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Ear Festival Held at Oyama Shrine in Hiroshima Pref.
HIROSHIMA — An annual festival to pray for ear health was held at Oyama Shrine in Onomichi, Hiroshi...
March 7, 2023
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Reuters
Japan Destroys New Rocket in Space after Second-Stage Engine Failure
TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Japan said it had destroyed a new medium-lift rocket it launched into spa...
March 7, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Seoul’s Plan Must Be Used as Opportunity to Improve Japan-ROK Relations
With Tokyo-Seoul relations at a stalemate, the South Korean government has finally proposed a plan t...
March 7, 2023
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Washington Post
Former White House Official Killed after Business Jet Hit Turbulence
A former White House and international development official was killed last week after the business ...
March 7, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
System to Protect against Disaster Needs to Be Established in Normal Times
More than 700 cultural properties designated and registered by the government were damaged in the 20...
March 7, 2023
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Washington Post
Trudeau Orders Probe of Alleged Chinese Interference in Canadian Election
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that he would appoint an independent special rap...
March 7, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan to Limit Refugee Status Applications
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government Tuesday adopted a bill designed to limit the number of ...
March 7, 2023
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Washington Post
D.C. Council Chairman Tries to Pull Crime Code Bill before Senate Vote
The Senate this week plans to vote on whether to block D.C.'s overhaul of its century-old criminal c...
March 7, 2023
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Washington Post
Judy Heumann, Unyielding Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 75
Judy Heumann, who spent decades advocating for the inherent dignity of people with disabilities, cam...
March 7, 2023
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General News
World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go to Accept New Residents
Residents of Shirakawa-go in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, are set to revise the community’s h...
March 7, 2023
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Associated Press
Toblerone Drops Iconic Design Due to Rules on ‘Swissness’
GENEVA (AP) — The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland's famed Matterhorn and the...
March 7, 2023
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Technology
Japan’s New H3 Rocket Fails, JAXA Sends Self-Destruct Signal
The H3 rocket launched Tuesday ended in failure as JAXA sent a self-destruct signal. The Japan Aer...
March 7, 2023
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Associated Press
Archaeologists in Egypt Unearth Sphinx-like Roman-era Statue
CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed a Sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient...
March 7, 2023
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Associated Press
Paris: Notre Dame Cathedral Set to Reopen in December 2024
PARIS (AP) — The reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is going fast enough to allow its r...
March 7, 2023
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Associated Press
Zelenskyy Vows Not to Retreat from Ukrainian City of Bakhmut
CHASIV YAR, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed Monday not to retreat from ...
March 7, 2023