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Associated PressCongo Votes for President as Conflict and Smudged Ballots Lead to Fears Election Won’t be Credible
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo headed to the polls Wednesday to vote for president as authorities scra...
December 20, 2023
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EconomyU.S. TV Commercials to Promote Japan Scallops
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — Television commercials were set to be aired on U.S. news channel CNN startin...
December 20, 2023
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Associated PressWhat We Know So Far about the Volcano Eruption in Iceland
LONDON (AP) — Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so...
December 20, 2023
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CompaniesToshiba Ends 74-Year History as Public Company
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ailing Japanese electronics and machinery giant Toshiba Corp. was delisted from...
December 20, 2023
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SoccerJ.League to Start New Season in August from 2026
Starting from the 2026-27 season, the J.League will kick off its season around the first week of Aug...
December 20, 2023
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Crime & CourtsOkinawa Governor Ordered by Court to Approve Central Govt’s Design Changes for Henoko Coastal Area Work
The Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court on Wednesday ordered the governor of Okinawa to approve th...
December 20, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial2 LDP Factions’ Offices Searched: Where Did the Off-the-Books Funds Disappear to?
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office launched compulsory ...
December 20, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Winter Vehicle Strandings: Drivers Must Prepare to Avoid Getting Stuck in Heavy Snow
As the peak season for snowfall approaches, there is concern that heavy snowfall may cause large-sca...
December 20, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s New Ambassador to China Hopeful of Spurring Talks; Could Meet Astellas Employee Held by China
BEIJING — Japan’s new Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi assumed his post Tuesday and expressed his ...
December 20, 2023
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CompaniesDaihatsu to Suspend Shipments of All Models amid Test Scandal
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Daihatsu Motor Co. said Wednesday that it will suspend shipments of all vehicle m...
December 20, 2023
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Washington PostJames Biden’s Dealmaking Caught on FBI Tapes in Unrelated Bribery Probe
OXFORD, Miss. - Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, a famed Mississippi trial attorney, was tantalizingly clos...
December 20, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Space Startups to Get Cash Boost, as Global Competitors Shoot Ahead
The government has churned out plan after plan for large-scale aid to space development by the priva...
December 20, 2023
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General NewsKanazawa Shop Makes Confectioneries In the Shape of Plum Flowers for New Years
Japanese wagashi confectionery in the shape of the Kaga feudal lord Maeda clan’s family crest plum f...
December 20, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Hits 1-month High as BOJ Gives No Hint on Policy Shift
TOKYO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index hit a one-month high on Wednesday as caution on the B...
December 20, 2023
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Washington PostEgypt under Growing Pressure as Displaced Gazans Crowd the Border
CAIRO - Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Egypt has held firm that it will not accept Palestin...
December 20, 2023