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Associated PressCillian Murphy Wins Best Actor for ‘Oppenheimer,’ His First Oscar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy came away with his first Oscar for portraying the man who creat...
March 11, 2024
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Associated PressWhy You Should Stop Texting Your Kids at School
Virginia high school teacher Joe Clement keeps track of the text messages parents have sent stude...
March 11, 2024
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ReutersJapan Q4 GDP Revised Up to Slight Expansion, Economy Avoids Recession
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s economy expanded at an annualized clip of 0.4% in October-December from...
March 11, 2024
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Associated PressThe Monster Wins One at Last as ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Wins the Oscar for Visual Effects
Godzilla finally made it to the Oscars this year — and slayed.
...March 11, 2024
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Manga & AnimeAt 83, Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki Earns Historic Oscar for ‘The Boy and the Heron’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary Japanese filmmaker whose anime classics have enc...
March 11, 2024
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Manga & AnimeDirector Hayao Miyazaki’s Latest Film “The Boy and the Heron” Wins an Oscar for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
Director Hayao Miyazaki's Latest Film "The Boy and the Heron" Wins an Oscar for the Academy Award fo...
March 11, 2024
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PerspectivesBasketball Is Everywhere: The City Game Gains Talent, Fans from Around The World
The following is an installment of the “Letter from New York” column by Jacob Margolies, The Yomi...
March 11, 2024
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General NewsIndescribable Pain of Losing All 3 Children; Mother Shares Tragic Story of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
There have been countless times when Ryoko Endo, 55, has wanted to live in a place where nobody k...
March 11, 2024
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General NewsYomiuri Survey: Reconstruction Still Underway in Some Municipalities 13 Years After Great East Japan Quake
Thirteen years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, eight of the affected municipalities s...
March 11, 2024
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Manga & AnimeGunma Hotel Offering ‘All-You-Can-Read-Manga’ Rooms; Goku, Luffy, Doraemon and More Greet Guests
TSUMAGOI, Gunma — Guests at this hotel might spend their whole night reading and barely scratch t...
March 10, 2024
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Crime & CourtsNew Group Formed to Discuss Death Penalty in Japan; Aim to Make Proposals to Govt in Autumn
A new group consisting mainly of lawmakers, former top investigators and family members of crime ...
March 10, 2024
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General NewsNatto Speed-Eating Contest Held in Japan’s Mito; Annual Competition By Lake Senba Marks its 20th Year
MITO — An annual natto speed-eating contest was held in Mito, with 132 people competing to eat th...
March 10, 2024
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Companies2 Major Japanese Firms Collaborate to Develop New Mosquito Spray; Kao, Earth Hope to Fight Spread of Dengue Fever in Thailand
Kao Corp. and Earth Corp. will begin selling a mosquito spray in Thailand in July in a bid to fig...
March 10, 2024
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TechnologyHybrid Flying Car Demonstration in West Japan; Oita Pref. Govt. Seeking Increased Regional Accessibility
BUNGO-ONO, Oita — A demonstration of a hybrid flying car was recently held in Bungo-Ono, Oita Pre...
March 10, 2024
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ReutersUS Senators Make New Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 12 bipartisan senators said on Friday they are making a new leg...
March 10, 2024