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Associated PressIllegal Crossings Surge in Remote Areas as Congress, White House Weigh Major Asylum Limits
LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along...
December 20, 2023
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Associated PressZelenskyy Says He’s Confident Ukraine will Get More U.S. Support for Its War with Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he's certain the United St...
December 20, 2023
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Associated PressWill the Eruption of the Volcano in Iceland Affect Flights and How Serious is It?
LONDON (AP) — Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so...
December 20, 2023
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BaseballShohei Ohtani’s Video Pitch Helps Lure Pitcher Tyler Glasnow to His ‘Dream Team’ the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has already notched a win for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The two-tim...
December 20, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentG-7 Foreign Ministers Slam N. Korea over ICBM Launch
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major powers have released a statement ...
December 20, 2023
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CompaniesEneos Holdings Dismisses President over Hugging Woman
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Major Japanese oil refiner Eneos Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it dismissed Pre...
December 20, 2023
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CompaniesKansai Electric Ditches Thermal Plant Project
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Kansai Electric Power Co. said Tuesday that it has abandoned its plan to constr...
December 20, 2023
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ReutersThree Republican Senators Oppose Nippon-U.S. Steel Deal over National Security
Dec 19 (Reuters) – Three U.S. Senators have urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to block the $14.9...
December 20, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan FTC Inspects 4 Nonlife Insurers over Premiums Cartel
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission conducted on-site inspections of four major nonli...
December 20, 2023
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ReutersToshiba to be Delisted after 74 Years, Faces Future with New Owners
TOKYO, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Toshiba 6502.T will be delisted on Wednesday after 74 years on the Tokyo e...
December 20, 2023
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Asia-PacificJapan’s New Ambassador to China to Seek Release of Detained Japanese Nationals
Beijing (Jiji Press)—Kenji Kanasugi, Japan’s new ambassador to China, said Tuesday that he is determ...
December 20, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, Philippines Agree on More Maritime Cooperation to Detect Suspicious Ships
Japan and the Philippines have agreed to help one another improve their “maritime domain awareness” ...
December 20, 2023
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General NewsIndoor Theme Park Featuring ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ ‘Tokyo Revengers’ to Open in Tokyo in March
Osaka-based marketing firm Katana Inc. said Monday it will open an indoor theme park called Immersiv...
December 20, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentSurvey Finds Opposition Parties Unable to Boost Support despite Ruling LDP Scandal
As Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet struggles with dismally low approval ratings, the oppositi...
December 19, 2023
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General NewsFired Ex-NHK Reporter Spent ¥7.89 Mln on 410 Occasions for Improper Purposes, Claiming to Be Gathering News
In connection with improper expense claims by a former NHK employee, the former reporter, dismissed ...
December 19, 2023