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The Asian workers keeping Greenland in business
According to Greenland's employers' association, five to 6% of workers on the island are Asian, drawn by the tourism sector.
Source: The Japan Times
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Three months in, is Trump losing the Iran war?
With Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its resistance to nuclear concessions and its government largely intact, doubts are growing that Trump can pull out a geopolitical win.
Source: The Japan Times
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Pizza Hut Japan’s drinkable curry pizza is here – Is it all we dreamed it would be?[Taste test]
Too much of a good thing, or just enough? We weren’t sure if curry pizza is something that should exist. You could make the argument that the combination seems too weird to work. Alternatively, one co
Source: SoraNews24
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New Zealand to invest in drones and fleet to shield maritime routes
Defense Minister Chris Penk said the government will invest in two types of drones: one for the southwest Pacific and another that can operate from ships in the Southern Ocean.
Source: The Japan Times
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SpaceX’s Starship flight hits most targets in pre-IPO test
The outcome could boost investor confidence ahead of SpaceX's initial public offering next month, expected to be the largest in history.
Source: The Japan Times
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Yubari melons fetch record ¥5.8 million at first auction of season
The melons will go on display at Keio Store's Sakuragaoka supermarket in western Tokyo before tasting events begin next week.
Source: The Japan Times
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Scoring the Trump-Xi heavyweight bout in Beijing
U.S.-China rivalry increasingly resembles a third iteration of the "Great Game" — following the 19th-century British-Russian contest and the U.S.-Soviet Cold War.
Source: The Japan Times
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Bus operators found guilty again over 2016 crash in Karuizawa
The ski tour bus crash in the Nagano Prefecture town killed 15 people, mainly university students, and injured 26 others.
Source: The Japan Times
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Man in Japan calls in bomb threat because he doesn’t want to go to his own work farewell party
Whatever happened to just faking a stomach ache? In March, a restaurant in Saga City received a phone call, and when an employee answered it, the voice on the other end of the call gruffly commanded “
Source: SoraNews24
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Tochigi murder-robbery case reflects <i>‘tokuryū’</i> adapting to crackdowns
In typical schemes, hired perpetrators are strangers to one another, but due to crackdowns on online recruitment, many are turning to word of mouth and familiarity.
Source: The Japan Times
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