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Associated PressUS Vetoes UN Resolution Backed by Many Nations Demanding Immediate Humanitarian Cease-Fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost a...
December 9, 2023
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Outside ContributorsTackle climate change and air pollution together
Air pollution has long plagued cities throughout the world, with Jakarta, Indonesia, recently toppin...
December 9, 2023
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Political PulseHow Sapporo’s Bid to Host the Winter Olympics Went Downhill
The Sapporo Olympics and Paralympics, for which a bid had been in progress, are now a long way off. ...
December 9, 2023
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GlobalPutin Arrest Warrant Based on ‘Considerable Evidence,’ Says ICC Judge Tomoko Akane
NEW YORK — International Criminal Court Judge Tomoko Akane said Wednesday that there was sufficient ...
December 9, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Fumio Kishida Set to Sack Govt Spokesperson Over Alleged Off-the-Books Kickbacks
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to replace Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, effect...
December 9, 2023
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General NewsRoad Sign misspelled Otaru Port as ‘Otaru Poot’ in English for over 30 Years
SAPPORO — The municipality of Otaru, Hokkaido, on Thursday corrected a road sign that misspelled Ota...
December 9, 2023
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CompaniesToshiba, Rohm to Collaborate on Power Semiconductors Needed for EVs; METI to Give ¥130 Billion Injection
A Toshiba Corp. subsidiary and Kyoto-based chipmaker Rohm Co. will collaborate on power semiconducto...
December 8, 2023
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Associated PressPutin Will Seek Another Presidential Term in Russia, Extending His Rule of Over Two Decades
Vladimir Putin has moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for another six yea...
December 8, 2023
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General NewsHawaii Hochi, Hawaii’s Only Japanese-language Daily Newspaper, Prints Last Issue After 111 Years
Hawaii Hochi, the only Japanese-language daily newspaper in Hawaii, published its final issue on Thu...
December 8, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Suffers Worst Week Since September on Hawkish BOJ Bets
TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average logged its worst weekly decline since mid-Sept...
December 8, 2023
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General NewsOperations Firm for Johnny Named Starto Entertainment
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese talent agency Smile-Up. Inc., formerly Johnny & Associates Inc., said ...
December 8, 2023
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Climate ChangeJapan Plans to Subtract ‘Blue Carbon’ from CO2 Emissions; Seaweed Said to Lock Up Carbon for Longer than Land Plants
DUBAI — The government plans to subtract “blue carbon” when calculating Japan’s greenhouse gas emiss...
December 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Kishida Vows Strong Commitment of LDP to Address Underreporting by Factions of Fundraising Revenues
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Friday that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, of which he is p...
December 8, 2023
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Asia-PacificASEAN Plus 3 to Launch Emergency Financing Facility
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan, China, South Korea and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nati...
December 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentTop Japan Spokesperson Suspected of Hiding ¥10 Million in Funds from Abe Faction Political Fundraisers
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno’s name has surfaced among government figures suspected of r...
December 8, 2023