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General NewsTsunami Warning Sends Okinawa Residents, Tourists Rushing to Higher Ground
A major tsunami warning was issued for the main island of Okinawa as well as Miyako Island and ...
April 3, 2024
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General NewsJP Tower Osaka, 39-story Building Complex on West Side of Osaka Station, Now Completed; Commercial Facilities, Hotel Open in Summer
JP Tower Osaka, a 188-meter tall building complex that was under construction on the site of the ...
April 3, 2024
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EnvironmentU.K.’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell 5.4% in 2023
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 5.4% in 2023, government data...
April 3, 2024
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ReutersBiden ‘Outraged’ by Israeli Airstrike That Killed Aid Workers in Gaza
Washington (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was "outraged and heartbroken"...
April 3, 2024
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ScienceYour Dog Understands When You Say ‘Fetch the Ball’
BUDAPEST (AP) — Many dog owners believe their pets understand and respond not only to commands su...
April 3, 2024
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Washington PostU.S. Told Russia That Crocus City Hall Was Possible Target of Attack
More than two weeks before terrorists staged a bloody attack in the suburbs of Moscow, the U.S. g...
April 3, 2024
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Washington Post‘No help here’: Florida Abortion Ruling Leaves Women with Few Options
More than 80,000 women get an abortion in Florida in a typical year - accounting for about 1 in 1...
April 3, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Makes 50 Throws from Approximately 60 Feet; Mookie Betts Hits Major League-Leading Fifth Home Run, Leads Dodgers to 5-4 Victory over Giants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit his major league-leading fifth home run, Freddie Freeman had ...
April 3, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida, Prabowo Agree to Strengthen Japan-Indonesia Ties
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian President-elect Prabowo S...
April 3, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.S. to Pledge Greater ‘Strategic Cooperation’; Joint Statement Eyes Areas Including Security, Technology
Japan and the United States will declare they are “Global partners for the future” and announce a...
April 3, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Shelter Development: There Is Urgent Need to Create Public Protection Systems
As China and North Korea have been expanding their military activities, there is an administrativ...
April 3, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Overseas Revenue of Japanese Companies: Govt Must Devise Ways to Channel Gains to Japan
Revenue earned overseas by Japanese companies is being kept abroad and not sufficiently channeled...
April 3, 2024
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ObituariesKenji Suzuki, Former NHK Announcer, Dies at 95
Former NHK announcer Kenji Suzuki, who gained popularity as the host of culture and information p...
April 3, 2024
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Japan In FocusFetal Monitor Eyed to Enhance Healthcare in Bhutan; Team of Officials Visits Iwate Prefecture Hospital
NINOHE, Iwate — A group of officials from Bhutan, including obstetricians, visited a hospital in ...
April 3, 2024
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Associated PressUkraine Aims Drones at an Oil Refinery and a Drone Factory in its Deepest Strike Yet Inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones attacked one of Russia's biggest oil refineries and a drone...
April 3, 2024