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U.S. Economic Growth Remains Robust, No Matter How You Slice It: The U.S. economy grew 3.4% in the fourth quarter of 2023, up from previous GDP estimates ...
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U.S. Economic Growth Remains Robust, No Matter How You Slice It
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Stock market surge rewards S&P 500 with best start since 2019: A robust quarter for the tech and financial sectors boosted the S&P to its best quarter since 2019 ...
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Stock market surge rewards S&P 500 with best start since 2019
Quick Glance: Strong Gains for Dow Jones and Nasdaq in First Quarter of 2024
  • The stock market wrapped up the first quarter on an upswing, driven by investors' optimism about the state of the economy.

  • The S&P 500 gained 10.8 percent in the first quarter, while the Nasdaq surged by 10.9 percent.

  • Analysts viewed the Dow Jones Industrial Average's respectable first quarter gain of 5.5 percent as a positive sign that the current rally isn't solely dependent on Big Tech.

  • The Dow closed at 39,807 and the S&P 500 at 5,254, both with marginal daily gains, while the Nasdaq fell 0.1 percent to close at 16,379.
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Japanese city to allow kids to miss 3 days of school per year for more family time - The Mainichi
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Japanese city to allow kids to miss 3 days of school per year for more ...
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“Shōgun” series: Japan without Western clichés: The new adaptation of the series “Shōgun” with mostly Japanese actors aims to avoid the West’s entrenched ...
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“Shōgun” series: Japan without Western clichés
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Kobayashi Pharma confirms 5th death linked to its supplements - The Mainichi: OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday that it has confirmed a ...
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Kobayashi Pharma confirms 5th death linked to its supplements - The ...
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Rebuilding Baltimore’s Key Bridge will likely take years, experts say: The original construction took five years and cost $316 million in today’s dollars.
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Rebuilding Baltimore’s Key Bridge will likely take years, experts say
Quick Glance: Survivors of Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Workers in Their Cars
  • Julio Cervantes survived bridge collapse, others missing or dead

  • Construction workers were in their cars when ship hit bridge

  • Two bodies found, four missing, presumed dead

  • President Biden promises bridge reconstruction
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Japan's Feb. factory output falls 0.1% on weak auto sector - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's industrial output in February fell 0.1 percent from the ...
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Japan's Feb. factory output falls 0.1% on weak auto sector - The Mainichi
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Bernese dialect: Stuwi Aebersold (formerly Phon Roll) has a new band: Stuwi Aebersold was a guitarist with Phon Roll. Together with Züri West they provided the ...
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Bernese dialect: Stuwi Aebersold (formerly Phon Roll) has a new band
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Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans, AP-NORC poll shows
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Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from ...
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Satire TV show strikes a generation-spanning chord in Japan: 'Extremely Inappropriate' uses a time-traveling protagonist to humorously highlight the gap between ...
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Satire TV show strikes a generation-spanning chord in Japan
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 101-year-old locomotive retires in Kumamoto Prefecture - The Mainichi
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 101-year-old locomotive retires in ...
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Itochu and BCG team on AI-powered business consulting in Japan: TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu and U.S.-based Boston Consulting Group will start a joint ...
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Itochu and BCG team on AI-powered business consulting in Japan
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Conjoined twin who shot to fame in 1996, now married: Conjoined twin Abby Hensel, is married. According to news reports from a number of international media ...
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Conjoined twin who shot to fame in 1996, now married
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‘Oppenheimer’ Draws Praise in Japan After Long-Delayed Release: As the film arrives eight months late, some Japanese wish it depicted the atomic bombs’ aftermath ...
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‘Oppenheimer’ Draws Praise in Japan After Long-Delayed Release
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Jeff Mills’ trippy techno odyssey comes to Tokyo: The influential techno artist's multimedia 'cosmic opera' features vocals by '80s avant-pop diva Jun Togawa.
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Jeff Mills’ trippy techno odyssey comes to Tokyo
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Rights Infringement by AI: Intellectual Property Laws Essential to Respect Human Effort, Creativity
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Rights Infringement by AI: Intellectual Property Laws Essential to Respect ...
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Benikoji Supplement Likely Caused Renal Failure in 2 Japanese Women, Doctor Says; Supplement Users Urged to Get Checked
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Benikoji Supplement Likely Caused Renal Failure in 2 Japanese Women ...
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Rare Okinawa flying fox back in the wild after brush with death: The fruit bats of Okinawa's Daito islands are a designated national natural monument whose image ...
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Rare Okinawa flying fox back in the wild after brush with death
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Japan Eyes Improving 16 Airports, Seaports to Boost Defense; Would Enable Access by Self-Defense Forces and Coast Guard
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Japan Eyes Improving 16 Airports, Seaports to Boost Defense; Would Enable ...
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Indoor pets caused 54 fires over 10 years in Japan; group calls for caution - The Mainichi
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Indoor pets caused 54 fires over 10 years in Japan; group calls for ...
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India hydropower provider NHPC secures $130m loan from Japan banks: MUMBAI -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation and other lenders agreed Thursday to ...
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India hydropower provider NHPC secures $130m loan from Japan banks
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Japan Virtual Campus — Learning without borders: University courses with names such as Challenges and Prospects of Cross-Cultural Communication in Japan; How to ...
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Japan Virtual Campus — Learning without borders
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Japan's renewed push for homegrown airliner faces turbulent path: TOKYO -- Japan's new effort to develop a next-generation airliner by 2035 will seek to ...
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Japan's renewed push for homegrown airliner faces turbulent path
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Toyota domestic sales drop for 2nd month in Feb. on data scandals - The Mainichi: NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its domestic sales declined ...
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Toyota domestic sales drop for 2nd month in Feb. on data scandals - The ...
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Williams will have two cars but still no spare in Japan: Williams are confident they will be back up to strength with two cars at next week's Japanese Grand ...
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Williams will have two cars but still no spare in Japan
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Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in cholesterol supplement scare: TOKYO: A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing ...
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Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in cholesterol supplement scare
Quick Glance: Two Deaths, 100 Hospitalisations in Japan Supplement Scare
  • Two deaths and over 100 hospitalisations in Japan have been linked to dietary supplements intended to lower cholesterol.

  • Japanese government is investigating after the recall of over-the-counter tablets by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical due to kidney complaints.

  • Affected products include various health tablets, a rose-coloured sparkling sake, salad dressing, bread, and miso paste used in traditional dishes.

  • The Health Minister urged the company to provide information promptly and instructed local authorities to collect data on health damage nationwide.
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MLB pulls plug on clubs' ties with NPB teams: The order has also forced MLB clubs to sever ties with pro teams from Mexico, Taiwan and South Korea.
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MLB pulls plug on clubs' ties with NPB teams
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Proactive Pacifism, Arms Exports, and Japan’s Quest to Be ‘One of the Good Guys’: The Kishida administration’s decision to export advanced fighter jets is part ...
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Proactive Pacifism, Arms Exports, and Japan’s Quest to Be ‘One of the Good ...
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More Companies Use Alumni Networks to Rehire, Work with Former Employees
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More Companies Use Alumni Networks to Rehire, Work with Former Employees
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Enjoy a healthier hanami this year with tips from a Tokyo dietitian: When spring arrives in Japan, there is a noticeable shift in the energy of the people ...
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Enjoy a healthier hanami this year with tips from a Tokyo dietitian
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Bitchu Matsuyama Castle: The highest fortress in Japan: Nestled near the peak of Mount Gagyu, at an impressive elevation of 430 meters, lies the awe-inspiring ...
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Bitchu Matsuyama Castle: The highest fortress in Japan
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Japan nappy maker shifts from babies to adults: Since 2011, sales of adult nappies have outpaced those for infants in Japan as its population ages.
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Japan nappy maker shifts from babies to adults
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Influencers — Japan’s secret weapon to promote niche tourism spots: Followers' trust in — and reliance on — social media for travel info, even when the content ...
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Influencers — Japan’s secret weapon to promote niche tourism spots
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VOL.21 - SEASONAL GUIDE - THE BEST OF JAPAN | The Japan Times
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VOL.21 - SEASONAL GUIDE - THE BEST OF JAPAN | The Japan Times
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Japan unveils plans for next-generation passenger plane project: Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the next ...
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Japan unveils plans for next-generation passenger plane project
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Cronulla riots had Connor O’Leary hiding his heritage. Now he’s loud, proud and Olympics-bound
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Cronulla riots had Connor O’Leary hiding his heritage. Now he’s loud ...
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New HIV carriers in Japan up for the first time in seven years: The health ministry attributed the rise to a recovery in the number of HIV test takers after a ...
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New HIV carriers in Japan up for the first time in seven years