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Crime & Courts30 People in Japan Sue Meta over Fake Ads
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Thirty people in Japan complaining of fraud damage on Tuesday filed lawsuits...
October 30, 2024
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Crime & CourtsDenial of Same-Sex Marriage Ruled Unconstitutional; Tokyo High Court Says Legal System Goes Against Equality (Update 2)
The fact that the Civil Code and Family Registration Law do not allow same-sex couples to marry i...
October 30, 2024
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General NewsTyphoon Kong-rey Developing near Philippines on Wednesday, Expected to Hit Taiwan on Thursday (Update 2)
The large Typhoon Kong-rey, was moving north-northwest at a speed of about 15 kilometers per hour...
October 30, 2024
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Associated PressAt 7 Feet, 9 Inches, Olivier Rioux is the World’s Tallest Teen and an Intriguing Basketball Project
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Flor...
October 30, 2024
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Associated PressTeri Garr, the Offbeat Comic Actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Has Died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Pr...
October 30, 2024
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Associated PressIn a First Since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, Kids Will Trick-or-Treat on Halloween
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go tric...
October 30, 2024
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CompaniesJapan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Offers New Hires Sure Path to U.S., U.K. Branches, with 40％ of Bank Revenue Already Coming from Abroad
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. has created a program for select new hires from April 2025 that wil...
October 30, 2024
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General NewsJapan Picks 1st Woman to Lead Wintering Team of Antarctic Research Expedition
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mitsumu Ejiri, assistant professor at Japan’s National Institute of Polar Re...
October 29, 2024
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Associated PressChina Says It’s Ready to Launch the Next Crew to Its Orbiting Space Station Early Wednesday
JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting sp...
October 29, 2024
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Crime & CourtsFormer AKB48 Star Haruna Kojima Attacked in Tokyo; Alleged Fan is Accused of Hugging, Knocking Her Down on Street in Shibuya Ward
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a foreign man in his 40s on a street in Shibuya Ward,...
October 29, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Ishiba to Ask DPFP to Join ‘Partial Coalition’; LDP Coalition Partner Komeito Leader to Step Down
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba intends to ask the opposition Democratic Party for the People to jo...
October 29, 2024
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BaseballFans in Shohei Ohtani’s Japanese Hometown Watch Dodgers Reach Brink of World Series Title
OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Signs around Shohei Ohtani's hometown in northern Japan proclaim him "The...
October 29, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKomeito Leader Keiichi Ishii Hints at Resignation; Party Will Likely Struggle to Regain Momentum
Following its defeat in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, Komeito plans to hold a conve...
October 29, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentU.S. Reaffirms Alliance With Japan After Ruling Coalition Suffers Crushing Defeat in Lower House Election
WASHINGTON — The United States will continue to work with Japan as a close ally on stability in t...
October 29, 2024
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General NewsOnagawa Nuclear Plant Reactor Resumes Operations; First Eastern Japan Plant to Restart Since 2011 Disaster (UPDATE 1)
Tohoku Electric Power Co. restarted the Onagawa nuclear power plant’s No. 2 reactor in Miyagi Pre...
October 29, 2024