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Tokyo stocks rise in morning as US tariff ruling eases concerns

Tokyo stocks rise in morning as US tariff ruling eases ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose sharply Thursday morning on buying spurred by...

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Astronomers discover strange new celestial object in our Milky Way galaxy

Astronomers discover strange new celestial object in ou...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in...

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NTT Docomo to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank in diversification push

NTT Docomo to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank in diversif...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's largest mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. plans to acquire...

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Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government

Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after lea...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to ...

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'Expo lady' completes full circuit of Osaka pavilions on 46th consecutive visit

'Expo lady' completes full circuit of Osaka pavilions o...

OSAKA -- A woman known for being a fan of Expo events has completed a full circu...

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Trump rejects claim he's 'chickening out' on tariffs just because he keeps changing rates

Trump rejects claim he's 'chickening out' on tariffs ju...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump wants the world to know he's no "chick...

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Nissan solicits early retirements in US as turnaround moves ramp up

Nissan solicits early retirements in US as turnaround m...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it has begun soliciting ear...

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Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give US more time for nuclear talks

Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran s...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has told Israeli Pri...

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Japan's Niigata governor criticizes incorrect 'hereditary' description of Minamata disease

Japan's Niigata governor criticizes incorrect 'heredita...

NIIGATA -- Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi expressed his displeasure over an incorr...

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Full-scale work to add, extend Japan's Narita Airport runways commences

Full-scale work to add, extend Japan's Narita Airport r...

NARITA, Chiba -- Narita International Airport Corp. (NAA) on May 25 began full-s...

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High court orders Tokyo gov't, state to compensate 3 for illicit company probe

High court orders Tokyo gov't, state to compensate 3 fo...

A Japanese high court on Wednesday ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government and...

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Top court rejects claim dual nationality ban is unconstitutional

Top court rejects claim dual nationality ban is unconst...

Japan's top court has rejected an appeal by a Japanese-born U.S. citizen challen...

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Japan gov't promises lower-priced stockpiled rice supply for rural areas

Japan gov't promises lower-priced stockpiled rice suppl...

The government on Wednesday vowed to deliver lower-priced stockpiled rice it rel...

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Tokyo stocks flat as chip shares bought, gains locked in

Tokyo stocks flat as chip shares bought, gains locked in

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended flat Wednesday, as advances led by some semi...

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Japan gov't vows reserve rice supply to countryside amid price spike

Japan gov't vows reserve rice supply to countryside ami...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Wednesday vowed to deliver lower-priced stock...

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Osaka Expo draws 5 million visitors in first six weeks

Osaka Expo draws 5 million visitors in first six weeks

The World Expo in Osaka has welcomed five million visitors in its first six week...