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Washington Post
Trump Arrives in New York, Where He Is Set to Be Arraigned Tuesday amid Tight Security
Amid extraordinarily tight security, former president Donald Trump on Monday returned to New York - ...
April 4, 2023
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Reuters
As Japan ages, young Indonesians train to fill caregiver jobs
JAKARTA, April 4 (Reuters) - Speaking in Japanese and bowing, 24-year-old Siti Maesaroh offers a tra...
April 4, 2023
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Coronavirus
Japan to Ease Border Controls for Visitors from China Wednesday
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will not require from Wednesday visitors from mainland China to submit a ...
April 4, 2023
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Associated Press
Jailed US Reporter’s Defense Appeals His Arrest in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Lawyers representing an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal arrested in Russ...
April 4, 2023
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Associated Press
Trump Returns to New York to Face Historic Criminal Charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to New York on Monday to face his historic bo...
April 4, 2023
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Defense & Security
China Coast Guard Ships in Japan Waters for over 80 Hrs
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Chinese coast guard ships left Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in Oki...
April 4, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan Hopes Foreign Minister’s China Visit Will Lead to Reciprocal Visits by Leaders
BEIJING — Japan and China made no clear progress Sunday in talks between Foreign Minister Yoshimasa...
April 4, 2023
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General News
Plastic Box from Tsunami-hit Town Found on Okinawa Prefecture Island, 2,200 km Away
A plastic box found on the shore of Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture is believed to have been car...
April 4, 2023
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Defense & Security
Japan Plans Military Aid for 4 Countries Under New Framework
The government plans to announce in the near future operational guidelines for a new framework to pr...
April 3, 2023
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Obituaries
Award-winning Musician Sakamoto Dies at 71
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ryuichi Sakamoto, an Academy Award-winning Japanese musician who composed music...
April 3, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Ukraine Seeks ‘game-changer’ Drone Fleet in Hundreds of Thousands
KYIV (Reuters) — At an unassuming industrial estate in northern Ukraine, two former Microsoft execut...
April 3, 2023
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Washington Post
At a Maryland Temple, Multiple Ethnic Strands Are Bound by Thailand
At her Thai Buddhist temple in Silver Spring, Maytinee Pramawat went to a closet filled with gilded ...
April 3, 2023
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Markets
Tokyo Stocks Climb Further on Cooler U.S. Inflation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks gained further ground Monday, with sentiment brightened by a slowd...
April 3, 2023
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Politics & Government
China Calls on Japan to Not Join U.S. ‘Encirclement’
BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has called on Japan, with which China will this year mar...
April 3, 2023
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Obituaries
Ryuichi Sakamoto Transcended Borders, Genres with His Music
The death of Ryuichi Sakamoto on March 28, which was announced Sunday, has reverberated across the g...
April 3, 2023