When cinemas across the country reopened after the first wave of the pandemic last year, it was films from the south that kicked off the box office revival for Pan-Indian film exhibitors in addition to bringing back a large number of spectators in cinemas. by Vijay Master, which has been …
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games countdown has started and Japan prepares to host the event from July 23. The International Olympic Committee says organizers have done their best to safely organize spectatorless matches while the coronavirus pandemic is in place. One of Japan’s top business leaders says, âTokyo Olympics economic losses …
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(NEXSTAR) – The Deutschland team takes a stand. German gymnasts launched new competition uniforms ahead of their first event at the Olympics, designed to combat what the German Gymnastics Federation previously called âsexualization in gymnasticsâ. The team, which previously wore more common leotards in previous matches, will now be decked …
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Hege Riise says she will change the Great Britain squad for their second Olympic game against hosts Japan on Saturday, although she knows a win will ensure progress to the knockout stage. Ellen White scored a brace to help Team GB defeat Chile in Game 1, while Japan drew with …
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Tokyo is no stranger to the delayed Olympics. The 1940 Games were postponed due to this small affair of a world war, while the 2020 Summer Games were postponed due to a once-in-a-century pandemic. Still, if you’ve been to Tokyo in the past few years, or lived there for a …
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TOKYO – The KSL Olympic team arrived in Japan, and what a journey it was for everyone to get there. The journey to Tokyo began with a familiar sight – the COVID-19 testing. One 96 hours before departure, then another at 72 hours. With negative results, the team headed to …
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Toyota will not air any Olympic-themed TV commercials on Japanese television networks in light of rising Covid-19 infections and increasingly polarized public sentiment in the host country of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics , AP News reported. This despite the fact that the automaker is one of the main commercial sponsors …
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REUTERS A sharp rise in new coronavirus infections due to the highly contagious Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccination rates has prompted governments to make 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines mandatory for health workers and others high risk groups. A growing number of countries are also stipulating that a …
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The move comes on top of growing resentment against the Summer Games. Auto maker Toyota will not broadcast any Olympic Games-themed commercials on Japanese television. The news comes days before the kick-off of the world sporting event on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda and other executives …
Read More »Live Updates: Tokyo Olympics: NPR
Toyota, Panasonic and other major Japanese companies are distancing themselves from the Tokyo Olympics despite spending millions to sponsor the Games. Here, guidelines can be seen on the floor inside the National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Noriko Hayashi / Bloomberg via Getty …
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Jakarta (AFP) Indonesia, Iran and France suffered an alarming increase in coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as governments rushed to vaccinate populations in a bid to overtake the highly contagious variant of the Delta which is wreaking havoc around the world whole. The new cases come as the Olympics official on …
Read More »Japan’s tech funk – Taipei Times
Two Tokyo Olympics Show Long Arc of Japan’s Tech Decline When Tokyo last hosted the Olympics in 1964, the unveiling of a high-speed train capable of reaching the unlikely speed of 210 kilometers per hour heralded the dawn of a high-tech era. in Japan. Within a decade and a half, …
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TOKYO, July 20 (Reuters) – Foreign journalists covering the Tokyo Olympics were surprised to learn that what they thought was a chance to report outside of their media “bubble” turned out to be a social distancing tourist visit. Hoping to get out and report on Tokyo beyond the Games, they …
Read More »How to Watch Olympic Softball: Schedule, TV Channel, Time, FREE Live Stream for Team USA, more
The United States faces Italy for the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic softball program at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, July 20 (7/20/2021) at 11 p.m. ET. Softball is one of the sports that begins before the official Olympic ceremonies on Friday. Six teams will compete against each …
Read More »Japanese team Nippon TV & UK Outfit Envision on an east-west list – deadline
EXCLUSIVE: In an intriguing partnership that signals the continuing trend of high-profile international collaborations in the film and television industry, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment company Nippon TV is teaming up with London-based premium media company Envision Entertainment to form a common list. The first will be a series inspired by …
Read More »Olympic Sponsor Toyota Removes Games-Related TV Ads in Japan | World
By YURI KAGEYAMA Business Writer AP TOKYO (AP) – Toyota will not broadcast any Olympic-themed commercials on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games, despite being one of the IOC’s main commercial sponsors. The extraordinary decision from the country’s largest automaker underlines just how polarizing the Games have become in Japan …
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TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota will not air Olympics-related TV commercials in Japan amid lackluster public support for the Olympics, two-thirds of Japanese people doubt organizers can secure the Games safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a local media survey. Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) general …
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HEALTH FDA recalls asthma drug The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday ordered a recall of a batch of a prescription drug used to treat severe asthma, due to a potential quality defect. The recall of Nucala Solution for Injection is due to be completed by August 8, after a …
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Japanese company Neurowear makes a new version of its Necomimi headband, a portable device that reads your brain waves to … move robotic cat ears. You can think of them as a mood ring for nerds and uh, anyone who feels like replaying Cats (2019). Necomimi comes from Japanese words …
Read More »‘Freedom Day’ in England despite warnings as virus rises around the world
London (AFP) Virtually all pandemic restrictions were lifted in England on Monday, but ‘Freedom Day’ has sparked deep concern from scientists as coronavirus cases escalate across the country – and around the world. Fueled by the more infectious Delta variant, cases are increasing in Asia-Pacific, parts of Africa and Europe, …
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What is that? The British and Irish Lions face world champions South Africa in the first test at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town. The Lions will have had five warm-up games to prepare for this game – six if you include the pre-Tour game against Japan at Murrayfield – …
Read More »Latest coronavirus: Singapore battles fish market outbreaks as new cases climb to 325 in one week
New York State reported more than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 in one day for the first time since mid-May, as cases increased due to slowing vaccination rates, the spread of Delta variant and relaxation of social measures. Authorities reported 1,156 new positive cases, representing a positivity rate of 1.39% …
Read More »Downloading Over 50,000 Movies In One Second: What Japan’s 319 Tbps Internet Speed Means | World news
Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has reportedly set a new world record for the world’s fastest internet speed at 319 terabytes per second. This is almost double the last record for the fastest internet speed in the world held by researchers at the University College of London. …
Read More »Tokyo Love Story actress Honami Suzuki divorces husband for 23 years, Entertainment News & Top Stories
TOKYO – Japanese actress Honami Suzuki, known for her role in the classic television series Tokyo Love Story (1991), has divorced her husband, comedian Takaaki Ishibashi. Ishibashi, 59, dropped the bomb Friday night (July 16) when he uploaded a 50-second video to his YouTube channel. He and Suzuki, 54, announced …
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Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Hajj reduced Pilgrims are starting to arrive in the holy city of Mecca for the second reduced hajj held during the coronavirus pandemic, circling Islam’s holiest site in masks and on distant paths. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is only allowing …
Read More »Japan creates consultation app for foreign interns
Japan’s Ministry of Labor and other entities have jointly developed a smartphone app that allows overseas technical trainees to seek advice about their working environment. Japan has a system designed to enable interns from developing countries to acquire skills, technology and expertise while working in the country. At the end …
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Read More »Today’s coronavirus news: first case of COVID-19 in the Olympic Games athletes’ village in Tokyo; Ontario Reports 176 COVID-19 Cases, Three Deaths; Vaccinated visitors unlikely to spread COVID-19 across borders
The last Coronavirus news from Canada and around the world on Saturday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available. 10:31 am: The Tokyo Olympics recorded their first case of coronavirus in the Athletes’ Village, highlighting the risks of infection less than a …
Read More »Top Picks of Cannes 2021 – TV Channels
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CANNES, France, July 17 (Reuters) – A Moroccan film about hip-hop youth in Casablanca, a hero’s tale by Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and a highly imaginative French film featuring sex with a car are featured among the contenders for the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize on Saturday, in one …
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WINGHAM, ONT. – Gray-Bruce added 36 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, leading Ontario in all of the bad categories. âWe have a worrying situation related to the boom in the Delta variant. Public Health Ontario’s ISAT report showed that 99 percent of our cases are Delta cases, âsaid area medical …
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Leaders of Asia-Pacific countries agreed on Friday to step up COVID-19 vaccination sharing as China says it pledged $ 3 billion in international aid to support coronavirus response efforts in developing countries. Virtual retirement for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders including US President Joe Biden, Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime …
Read More »Japan just broke the Internet speed record: 319 terabits per second
How does your internet connection work these days? AT recent conference, Japanese researchers have demonstrated an impressive data transmission rate of 319 terabits per second (Tb / s). Remarkably, the transmission was performed over a long distance (3001 km / 1864 miles) and using technology already available today. Image credits: …
Read More »Tokyo Olympics: How silent rebel Naomi Osaka is changing Japan
Osaka to return to tennis after two-month hiatus from Olympics Naomi Osaka tells a story. He’s from Florida, where the world’s best young tennis players come together and compete against each other. Osaka, around 10, was getting ready for a game at the prestigious Orange Bowl tournament. Preparing within earshot …
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The last: The head of the World Health Organization says he hopes for better cooperation and better access to data from China in researching the origins of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said accessing raw data has been a challenge for the team of international experts who …
Read More »Olympic chief says Covid-19 virus “works” as Japan registers high number of no. of |
Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Thursday said the Tokyo Games’ anti-virus rules “are working” as the Japanese capital recorded its highest number of new infections since January. With just over a week to go until Tokyo 2020 opens for mostly behind-the-scenes events, organizers insist they can be safely held as …
Read More »Uniqlo owner cuts profit forecast on new COVID-19 curbs
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NEW DELHI (AP) – It started in February with a tweet from pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, damaging an already troubled relationship between the government and Twitter. In order to contain the backlash, officials …
Read More »Coronavirus live: riots hamper medical services in Covid-ravaged South Africa; record cases in Indonesia and Vietnam | World news
Reuters reports: Macron this week announced sweeping measures to tackle a rapid rise in new coronavirus infections, including mandatory vaccination of health workers and new health card rules for the general public. In doing so, it went further than most other European countries, as the highly contagious Delta variant sparks …
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Read More »Japanese panel calls for 3% increase in average minimum wage
TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) – A subcommittee of Japan’s Ministry of Labor on Wednesday recommended that the national average minimum wage be raised from around 3% to nearly $ 8.50 an hour this fiscal year, said a government official. His recommendation follows repeated calls by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to …
Read More »20 miles. Japan’s FY20 yen virus stimulus packages have yet to be used
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Jake Lever sorted 3,200 scientific articles to create his website, which compiles the latest Covid research © FT montage Jake Lever spotted a gap in the market midway through two years of postdoctoral research in the bioengineering department at Stanford University. Noticing last April that his colleagues were struggling to …
Read More »ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith apologizes for comments on Shohei Ohtani
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith apologized on Monday for his comments on Shohei Ohtani after receiving backlash for criticizing the Angels star’s use of an interpreter to speak to the media. “Let me apologize right now,” Smith said in a tweet. âAs I watch things unfold, let me say that …
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The current Covid-19 pandemic has been difficult for us. As well as affecting our health, it has also wreaked havoc in various industries – the hospitality industry is one of them. Several hotels and restaurants have been forced to close due to the continued decline in sales. However, many restaurants …
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Dozens of companies across Tokyo have decided that the cost to their business is greater than any loosely enforced financial penalty. They will continue to sell drinks and close after 8 p.m. during the Games. There is no punishment for drinkers, no stay-at-home order, and no police to break up …
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From reality TV to the third Olympics in a row, judoka Ashley McKenzie’s journey has always been unconventional – and that’s how he likes it. The 31-year-old from Camberley was selected among six judokas to represent the GB team at Tokyo 2020, after making his Olympic debut in London 2012 …
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The Matilas have officially arrived in Japan for their pre-game training camp in Nara, with Elise Kellond-Knight speaking to the media ahead of their final tune-up. âThe process actually went pretty well and everyone looks pretty fresh today,â Kellond-Knight said of the Matilda’s transition from Sweden to Japan. “Japan is …
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Ena, Japan (CNN) – “Have you seen Mr. Orange Farmer?” my neighbor asked, in Japanese. She was standing outside my front door, huddled under a small umbrella in the rain on a Wednesday afternoon. I was eating my lunch. I did not see him. She looked around as if he …
Read More »Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario theaters facing “arbitrary and unreasonable” reopening restrictions; Tokyo records most virus cases in two months
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Read More »Yukoners to watch Olympics on TV after scrapping Tokyo plans
Sharon Shorty and Derek Yap were all ready – Shorty had pins to trade, Yap was eager to see old friends in Japan, and they were both more than ready to cheer on Canadian athletes. But spectators are now banned from the Tokyo Olympics, and the Whitehorse couple have therefore …
Read More »2020 Olympics: who did it for the US team in 3×3?
Hello everyone, here is another article on the 2020 Olympics in general and basketball, but it is not on a single subject. I have three of them, one on fans going to games and the other two on 3×3 basketball. No fans are allowed at the Tokyo Olympics Yesterday, the …
Read More »Toyota and Mitsubishi Chemical use IBM quantum computer
Nikkei has learned that a group of Japanese companies, including Tokyo-Toyota, have started using IBM quantum computers and are looking for new ways to apply next-generation computers for industrial purposes. Toyota, Mitsubishi Chemical and 10 other companies plan to jointly use quantum computers for commercial purposes. One possibility is to …
Read More »Japanese Olympics official suffocates over ticket cancellations
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese official choked on tears on Friday as he apologized for the cancellation of Olympic tickets, a moment that crystallized the country’s pain to see the Tokyo 2020 Games eclipsed by a worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tokyo 2020 ticket sales manager Hidenori Suzuki’s emotional display …
Read More »Kenya team set to arrive in Japan at 7:03 p.m. Tokyo time: standard sport
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Read More »San Diego Olympians respond to fan ban from Tokyo games
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Read More »Tokyo to enter new state of emergency for six weeks
Prime Minister Suga announced Thursday that Tokyo will enter its fourth Covid-19 state of emergency on Monday, July 12. Kyodo News reports. The restrictions are expected to last until August 22 – two weeks after the end of the Tokyo Olympics. The move comes after a recent spike in infections …
Read More »Ohtani reaches 32nd HR, breaks Matsui’s Japanese batting record – KVEO-TV
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Read More »WATCH: Jordan Thompson Road to Tokyo Media Session
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If you think we have a lot of Nigerian creatives in the country, wait and see how many Nigerians in the diaspora are conquering the world one design at a time. One of those talents is UK-based fashion designer Oluwagbemisola Okunlola, whose specialty in making stunning wedding dresses is slowly …
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Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and sister streaming service Peacock are joining forces in a major way, the two companies announced on Tuesday. Starting in 2022, all films in the Universal Empire will release Peacock no later than four months after their theatrical release. This speeds up what is traditionally referred …
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What was said? Mikitani posted on Twitter (via Google Translate): âAs a club sponsor and tour organizer, I am so sorry that the FCB players have made discriminatory remarks. “Since Rakuten endorsed Barca’s philosophy and sponsored the club, such statements are unacceptable under any circumstances and will officially protest the …
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Heritage. This is something that Wallabies have struggled to imprint on the minds of young boys and girls for years. Losing does that. But ahead of Wednesday night’s opening test against France at Suncorp Stadium, it’s the change in rhetoric coming from Wallabies captain Michael Hooper that could see a …
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Japan’s vaccination efforts are gaining momentum now after a slow start, and that’s good news for retailers, EY’s Nobuko Kobayashi said. “Vaccination, finally, is gaining momentum in Japan. Government says anyone who wants to be vaccinated can be by October, November,” Kobayashi, head of strategy execution, said on Friday. Asia-Pacific …
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Shortly after the first Olympic campaigns finally began to appear in Japanese prime-time TV slots in early summer, advertising giant Dentsu told investors it expected a huge windfall of $ 800 million. Unfortunately for the company – historically considered to be one of the most powerful in Japan – the …
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Legend of the white cat Photo: Screenshot of iQiyi Masako Furuichi, a Japanese teacher at Peking University’s School of Foreign Languages, was shocked when she saw the title of her student’s thesis: Japanese anime began to decline. She felt that Chinese anime has shaken the status of Japanese animation in …
Read More »Singapore table tennis player was in Olympics interview with Japanese cameraman who tested positive for COVID-19
SINGAPORE: A table tennis player and team manager from Singapore participated in a pre-Olympic interview attended by a Japanese cameraman who later tested positive for COVID-19. The national team departed for Japan on June 27 and are based in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, as they prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. …
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TOKYO – Managing a diverse workforce is like coaching football in Brazil, says the head of a small Japanese auto parts supplier looking to establish himself as a pioneer in supporting foreigners in a country that tends to see them as guest workers rather than residents. âBrazilian football is strong …
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FAST & FURIOUS 9 roared in theaters this week with Vin Diesel and bringing back two “dead” characters. But can you watch Fast 9 full movie online? Is it legal? Is âF9â on HBO Max or Netflix? Can you watch “Fast And Furious 9” at home? Nature’s on the mend …
Read More »Japanese scientists reuse antimalarial drug to fight Covid
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Despite threats from Covid-19, the British & Irish Lions Tour in South Africa is scheduled to take place on July 3. The tour was reduced to eight games, plus a June 26 pre-tour game against Japan which saw the Lions start their campaign on a level playing field with a …
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Japanese boxing champion Naoya Inoue has responded to the online feud between Filipino champions John Riel Casimero and Nonito Donaire Jr., particularly over allegations that Casimero escaped drug testing. Inoue has a problem with Casimero, especially after Casimero hit him on the internet for allegedly dodging him. “Casimero will not …
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The rapid spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus across much of the world is thwarting plans by many countries to lift lockdowns and reopen economies, a major setback to efforts to contain the global Covid-19 pandemic. The spread of the variant has accentuated a likely feature of a …
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TOKYO – (AP) – Asian stocks were mostly down on Thursday as investors waited for closely watched US jobs for indications of how the recovery from the pandemic is unfolding. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.5% early in the session to 28,660.33, while South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.4% to 3,283.57. …
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Canadian Solar Inc. CSIQ has further extended its footprint in the renewable energy space in Japan after receiving an 86 megawatt peak (MWp) contract at the country’s 8th solar energy auction. This contract includes three projects that are expected to enter commercial operation between 2024 and 2026. All of these …
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Facebook posts: “Japan has banned all clothing (Black Lives Matter) from the Olympics. Nobody can kneel down or raise their fists during the hymns either.” PolitiFact’s decision: Half true Here’s why: Protests by athletes at sporting events have long been a matter of contention in the eyes of the public; …
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TOKYO: Tokyo tattoo artist Ichi Hatano’s usual activities declined during the pandemic, but now he wants to extract a new stream of income from the first crypto art exhibition in Japan. Hatano’s ink featuring Japanese folk creatures was especially popular with foreign visitors until Japan closed its borders to tourists …
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DETROIT (AP) – Although General Motors will build Honda’s first two all-electric vehicles for North America, the Japanese automaker plans to change course and manufacture its own later this decade. Company officials say they’re developing their own EV architecture, and after two GM-made EVs go on sale in 2024, Honda …
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LAS VEGAS – (AP) – Former three-weight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko made a successful return to the ring, stopping Japanese veteran Masayoshi Nakatani in his ninth round on Saturday night. With Nakatani’s left eye shut after eight devastating rounds, Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) used a flurry of lefts to finish …
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JAKARTA – From claypot to curry and mie ayam, the 155,000 Instagram followers of the Japanese Embassy in Indonesia usually know what local dish Ambassador Kenji Kanasugi ate for lunch. The former head of North Korean affairs in Tokyo has been involved in promoting Japan since arriving in Jakarta in …
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