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BaseballPitcher Kenta Maeda and Detroit Tigers Agree to a $24 Million, Two-Year Contract, AP Source Says
Free agent right-hander Kenta Maeda and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a $24 million, two-year contrac...
November 27, 2023
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General NewsDriver Flees from DUI Checkpoint, Collides with Car in Fukui
FUKUI — A 26-year-old company employee was arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunk driving at a nigh...
November 27, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Surrenders Early Gains as Investors Lock in Profits
TOKYO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average gave up early gains to trade lower on Monday ...
November 27, 2023
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General NewsNihon University President, Veep Seen Resigning
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nihon University President Takeo Sakai and Vice President Yasuhiro Sawada are s...
November 27, 2023
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Associated PressChristopher Luxon Sworn in as New Zealand Prime Minister, Says Priority is to Improve Economy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Christopher Luxon was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister on Mon...
November 27, 2023
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General NewsNihon Univ. Veep Sues Boss Mariko Hayashi for Damages
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Nihon University Vice President Yasuhiro Sawada has filed a damages lawsuit again...
November 27, 2023
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Associated PressChina Says a Surge in Respiratory Illnesses is Caused by Flu and Other Known Pathogens
BEIJING (AP) — A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the Wor...
November 27, 2023
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General NewsChild Anorexia Remained High in COVID’s 3rd Year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of children in Japan diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, an eating diso...
November 27, 2023
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Associated Press3 Men of Palestinian Descent Attending Holiday Gathering Shot, Injured Near University of Vermont
Three young men of Palestinian descent who were in Burlington for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering w...
November 27, 2023
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ReutersAsia Stocks Steady Ahead of Inflation Tests, OPEC+ Meeting
SYDNEY, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a hesitant start on Monday ahead of potentially m...
November 27, 2023
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General NewsOffice Chairs Roll through Oita Streets in Road Race; Kyushu Univ. Students Take 1st with 124 Laps
OITA — The Isu-1 Grand Prix Oita Tsurusaki was held in Oita on Sunday, with competitors trying to ma...
November 27, 2023
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CompaniesSushiro to Open 1st Store in Indonesia
JAKARTA (Jiji Press) — Conveyor-belt sushi chain Sushiro will open an outlet in Jakarta on Monday, i...
November 27, 2023
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Associated PressIrregular Meals, Benches as Beds. as Freed Hostages Return to Israel, Details of Captivity Emerge
JERUSALEM (AP) — Plastic chairs as beds. Meals of bread and rice. ...
November 27, 2023
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ObituariesJun Ota, President of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Dies of Pancreatic Cancer at Age 65 (Update 3)
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. announced Monday that its president and Group CEO Jun Ota died...
November 27, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Corporate Service Inflation Accelerates in Oct – BOJ
TOKYO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Japan's business-to-business service prices rose 2.3% in October from a ye...
November 27, 2023