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ReutersSouth Korea Says Has Secured More Urea Supplies from Japan, Vietnam
SEOUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday that local companies had secured additional s...
December 6, 2023
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RugbyRugby: Japan Hooker Shota Horie to Retire at End of Season
Japan hooker Shota Horie said on Wednesday he will retire from the sport at the end of the local dom...
December 6, 2023
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Crime & Courts3 People Struck by Car in Incidents at Government Buildings; Police Believe Same Driver Involved in Both Crashes (UPDATE 2)
MITO — Three people were hit by a car when it plowed into an open space in front of the Hitachi city...
December 6, 2023
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ReutersJapan, Britain and Italy to Establish New Organization to Develop Jet Fighter
TOKYO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Japan, Britain and Italy will sign a treaty in Tokyo next week to establish...
December 6, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialRegional Banks’ Financial Results: Management Being Tested over Response to Rising Interest Rates
Rising interest rates in Japan and abroad have begun to affect bank operations. For regional banks, ...
December 6, 2023
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CompaniesMitsubishi UFJ Trust to Sell News-Classifying AI System; Service Likely to be Useful for Major Investors
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. will begin selling a system in April using AI to classify dom...
December 6, 2023
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General NewsMt. Fuji Photographer, Known for Shooting Peak under Strange Clouds, Brings Grief with Early Death
SHIZUOKA — A photographer known on social media for his spectacular photos of Mt. Fuji is sorely mis...
December 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida to Ask Cooperation of LDP Executives in Formulating Measures to Dispel Public Concerns Over Fund-Raising Party-Related Allegations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to ask the cooperation of Liberal Democratic Party executives in ...
December 6, 2023
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Crime & CourtsProsecutors Begin Questioning Secretaries over LDP Funds Scandal
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese public prosecutors have begun questioning secretaries to member lawmaker...
December 6, 2023
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Social SeriesEarth Overheating / Once at Forefront, Europe Decelerating Efforts to Decarbonize as Reality Hits Home
Efforts to combat climate change are facing headwinds. This is especially noticeable in Europe, whic...
December 6, 2023
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Crime & CourtsLawyer, Others Held Over Defrauding Romance Scam Victims; Group Allegedly Made Empty Promises to Recover Money
OSAKA — An 82-year-old lawyer and three others were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of collecting reta...
December 6, 2023
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Washington PostOff-duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Plane’s Engines Caces 84 Counts
A Multnomah County, Ore., grand jury on Monday indicted an off-duty pilot on 83 counts of recklessly...
December 6, 2023
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Washington PostIsrael has Vowed to Destroy Hamas. Yet the Group Remains Largely Intact.
TEL AVIV - As Israel opens a new southern front in its war in Gaza, it is still far from achieving i...
December 6, 2023
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Washington PostVirginia Man whose House Exploded had History of Rambling Lawsuits
Before an explosion leveled James W. Yoo's two-story duplex in Arlington County, Va., during a polic...
December 6, 2023
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Washington PostIsrael Pushes into South Gaza. A School is Bombed, a Hospital, Overwhelmed.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - They were brought to the doors of southern Gaza's al-Nasser Hospital in pr...
December 6, 2023