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5 Japanese auto workers narrowly escape suicide bombing in Pakistan
A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese auto workers, who narrowly escaped the attack Friday that wounded three bystanders in… Read
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The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Friday it started releasing a fifth batch of treated radioactive water into the sea… Read
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Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 2.4% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were… Read
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Japan's core inflation slowed to 2.6 percent in March as the effects of higher energy costs continued to fade, government data showed Friday, but the… Read
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Japan is well-known for being a mostly homogenous nation. However, it’s aging population necessitates change. So far, the measures taken to address the issue haven’t… Read
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