EUROPE
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Bento Box Shop at Toulouse Market Forges Japan-France Connection
TOULOUSE, France — This autumn, I was in Toulouse in southwestern France to cover the Rugby World Cu...
November 30, 2023
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Breakaway Balkans Micronation of ‘Liberland’ Dreams of Crypto-Based Future
APATIN, Serbia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Richard Strauss’ symphonic poem “Thus Spoke Zarathustr...
October 21, 2023
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German Official Eyes Cooperating with Japan to Boost Hydrogen Energy Use
German Parliamentary State Secretary Stefan Wenzel of the Economic Affairs and Climate Action Minist...
September 30, 2023
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Ukraine Builds Out Drone Army with Drivable Bombs, Unjammable Aircraft
KYIV — Ukraine is devising new unmanned vehicles, and pumping out existing models, as it fights to r...
September 28, 2023
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Up to 10,000 Ukrainian POWs Feared Held by Russia; Families Await Return Amid Strong Evidence of Torture
KYIV — Sunday marked 19 months since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, and many Ukrainian soldie...
September 25, 2023
WIDER WORLD
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116 Nations Back COP28 Chair UAE’s Renewable Energy Initiative
Dubai (Jiji Press)—A total of 116 countries, including Japan, supported and signed the United Arab E...
December 3, 2023
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Brazilian Cotton Hits the Runway at Sao Paulo Fashion Week
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazilian cotton producers took the natural fiber to the runway on Nov. 9, str...
November 25, 2023
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Tens of Thousands Rally in Jerusalem for Return of Hostages in Gaza
JERUSALEM — Family members and supporters of around 240 people taken hostage by the Islamist group H...
November 20, 2023
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Israeli Families Demand Release of Hostages of Hamas; Worried About Crossfire
JERUSALEM — A month after a cross-border attack by Hamas, people gathered all across Israel on Tuesd...
November 8, 2023
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Palestinian Girl Wonders If She Will Be Alive Tomorrow; Shares Fear, Anger Amid Continued Bombings
JERUSALEM — “I ask myself every day if I will survive until the next day.” So wrote 15-year-old ...
November 8, 2023
US & CANADA
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U.S. Space Force Adds North Korean ‘Satellite’ to List of Objects Orbiting Earth
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force added an object, which North Korea claims is a military reconnaiss...
November 25, 2023
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U.S. to Begin Producing HALEU Nuclear Fuel to Reduce Dependence on Russia
WASHINGTON — The production of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU), which is used for small nex...
September 30, 2023
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U.S. Defense Dept’s New Website: Western Japan a ‘Hot Spot’ for UFO Sightings
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday launched a new website to provide informatio...
September 2, 2023
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US OKs Potential Sale of Air-Launched Cruise Missiles to Japan -Pentagon
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-...
August 29, 2023
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Teen Describes Family’s 5 Hours in Sea during Maui Fire; Escape by Car Impossible as Flames Closed in
LAHAINA, Hawaii — A 19-year-old man and his family survived the flames of wildfire on the island of ...
August 27, 2023
ASIA-PACIFIC
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Vietnam’s President Reunites with Japanese Host Families; Thuong visited Akita, Miyazaki Prefs on Exchange Program
Long before he became the president of Vietnam, Vo Van Thuong visited Japan on an exchange program. ...
November 29, 2023
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Japanese, Chinese, South Korean Foreign Ministers to Work Toward Summit
BUSAN, South Korea — The Japanese, Chinese and South Korean foreign ministers had their first trilat...
November 26, 2023
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New Delhi Presses Firms in Japan, South Korea to Set Up Semiconductor Firms in India
AHMEDABAD, India — Against a background in which Washington is spurring U.S. companies to invest in ...
November 26, 2023
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Taiwan Presidential Election Set to be 3-Way Battle
TAIPEI/GUANGZHOU, China — With the registration period for filing candidacies for Taiwan’s presidenc...
November 25, 2023
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Seoul High Court Orders Japan to Pay Compensation for Comfort Women (Update 1)
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — The Seoul High Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling and ordered th...
November 23, 2023
RUSSIA
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N. Korea May Have Started Supplying Ammunition to Russia
Approximately 70 freight railcars have been observed at the North Korea-Russia border rail facility ...
October 10, 2023
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Putin Says Russia Is Open to Dialogue with Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country is open to dial...
October 6, 2023
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Cubans Offered High Pay to Fight for Russia Against Ukraine; Cuban Foreign Ministry Condemns ‘Human Trafficking’
HAVANA — Russia is recruiting mercenaries from Cuba to replenish its forces in Ukraine and is though...
October 1, 2023
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Putin Gives Kim Jong Un Special Treatment on Russia Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin personally escorted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who is very in...
September 14, 2023
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Russia Celebrates Day of WWII Victory over Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia held events in its Far Eastern region Sunday to mark the 78th anniversar...
September 3, 2023
GLOBAL
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Intl Leaders Set to Agree Safety Measures to Combat AI Disinformation
The first international agreement on safety measures relating to artificial intelligence was set to ...
December 1, 2023
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Second 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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U.N. Committee OK’s Draft on Lethal Autonomous Weapons; No Treaty Exists on Unmanned AI Control of Deadly Force
NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee on Wednesday approved a draft resol...
November 3, 2023
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Event to Boost Japan-Africa Exchanges Starts in Kobe
An event to boost cultural and economic exchanges between Japan and African countries kicked off in ...
October 22, 2023
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U.N. Refugee Chief Urges Humanitarian Access to Gaza; Expresses Concern Over Conflict Spilling Over
The head of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire betw...
October 20, 2023
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