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Defense & SecurityUNSC Fails to Act in Unison over N. Korea’s Satellite Launch
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — The U.N. Security Council at an emergency meeting Monday failed to take conc...
November 28, 2023
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BaseballEx-Samurai Japan Manager Hideki Kuriyama Invited to Tokyo Stock Exchange’s 2023 Last Trading Day Ceremony
Hideki Kuriyama, former manager of Japan’s national baseball team, will appear as a special guest at...
November 28, 2023
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General NewsDoctors Warn Obesity Drug Not for Beauty, Ordinary Dieting; First To Be Approved in Japan in About 30 Years
The Japan Society for the Study of Obesity has called for the appropriate use of Wegovy, the first o...
November 28, 2023
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General NewsFukushima Student Wins Prince Takamado Trophy for Speech about Discrimination
Yuri Taniguchi’s impressive speech about discriminatory experiences earned the top prize at the 75th...
November 28, 2023
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GlobalSecond Meeting of Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Begins in New York
NEW YORK — The second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ...
November 28, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Price Trend Gauge Hits Record, Heightens Case for BOJ Exit
TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A key measure of Japan's trend inflation accelerated to 2.2% in October, d...
November 28, 2023
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ReutersNikkei Ends Lower as Investors Book Profits, Yen Rebound Weighs
TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday as investors locked in profit...
November 28, 2023
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Washington PostYohji Yamamoto Is Living on His Own Terms
At 80, fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto still chain-smokes, still dreams of gangsters and cowboys, st...
November 28, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, Vietnam Confirm Talks on Providing Defense Equipment; Japan Aims to Utilize Official Security Assistance Framework
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong have agreed to upgrade Japan-Vie...
November 28, 2023
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Washington PostRoommates File $16 Million Suit against Police Who Shot Their Dog
A Maryland police department and three of its officers were sued in federal court Monday for $16 mil...
November 28, 2023
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Washington PostRosalynn Carter’s Final Journey Highlights the Touchstones of Her Life
AMERICUS, Ga. - The casket bearing former first lady Rosalynn Carter, a globally known humanitarian ...
November 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsNPO Director Gets 8 Months in Prison Over Organ Transplants; Arranged Surgeries in Belarus for Japanese Patients (Update 1)
The director of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization was sentenced to eight months in prison Tuesda...
November 28, 2023
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CompaniesRapidus Hunts for Engineers to Help Japan Regain Faded Chip Glory
TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Government-backed Japanese chip foundry venture Rapidus is hunting high an...
November 28, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan-China-ROK Foreign Ministers: Meeting Clearly Illustrates Differences Among 3 Nations
Differences have been exposed in the positions taken by Japan and South Korea, both of which are dee...
November 28, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Drug Shortage: Use of Diabetes Medicines for Cosmetic Purposes Must Be Stopped
Diabetes medicines are being used as weight-loss drugs for cosmetic purposes and are not reaching pa...
November 28, 2023