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Asia-PacificKim Jong Un’s Daughter Kim Ju Ae May Be His Heir, South Korea Suspects; North Korea Reportedly Calls Her ‘Female General’
South Korea is looking into whether the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being groomed...
December 5, 2023
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ReutersJapan Telco SoftBank Buys Majority Stake in Irish Car Software Developer for $513 Mln
TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japanese telecoms firm SoftBank Corp 9434.T on Tuesday said it has agreed t...
December 5, 2023
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ReutersSoftBank to Invest $514mln for 51％ Stake in Cubic Telecom
LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp 9434.T will invest roughly 473 million euros ($514 million) ...
December 5, 2023
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General NewsJapan Seeks to Clarify Digital Ad Suspension Criteria
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The industry ministry said Tuesday that Google, Meta and LY Corp. should explai...
December 5, 2023
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General NewsShohei Ohtani, Sota Fujii Featured in This Year’s Hagoita Paddles Unveiled in Tokyo
Ornamental ‘hagoita’ paddles featuring celebrities of 2023 unveiled at traditional doll maker Kyuget...
December 5, 2023
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MarketsNikkei Posts Sharpest Drop in about 6 Weeks as Chip Shares Slide
Japan's Nikkei share average posted its steepest drop in nearly six weeks on Tuesday, as elevated U....
December 5, 2023
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General NewsHong Kong Woman Pursues Agriculture in Japan to Realize Dream Sprouted from Rooftop Gardening
Three years ago, Elaine Wong began tilling the soil of a rooftop garden she rented in Hong Kong as a...
December 5, 2023
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General NewsHigher Earners in Tokyo to Get Tuition-free High School for Children, with Subsidy Cap Removed
Tokyo intends to remove the income cap on tuition subsidies for high schoolers living in Tokyo and m...
December 5, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialNihon University Has Lost Its Way: Now Is Hardly the Time for Internal Strife and Leaving Students Out of The Loop
Nihon University is again straying off course. The university is unable to decide the fate of an ath...
December 5, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Global Expansion of Washoku: Charm of Authentic Japanese Food Should be Promoted Overseas
The number of Japanese restaurants overseas continues to increase. Hopefully, this will help many fo...
December 5, 2023
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ReutersDraft Text at COP28 Shows Negotiators Cconsidering Fossil Fuel ‘Phase Out’
DUBAI(Reuters) ― A second draft of what could be the final agreement from the COP28 U.N. climate sum...
December 5, 2023
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General NewsRecord 72.5％ of Japan Male Public Servants Take Paternal Leave in Fiscal 2022
The percentage of full-time male public servants who took paternal leave in fiscal 2022 was 72.5%, s...
December 5, 2023
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ObituariesThe Former Vocalist for Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Yusuke Chiba Died at the Age of 55(UPDATE 1)
Musician Yusuke Chiba, the former vocalist for Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, died on Nov.26 at the age...
December 5, 2023
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Washington PostEx-cardinal McCarrick’s Sex Assault Case in Wisconsin Appears to Be Dead
A Wisconsin prosecutor has declined to challenge a doctor's assessment that disgraced ex-cardinal Th...
December 5, 2023
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Associated PressFormer Career US Diplomat Charged with Secretly Spying for Cuban Intelligence for Decades
MIAMI (AP) — A former career American diplomat was charged with serving as a secret agent for commun...
December 5, 2023