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MLB/ Shohei Ohtani gives up his first homer of the season, then hits a 2-run shot of his own
Shohei Ohtani gave up his first home run of the season when Minnesota’s Byron Buxton took him deep. He promptly answered with ...
Washington says China will not let U.S. government employee leave the country
WASHINGTON--The U.S. State Department said on Monday that the Chinese government had blocked a U.S. Patent and Trademark ...
Yen advances broadly after Japanese election result; U.S. dollar falls
The yen rose across the board on Monday after Japan’s ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house, suggesting the ...
What to know about a vulnerability being exploited on Microsoft SharePoint servers
Microsoft has issued an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in Microsoft’s widely-used SharePoint software that ...
SoftBank and OpenAI’s Stargate aims building small data center by year-end, WSJ reports
Stargate, a multi-billion-dollar effort by ChatGPT’s creator OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle to supercharge the U.S.’ AI ambitions is now setting the more modest goal of building a small data center by ...
In South Korea’s ‘apple county’, farmers beg not to be sacrificed for U.S. trade deal
The apples grown in the South Korean county of Cheongsong in the country’s southeast are so renowned for their flavor that ...
LDP-Komeito coalition more precarious after drubbing at polls
The ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the Upper House election on July 20, ...
INTERVIEW/ Eiji Hashimoto: Nippon Steel chooses U.S., not China, to return to top of industry
Nippon Steel Corp.’s acquisition of U. S. Steel required nerves of steel, which Eiji Hashimoto, the company’s chairman and ...
Duskin offers rescue training facilities for disasters
Duskin Co. has started a rental business that could pay big dividends for firefighters and rescue units seeking real-life ...
Survey: New Shinkansen stations rapidly gain following
Newer stations on Shinkansen lines across Japan are speeding to the head of the line in popularity among passengers for a ...
Sanseito, DPP sharply increase their presence in Upper House
Opposition party Sanseito, which espouses “Japanese First” policies and spouts anti-immigrant rhetoric, made a strong showing ...
Evidence shows Jeju Air pilots shut off less-damaged engine before crash, source says
SEOUL--The South Korea-led investigation into Jeju Air’s fatal plane crash in December has “clear evidence” that pilots shut off the less-damaged engine after a bird strike, a source with knowledge of ...