moment Climate Activists Throw Soup at The ‘Mona Lisa’ in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Two climate activists hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the “Mona Lisa” at the...
January 29, 2024
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Associated Press
2 Masked Men Kill a Person in Attack on Catholic Church in Istanbul. Officials Detain 2 ISIS Members
ISTANBUL (AP) — Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday M...
January 29, 2024
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General News
Man Believed to be Suspect of 1970s Bombings, Satoru Kirishima, Dies in Hospital from Terminal Cancer (Update 1)
A man believed to be Satoshi Kirishima, who has been wanted for decades in connection with serial bo...
January 29, 2024
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Perspectives
New York Seeks Quieter And Less Perilous Streets, Looks Abroad for Examples
The following is an installment of the “Letter from New York” column by Jacob Margolies, The Yomiuri...
January 29, 2024
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Defense & Security
Is China’s Xi Administration Gearing Up for a Taiwan Contingency?
The East China Sea, including Japan’s Nansei Islands, is an area where Chinese President Xi Jinping’...
January 29, 2024
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Defense & Security
Tensions Rising Around Maritime Border Claimed by China; Globally Recognized ‘Freedom of Overflight’ Under Threat
In recent years, China has repeatedly attempted to change the status quo in the East and South China...
January 29, 2024
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Defense & Security
China Deploys Multiple Warships Around Self-Claimed ADIZ
China is deploying multiple warships around the clock in waters near the borders of the air defense ...
January 28, 2024