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Yomiuri EditorialOffshore Wind Power Generation: Could Deploymet in EEZ Offer a Way Forward?
Wind power is essential to Japan’s efforts to expand renewable energy sources as it seeks to deca...
March 23, 2024
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Washington PostOnce in Decline, Indigenous Food Culture in Borneo Thrives Again
KUCHING, Malaysia - The lush jungles of Borneo have always been exciting pantries for those able ...
March 23, 2024
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Washington PostThe Mayor is an Immigrant. His Conservative City Said No to Migrants.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Throngs of people were crossing the southern border. Denver was straini...
March 23, 2024
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Washington PostIn Jerusalem and the West Bank, Ramadan is Marred by Violence and Loss
The war in Gaza has cast a pall over the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and ref...
March 23, 2024
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Associated PressChinese Coast Guard Blasts Philippine Boat with Water Cannon in Disputed Sea for 2nd Time This Month
MANILA (AP) — Two Chinese coast guard ships fired at a Philippine supply boat with water cannon S...
March 23, 2024
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ReutersIsrael Approves New Parcel of West Bank Land for Settlement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Friday declared 800 hectares i...
March 23, 2024
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ReutersMeasles Cases in U.S. Rise to 62 as of Thursday, Says CDC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday the number of measles ca...
March 23, 2024
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ReutersForeign Investment Flows into China Shrink 19.9% in January-February
BEIJING (Reuters) - Foreign investment flows into China shrank 19.9% in January-February from a y...
March 23, 2024
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Associated PressSenate Struggles to Wrap up $1.2 Trillion Funding Package as Partial Shutdown Deadline Nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early mornin...
March 23, 2024
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BasketballMarch Madness Meet the ‘Japanese Steph Curry’: Keisei Tominaga Has Chance to Help Huskers End NCAA Drought
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Even his own Nebraska teammates look at Keisei Tominaga and think he just d...
March 23, 2024
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Travel SpotsEhime: Dogo Onsen Honkan to Raise Bathing Fees in Effort to Preserve Treasure of Matsuyama
MATSUYAMA — Dogo Onsen, a popular bathhouse in Matsuyama which is said to be the oldest hot sprin...
March 23, 2024
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Defense & SecurityMissile Shelters Planned for Small Islands Near Taiwan; Facilities Intended to Protect Okinawa Residents
The Japanese government plans to build underground evacuation shelters capable of accommodating r...
March 23, 2024
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Imperial FamilyImperial Palace Street Opens for Cherry Blossom Viewing; Most Trees Not Yet in Bloom
Visitors to the Imperial Palace’s Inui Street walk in the cold rain to take photos of cherry tree...
March 23, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Considers Punishing 4 Abe Faction Members over Kickbacks; Kishida Escapes Censure
The Liberal Democratic Party is considering taking heavy disciplinary action against four members...
March 23, 2024
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Imperial FamilyJapan Emperor, Empress Offer Words of Support to Victims of Noto Quake; Kind Words Energize, Encourage Residents
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — The Emperor and Empress offered words of encouragement to those living in evac...
March 23, 2024