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Insights Into The WorldTrump 2.0 to Intensify Great Power Rivalries
Donald Trump is now in his second term as U.S. president. The world has changed considerably over...
January 31, 2025
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Washington PostWhite House Eyes Fight to Expand Trump’s Power to Control Spending
President Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for a landmark confrontation over his authority t...
January 31, 2025
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Washington PostAfter Two Years of Rising Homelessness, D.C. Again Counts the Unsheltered
In the glow pouring out of the windows of downtown Washington’s Martin Luther King Jr. library, a...
January 31, 2025
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Associated PressEuropean Central Bank Cuts Benchmark Rate by a Quarter Percentage Point to Boost Stagnant Economy
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate on Thursday to boos...
January 31, 2025
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Associated PressMidair Collision Kills 67 People in the Deadliest US Air Disaster in almost a Quarter Century
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 ...
January 31, 2025
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ReutersTrump Says Canada, Mexico Tariffs on Saturday may Not Include Oil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would soon decide whether ...
January 31, 2025
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Defense & SecuritySite Near Defense Ministry Eyed for Cyber Defense Base; SDF and Police to Team Up Against Online Attackers
The government is working toward setting up a base for an “active cyber defense” system near the ...
January 31, 2025
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General NewsNew Book Highlights Early Japan-Hong Kong Ties Through Graves; Focuses on Unique Relations in Multicultural City
A Japanese academic, who was based in Hong Kong for 25 years, and her British former colleague re...
January 31, 2025
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Associated PressHamas Frees 8 More Hostages as Gaza Truce Holds. Israel is Set to Release 110 Prisoners
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday in the latest...
January 30, 2025
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CompaniesFuji Media Holdings Revises Down Its Net Profit Forecast by 66％; Advertising Revenue Projected to Plummet Following Scandal
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. on Thursday revised down its net profit forecast by 66.2% to ¥9.8 billi...
January 30, 2025
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General NewsAnother Collapse in Saitama Pref. Road Connects Two Existing Sinkholes; Cause Apparently Was Sewer Pipe Corroded by Hydrogen Sulfide
The space between the two sinkholes that had already opened in a prefectural road in Yashio, Sait...
January 30, 2025
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Figure SkatingRussian Skating Couple, World Champions in 1990s, Were on Crashed US Plane
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and ...
January 30, 2025
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (1/31-2/6)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
January 30, 2025
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Travel SpotsJapan Ski Resort Opens 600-Meter Snow Tubing Course After Suffering Copper Cable Theft, Lift Suspension
A ski resort in Gunma Prefecture that suffered a copper cable theft and became unable to operate ...
January 30, 2025
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ReutersToyota Sells 10.8 Million Vehicles in 2024 to Remain World’s Top-Selling Automaker
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor sold 10.8 million vehicles in 2024, it said on Thursday, remaining...
January 30, 2025