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General NewsTokyo’s Morning Temperature Reaches 35°C; Extreme Heat Continues on Monday in Kanto, Tokai Regions
The Kanto and Tokai regions saw temperatures rise from Monday morning, and by 9:40 a.m., recorded...
July 8, 2024
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Associated PressPersistent Heat Wave in the US Shatters New Records, Causes Deaths in the West and Grips the East
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across th...
July 8, 2024
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Associated PressIsraeli Protesters Block Highways, Call for Cease-fire to Return Hostages 9 Months into War in Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blo...
July 8, 2024
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Associated PressTo a Defiant Biden, the 2024 Race Is Up to the Voters, Not to Democrats on Capitol Hill
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To a defiant President Joe Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public —...
July 8, 2024
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Associated PressFrench Vote Gives Leftists Most Seats over Far Right, but Leaves Hung Parliament and Deadlock
PARIS (AP) — A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative electio...
July 8, 2024
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ReutersLeft Leads French Election in Blow to Le Pen’s Far Right and Macron
PARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - French political parties faced a daunting task to put together a govern...
July 8, 2024
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Crime & CourtsForgery And Sale Of My Number Cards Becoming More Common; Backed By Foreign Crime Rings, Fraudsters Print Fake Cards At Home
In recent years, an ongoing problem has emerged in Japan: the continuing appearance of fraudulent...
July 8, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake‘Mini-Kasumigaseki’ Task Force in Full Operation for Quake Reconstruction in Noto; Task Force Inspired by Success of ‘K9’ for Kumamoto Quake Recovery Efforts
A government task force in charge of reconstruction efforts following the Noto Peninsula Earthqua...
July 8, 2024
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ElectionsTokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Wins Third Straight Term; Voters Respond to Achievements in Child Care, Education
Incumbent Yuriko Koike was certain to win the Tokyo gubernatorial election on Sunday, in which th...
July 7, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s Defense Ministry to Punish Top Bureaucrats over ‘Power Harassment,’ After More Than 200 SDF Members Disciplined
The Defense Ministry is determined to impose disciplinary measures on senior bureaucrats, such as...
July 7, 2024
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ElectionsTokyo Governor’s Election Sees 34.12％ Turnout as of 6 P.M., Up 0.38 Percentage Point From Previous Race in 2020
Voter turnout for the Tokyo gubernatorial election was estimated at 34.12% as of 6 p.m. Sunday, u...
July 7, 2024
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Reuters‘Miracles’ and Hope: Stampede Spotlights India’s Craze for Godmen
BAHADURNAGAR (Reuters) - Just a pat on the back by preacher "Bhole Baba" and Ramkumari said a sto...
July 7, 2024
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ReutersNew U.K. Leader Starmer Declares Rwanda Deportation Plan ‘Dead and Buried’
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would scrap a co...
July 7, 2024
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Defense & SecurityFatal MSDF Helicopter Collision Caused by Lack of Coordination Between Officers, Panel Said to Conclude
A Maritime Self-Defense Force panel has concluded that the collision between two MSDF patrol heli...
July 7, 2024
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Crime & CourtsUnification Church in Tough Position 2 Yrs after Abe Shooting
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—As Monday marks the second anniversary of the fatal shooting of former Japanes...
July 7, 2024