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Japan In Focus
Tokushima: Virtual Idol Hatsune Miku Joins Live Dancers in Awa Odori
TOKUSHIMA — Digital technology that allows people to perform the Awa Odori dance alongside virtual i...
March 18, 2023
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Defense & Security
Japan Holds Evacuation Simulation for Small Southern Islands with Eye on Possible Taiwan Contingency
NAHA — The central and Okinawa prefectural governments on Friday conducted a simulation drill for th...
March 18, 2023
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Imperial Family
Prince Hitachi to Undergo Ureteral Stone Surgery
Prince Hitachi, 87, will be readmitted to the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Shibuya Ward, Tok...
March 18, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
South Korean Reality Shows Thrive on Romance, but Marriage No Longer Endgame
SEOUL (Reuters) — If South Korea’s big boom in dating and relationship reality TV shows is anything ...
March 18, 2023
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General News
3 People Found Dead in Nagano House Fire
NAGANO — Three people were found dead in a fire at a two-story wooden house in Nagano City early Sat...
March 18, 2023
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Washington Post
As Settler Violence Surges, Palestinians Say They Have Nowhere to Turn
ZATARA, West Bank – More than two weeks after Israeli settlers rampaged through Palestinian villages...
March 18, 2023
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Washington Post
Daring and Dangerous: the Army’s ‘Thunder Run’ to Oust Saddam Hussein in 2003
Even the chaplain picked up a gun. Fearing their position was about to be overrun, U.S. Army medics...
March 18, 2023
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Politics & Government
Confections, Culture Kept Yoon’s Wife Busy During Japan Visit
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s wife Kim Keon Hee attracted some of the headlines during her stay in Japan...
March 18, 2023
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Baseball
Urías Leads Mexico 5-4 over Puerto Rico, into WBC Semis
MIAMI (AP) — Luis Urías hit the go-ahead single in a three-run seventh inning that fueled Mexico's 5...
March 18, 2023
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Associated Press
Wyoming Governor Signs Measure Prohibiting Abortion Pills
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills...
March 18, 2023
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Companies
Toyota Industries Suspends Forklift Shipments Over Engine Performance Data Fraud
Toyota Industries Corp. has suspended forklift shipments due to the fraudulent substitution of perfo...
March 18, 2023
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Political Cartoons
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March 18, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Cambodia: Hopes High for New Logistics Hub
Locally owned KLP.T Transportation Co.’s new multipurpose port and logistics center just east of Kam...
March 18, 2023
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Travel Spots
Oita: Popular Horse-Drawn Carriage Tours Restart
YUFU, Oita — Tsuji horse-drawn carriage tours, a popular attraction in the Yufuin hot spring area of...
March 18, 2023
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Associated Press
Turkey’s President Says He Will Back Finland’s NATO Bid
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move f...
March 18, 2023