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2024-03-19 13:11:00
After the Bank of Japan decided to end its negative interest rate policy, the yen depreciated to the upper 149 yen level to the dollar in the Tokyo foreign exchange market. When the Bank of Japan decided to end its negative interest rate policy at its monetary policy meeting, there was a widespread perception in the market that the decision was within the range that had been expected. With the view that the Bank of Japan will continue to maintain an accommodative financial environment, there is a growing trend to sell yen and buy dollars.
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2024-03-19 12:55:00
Tamawashi, a Mongolian native who has won two sumo championships, has acquired Japanese citizenship, which is necessary in order to become a master sumo wrestler in the future.
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2024-03-19 12:50:00
In order to prevent death from overwork, the government has drawn up an outline of countermeasures, but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced that regulations will be thoroughly enforced in response to restrictions on overtime work starting next month in the construction industry, transportation industry, and medical professions. We presented a draft review that included things to do.
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2024-03-19 12:35:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, said that the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee meeting held until the 18th did not lead to clarifying the actual situation, and six people, including senior members of the Abe faction, were removed from the budget committee. They agreed to request that witnesses be subpoenaed at the meeting.
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2024-03-19 12:22:00
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested that the National Police Agency issue an order to return the passports of the former representatives of the company who went overseas after a watch entrusted to a company operating the luxury watch sharing service "Toke Match" was sold without permission. Interviews with investigators revealed that the request was made to We plan to make international arrangements in the future.
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2024-03-19 11:45:00
The US government has announced that next month, in conjunction with Prime Minister Kishida's visit to the US, President Marcos of the Philippines will also be invited to hold the first summit meeting between the US, Japan, and the Philippines. The aim appears to be to strengthen security cooperation with China, which is accelerating its maritime expansion.
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2024-03-19 11:41:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa, who is visiting New York in the United States, announced that he and the United States will submit a resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for the prohibition of deploying nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction in outer space regarding nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. I made it.
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2024-03-19 10:09:00
American semiconductor giant Nvidia has announced a new semiconductor for AI. It is said that it will be able to improve the learning and response performance of generative AI, whose use is rapidly expanding worldwide, and development competition in this field is likely to become even more intense.
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2024-03-19 09:50:00
The government approved a bill at a cabinet meeting on the 19th to introduce a system called ``Japanese DBS'' to check whether people who work with children have a history of sexual crimes. The mainstay of this service is the ability to inquire about criminal records for up to 20 years.
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2024-03-19 09:20:00
On the 22nd of this month, Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress will visit the cities of Wajima and Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, which were severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and visit the people affected by the disaster.
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2024-03-19 08:30:00
The Los Angeles Times, an American newspaper, published a special edition about Shohei Ohtani ahead of the Dodgers' opening game in the Major Leagues, giving us a sense of the local expectations for him.
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2024-03-19 08:29:00
US President Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and a group of senior Israeli officials expressed concern about the Israeli military's ground operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and discussed plans to replace the large-scale operation. We requested that a team be sent to Washington.
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