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General NewsTohoku Region Sees Surge in Cruise Vessels; Local Municipalities Make Efforts to Utilize Tourist Resources, Attract Ships
MORIOKA — The Tohoku region has seen a remarkable surge in the number of overseas cruise vessels ...
November 13, 2024
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TechnologyChinese Rover Helps Find Sign of Martian Shoreline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — With the assistance of China’s Zhurong rover, scientists have gathered fre...
November 13, 2024
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Climate ChangeVolcanoes ‘Hidden Source’ of CO2 in Past Climate Change
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Massive fields of magma underneath ancient volcanoes spewed out carbon dioxide...
November 13, 2024
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ScienceNew DNA Evidence Rewrites Long-told Stories of People in Ancient Pompeii
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its ci...
November 13, 2024
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General NewsFukushima Nuclear Plant Debris Moved to Research Institute; Analysis Results to be Applied to Future Removal Efforts
Nuclear fuel debris taken out of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has...
November 13, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Seven & i Says Receives Buyout Proposal from Founding Ito Family
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Seven & i Holdings 3382.T has received a buyout proposal from a...
November 13, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialU.S. Protectionism: Trump’s Tariff Measures A Matter of Concern
If U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pursues protectionist measures under the banner of his “Amer...
November 13, 2024
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Japan In FocusSelf-Driving Cars Testing Conducted in Towada, Aomori Pref; Gov. Miyashita Rides in Auto-Steering Vehicle Near Oirase Gorge
TOWADA, Aomori — A trial demonstration of self-driving cars was conducted on a stretch of highway...
November 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Cabinet’s Approval Up 9 Points Since Election; Many Supporters Cite Lack Of Any ‘Other Good People’
The approval rating for the second Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stood at 43% in a Yom...
November 13, 2024
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Crime & CourtsChinese Man Arrested for Posing as Economic Analyst, Soliciting Investments; ¥800 Mil. in Damages Incurred via Social Media
MITO - Ibaraki prefectural police arrested Wednesday a Chinese man on suspicion of fraud. The man...
November 13, 2024
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General NewsPeanut Drying at Peak Production in Chiba Prefecture; Peanut Firm Masuda Uses 700 Tatami-mat-size Nets to Sun-dry Nuts
Workers spread peanuts out on about 700 tatami-mat-size nets for drying during peak production se...
November 13, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Debris Retrieval: One Step on Long Road to Decommissioning
The decommissioning of reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will be a long and dif...
November 13, 2024
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General NewsSingle-Person Households in Japan Expected to Top 40% in 27 prefs in 2050; Rise Attributed to Increase in Unmarried People
The percentage of single-person households is expected to exceed 40% in 27 prefectures in 2050, a...
November 13, 2024
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Associated PressUS Prohibits Airlines from Flying to Haiti and UN Suspends Flights after Planes Were Shot by Gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from fl...
November 13, 2024
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Associated PressSTD Epidemic Slows as New Syphilis and Gonorrhea Cases Fall in US
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell an...
November 13, 2024