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 2023-01-27 04:03 

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IMF: Japan needs to ensure 2% inflation is reached 'durably'...

The International Monetary Fund says Japan's policy challenge in the near term is to ensure that the 2 percent inflation target is reached durably....

 2023-01-27 03:58 

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National Archives asks ex-presidents, VPs to check for classified documents...

Multiple US media outlets say the National Archives has asked former presidents and vice presidents to review their personal records for any classified documents or other presidential records....

 2023-01-27 03:53 

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Canada to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine...

Canada has joined Germany and the United States in sending battle tanks to Ukraine....

 2023-01-27 03:52 

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US sanctions Wagner Group as 'transnational criminal organization'...

The United States has updated its sanctions on the Russian private military company Wagner Group and designated it as a...

 2023-01-27 02:39 

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Snow forecast for many parts of Japan on Friday...

Japanese weather officials are warning of heavy snow in areas along the Sea of Japan coast on Friday. Snow is also expected to accumulate in some parts along the Pacific in eastern and western Japan....

 2023-01-27 02:25 

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Tokyo consumer inflation rises at quickest pace in 41 years...

Consumer prices in Japan's capital continue to rise at their fastest pace in more than four decades....

 2023-01-27 02:00 

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Japan hosts UN Security Council debate on peacebuilding...

Japan's ambassador to the United Nations has urged the Security Council to contribute to peace by investing in people in areas of conflict and elsewhere....

 2023-01-27 01:38 

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UK: Russian troops bound for Ukraine after Belarus training...

The British Defence Ministry says the majority of Russian troops who were training in Belarus have likely returned home. Its analysis suggests that these troops will...

 2023-01-27 01:01 

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Omiwatari phenomenon may occur this winter at Lake Suwa...

Expectations are rising in central Japan's Nagano Prefecture that a natural phenomenon called...

 2023-01-27 00:15 

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8 confirmed dead from cargo ship as search for missing continues...

Japan's Coast Guard says eight people from a cargo ship that capsized in the waters off the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki have been confirmed dead. The search for nine others continues....

 2023-01-26 23:46 

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Ukrainians press Western allies for more weapons...

Russian leaders had warned of...

 2023-01-26 23:43 

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US GDP rose 2.9% in fourth quarter of 2022...

The US economy grew nearly 3 percent in the last quarter of 2022, despite high inflation, rising interest rates and the threat of a recession....

 2023-01-26 23:04 

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Ukraine media: Ukrainian troops withdraw from Soledar...

Media reports in Ukraine say Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the town of Soledar in the country's eastern region of Donetsk....

 2023-01-26 22:22 

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US labels Wagner Group 'transnational criminal organization'...

The United States has imposed sanctions on the Russian private military company Wagner Group and designated it as a...

 2023-01-26 21:20 

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Suspect in Tokyo suburb burglary feared being 'purged by Luffy'...

One of the arrested suspects in a burglary case in a Tokyo suburb has told police that he was afraid he would be ''purged';' if he talked to investigators....

 2023-01-26 19:14 

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Japan to outline medical system changes following COVID-19 legal downgrade...

Japan's health ministry will outline around early March how the medical system for coronavirus patients will change once the government downgrades the legal classification of COVID-19....

 2023-01-26 19:12 

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WHO committee to decide whether COVID-19 remains global health emergency...

The World Health Organization will convene an expert committee on Friday to discuss whether COVID-19 remains a global health emergency....

 2023-01-26 16:58 

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Suzuki Motor to introduce EVs in Japan, Europe, India...

Japan's Suzuki Motor unveiled its new growth strategy on Thursday, saying it will introduce electric vehicles in Japan, Europe and India....

 2023-01-26 14:03 

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US GDP grew 2.9% in Oct.-Dec. period for second straight quarterly gain...

US government data have shown that the country's gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 2.9 percent in real terms in the October-December period from the previous quarter....

 2023-01-26 13:05 

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UN Command: N.Korean drone flights over S.Korea violated 1953 Armistice...

The UN Command has determined that North Korea violated the 1953 Korean War Armistice by sending drones into South Korea's airspace in December last year....

 2023-01-26 12:49 

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Japan weather officials warn of possible volcanic eruptions at Beyonesu Rocks...

Japan's Meteorological Agency is warning of possible eruptions for the Beyonesu Rocks or Bayonnaise Rocks, a small volcano in the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of kilometers off the coast of Tokyo....

 2023-01-26 12:34 

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Japan plans to downgrade COVID-19 classification on May 8...

The Japanese government is planning to downgrade COVID-19 on May 8 to the same category of infectious diseases as seasonal influenza....

 2023-01-26 11:48 

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Thailand, Cambodia clash over martial art's name...

Thailand and Cambodia are in a fight over a traditional martial art, outside the ring. They disagree on what the sport should be called at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh in May....

 2023-01-26 11:30 

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Severe cold kills over 100 in Afghanistan...

Taliban officials have said that more than one hundred people have died across the country so far this year due to Afghanistan's coldest winter in a decade....

 2023-01-26 11:29 

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Annual military parade highlights 'made in India' weaponry...

India has marked the 74th anniversary of its constitution with a large-scale military parade highlighting...

 2023-01-26 11:26 

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Kyiv residents urged to stay in shelters after explosion heard...

Residents of Ukraine's capital Kyiv are being urged to remain in shelters after what is believed to be an explosion was heard on Thursday morning....

 2023-01-26 11:22 

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Labor ministry panel starts discussion on falling birthrate, adjusting workstyle...

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has launched a panel of experts to discuss ways to raise Japan's birthrate from the standpoint of workstyle reforms....

 2023-01-26 11:21 

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IOC considers reinstating Russian and Belarusian athletes...

The International Olympic Committee says it will look at possible access to international sporting events for individual athletes from Russia and Belarus....

 2023-01-26 11:19 

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Japan unveils final lineup of World Baseball Classic team...

Japan has announced the final lineup of its 30-man team for the World Baseball Classic tournament that begins in March....

 2023-01-26 10:45 

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TSE starts clock ticking on top-tier delistings...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has started the countdown for companies that do not meet its new criteria for the market's top section. It says firms will have a year from March 2025 to revise their businesses, or risk delisting....

 2023-01-26 10:11 

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Tokyo police arrest seven with possible links to robbery spree...

Police in Tokyo have arrested seven people in connection with the robbery last year of cash worth over 270,000 dollars from a home in a Tokyo suburb. The arrests are part of a widening police investigation into a recent string of robberies around Japan....

 2023-01-26 09:17 

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Ceremony held at Guam base for US Marines relocation from Okinawa...

A ceremony has been held in the US territory of Guam to mark the start of operations at a new US base, to which thousands of US Marines are to be transferred from Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa....

 2023-01-26 09:04 

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Tesla reports record revenue, profit in latest quarter...

US electric vehicle maker Tesla says it pulled in record revenue and profit in its latest quarterly earnings report as sales soared....

 2023-01-26 09:00 

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Toyota president to become chairman...

Japan's Toyota Motor says its president Toyoda Akio will become chairman on April 1st. He will maintain the right to represent the company....

 2023-01-26 08:42 

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Tokyo confirms 5,061 new COVID cases on Thursday...

Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 5,061 new cases of coronavirus infection in Tokyo on Thursday....

 2023-01-26 08:22 

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Snow, cold disrupt transport in Japan, West Japan Railway apologizes...

Heavy snow has brought traffic nightmares to parts of Japan. Vehicles became stranded on many roadways. Trains also got stuck with passengers on board, prompting railway officials to review procedures....

 2023-01-26 08:18 

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Ukrainian ambassador urges Japan to help lead Ukraine's rebuilding...

Ukraine's ambassador to Japan says victory is on the way, but not without help. NHK sat down with Sergiy Korsunsky to talk about Russia's invasion, now 11 months in....

 2023-01-26 07:19 

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Toyota President Toyoda Akio to become chairman...

Japan's Toyota Motor says its president Toyoda Akio will become chairman on April 1. Executive officer Sato Koji will assume the presidency....

 2023-01-26 07:02 

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Japanese lawmakers grill PM Kishida on security policy changes...

Japan's prime minister is facing harsh questions and criticism over a major security policy shift. Lawmakers are back in the Diet for the first week of the new session. They're focused on Kishida Fumio's push to boost spending to enhance defen...

 2023-01-26 06:41 

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BOJ: Economic conditions call for monetary easing...

Bank of Japan policymakers believe current economic conditions call for keeping their ultra-easy monetary program in place. The officials cited...

 2023-01-26 06:30 

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Japan's health ministry panel discusses future of COVID vaccination program...

Many experts at a Japanese health ministry panel have called for continuing the country's free COVID-19 vaccination program....

 2023-01-26 05:59 

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Fire drill held at important cultural property in Tokyo...

The Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery, a government-designated important cultural property in Tokyo, held a fire drill on Thursday....

 2023-01-26 05:41 

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Japanese police to step up measures against online gun- and bomb-making info...

Police in Japan will step up efforts to monitor and delete online information related to gun- and bomb-making starting in March....

 2023-01-26 05:37 

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Intelligence-gathering satellite launched on Japan H2A rocket...

A Japanese rocket carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite has lifted off from Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan....

 2023-01-26 05:05 

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Severe cold weather disrupts transport in Japan...

People across much of Japan are bundling up, hunching their shoulders, doing whatever they can to stay warm. Heavy snow has caused widespread disruption, with trains and vehicles stranded....

 2023-01-26 03:57 

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CDC analysis: Updated boosters effective against XBB-related subvariants...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the latest boosters appear to provide some protection against the new XBB-related subvariants of the Omicron coronavirus....

 2023-01-26 03:30 

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Japanese police arrest seven suspects linked to robbery spree...

NHK has learned that police in Tokyo have arrested seven individuals linked to the theft last year of cash worth more than 270,000 dollars....

 2023-01-26 03:28 

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Two killed in knife attack on train in Germany...

A knife-wielding man attacked passengers on a train in northern Germany on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring seven others....

 2023-01-26 03:01 

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Meta to reinstate Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts...

Social media giant Meta says it will reinstate Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts....

 2023-01-26 02:45 

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Russian human rights group ordered to close down...

A Russian court has ordered a prominent human rights organization to shut down as President Vladimir Putin's administration steps up the pressure on such groups....

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