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General NewsJR Tokaido Line Suspends Services Due to Accident
The JR Tokaido Line suspended its services following an accident involving a person at JR Ofuna s...
August 24, 2024
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Museums76th Shoso-In Exhibition to Showcase 57 Treasures; 10 Items to Make Debut
NARA — The 76th exhibition of Shoso-in treasures will be held from Oct. 26 to Nov. 11, the Nara N...
August 24, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (August 24)
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August 24, 2024
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ElectionsJapan’s LDP Secretary General Motegi Expected to Run to in Party Election; LDP Exec. Said He Will Make Decision Soon
Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has expressed to his...
August 24, 2024
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Associated PressThis Italian Sprinter will Become the First Transgender Woman to Compete at the Paralympics
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Valentina Petrillo fell in love with athletics as a 7-year-old while watchi...
August 24, 2024
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Associated PressAn Iceland Volcano Erupts Again but Spares the Nearby Town of Grindavik for Now
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava continued to spew from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Friday...
August 24, 2024
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Travel SpotsOsaka: Work to Revive Historical Boat Route from Osaka Expo Site to Kyoto Nears Completion
OSAKA — Work to revive a boat route on the Yodo River in Osaka is progressing to coincide with th...
August 24, 2024
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Associated PressWith Their Massive Resources, Corporations could Be Champions of Racial Equity but Often Waver
NEW YORK (AP) — Forward Through Ferguson has made its mark on its community and the St. Louis reg...
August 24, 2024
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Associated PressNew Zealand Official Says Western Neglect of Pacific Islands Let Other Nations Boost Their Influence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Western nations, including the United States and New Zealand, fail...
August 24, 2024
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Associated PressA Baby Evacuated from Gaza Lost an Eye and Most of His Family in the War
CAIRO (AP) — When Mostafa Qadoura was a week old, an Israeli strike on his home in the Gaza Strip...
August 24, 2024
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ElectionsLDP Veteran Ishiba Announces His Candidacy for LDP Presidential Election
Shigeru Ishiba, a former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has announced h...
August 24, 2024
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Associated PressArbitration Hearing between Canadian Railroads and Union Ends with No Decision on Back-to-work Order
TORONTO (AP) — A workers union on Friday threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major freight...
August 24, 2024
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Associated PressRFK Jr. Suspends His Presidential Bid and Backs Donald Trump before Appearing with Him at His Rally
PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for the White House and e...
August 24, 2024
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Associated PressAn Attack at a Festival in a German City Kills 3 People and Wounds at Least 5 Seriously
SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — An attacker with a knife killed three people and seriously wounded at le...
August 24, 2024
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Associated PressReady or Not, Election Season in the US Starts Soon. The First Ballots will Go Out in Just Two Weeks
It might feel like the presidential election is still a long way off. It’s not.
...August 24, 2024