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Professional sumo awaits three potential new stars
The next generation is arriving fast, with three highly rated young wrestlers set to debut and potentially challenge the sport's current leaders.
Source: The Japan Times
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AI lifts Tokyo, Korea stocks to record highs despite Mideast uncertainty
Investors looked past the U.S.-Iran standoff for now
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Japan looks to invite Philippine President Marcos as state guest in May
Countries to celebrate 70 years of normalized relations this year
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Shares in dual-listed CATL diverge as tech boost meets profit-taking
Chinese battery maker touts 6-minute charging breakthrough ahead of key auto show
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Minister's offering at Yasukuni first shrine visit by Takaichi Cabinet member
Economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi signed a visitor's book as a minister and offered a tamagushi sacred tree branch at his own expense.
Source: The Japan Times
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Chinese navy brushes past Okinawa islands after Japanese transit in Taiwan Strait
China said a group of its naval vessels, including a destroyer, passed through a waterway between two islands administered by the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa on Wednesday as…
Source: Japan Today
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Pakistanis blame US blockade, not Iran divisions, for stalled talks
Trump extends ceasefire indefinitely, citing 'fractured' Tehran leadership
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Two ex-convicts arrested over Yokohama home invasion robbery
Police are also investigating their possible involvement in nearly 10 over similar incidents, including some involving sexual assault.
Source: The Japan Times
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Will Hungary join the euro? It’s a long road after Orban
The process of adopting the euro typically takes several years as aspirants work to meet requirements centered around keeping public finances and inflation under control.
Source: The Japan Times
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Ukraine says some Russian missiles fly near Chernobyl, risking major incident
Since July 2024, Ukraine's top prosecutor said radars had detected at least 92 Russian drones that flew within a 5-km radius of the Chernobyl plant's radiation shield.
Source: The Japan Times
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