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The West is still getting Russia wrong
Because of Russia weakness, the Kremlin is focused not on domination, but on disruption.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan lifts advisory a week after magnitude 7.7 quake
A Cabinet Office official cautioned that "this does not mean the possibility of a major quake has disappeared."
Source: The Japan Times
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Ex-Tokyo Electron worker gets 10-year sentence for TSMC data theft
Taiwan's Intellectual Property and Commercial Court also handed out jail sentences on four others and fined Tokyo Electron's local unit.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japanese film studio Toei announces first three video games from newly created Toei Games
Toei or not Toei? That is the question. Earlier this week, long-established film producer Toei, the company behind classic films such as The Street Fighter, Black Rain, Battle Royale, and Tora! Tora!
Source: SoraNews24
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Former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says timing right for new leadership
Tomlin will join NBC as an NFL pregame show analyst on "Football Night in America," the network officially announced on Sunday.
Source: The Japan Times
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Taiwan downplays impact of Chinese sanctions on European arms makers
China's Commerce Ministry banned exports on Friday of dual-use items to the seven companies over arms sales to Taiwan, placing them on its export control list.
Source: The Japan Times
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Spurs storm past Blazers in Victor Wembanyama's return
Houston, Toronto and Boston also won in Sunday's playoff action.
Source: The Japan Times
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BGO sells Tokyo office building for $628 million to condo seller
The Tokyo-based developer Goldcrest spent about ¥100 billion to acquire Pasona Square in the capital's fashion boutique-filled neighborhood of Aoyama.
Source: The Japan Times
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U.S. presses Taiwan parliament to pass 'comprehensive' defense budget
Taiwan's government has said delays in passing the budget could mean Taiwan risks losing its place in the production and delivery queue for U.S. weapons.
Source: The Japan Times
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In New York, Hibakusha call for nuclear weapons abolition
More than 200 hibakusha and other people marched for a kilometer to the U.N. headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.
Source: The Japan Times
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