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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeWater Restored at Some Places in Quake-Hit Central Japan City
SUZU, Ishikawa (Jiji Press)—The water outage caused by the Jan. 1 major earthquake in central Jap...
March 10, 2024
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ReutersUS, UK, French Military Shoot Down Houthi Drones after Attack on Bulk Carrier, Destroyers
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area ove...
March 10, 2024
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Associated PressA Lonely Radio Nerd. a Poet. Vladimir Putin’s Crackdown Sweeps Up Ordinary Russians]
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A lonely man jailed for criticizing the government on his ham radio. A po...
March 10, 2024
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Associated PressGunmen Kidnap 15 Children in Yet Another School Abduction in Northern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men broke into a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturd...
March 10, 2024
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Associated PressRupert Murdoch, 92, Plans to Marry for 5th Time
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who turns 93 next week, has been married four times — and is engage...
March 10, 2024
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FashionThe Revival of West Japan’s Kokura-ori and Its Beauty of Vertical Stripes
FUKUOKA — Kokura-ori is a cotton fabric that was once used to make samurai hakama pants and other...
March 10, 2024
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Travel SpotsShellfish Gathering Season Starts in Chiba Pref.; 150,000 Visitors Expected by August
About 330 people from the Tokyo metropolitan area and other places visited the site on the openin...
March 10, 2024
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Other SportsHonami Maeda Earns Japan Spot in Women’s Marathon at Paris Games; Yuka Ando Wins Nagoya Marathon but Fails to Reach Standard
Honami Maeda effectively secured the third seat in Japan’s women’s marathon team for the Paris Ol...
March 10, 2024
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Associated PressDOJ Opens Criminal Investigation into the Alaska Airlines 737 Plane Blowout, Report Says
SEATTLE (AP) — The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Boeing je...
March 10, 2024
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CompaniesJBIC to Support Latin America’s Decarbonization Efforts
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has set up a credit line of up ...
March 10, 2024
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism / Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture Offering Experience of Fresh ‘Gold’ Horse Mackerel and ‘Prime’ Mackerel
Horse mackerel (aji in Japanese), mackerel (saba), sardine (iwashi), and other so-called “blue-sk...
March 10, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeStore Selling Specialties of Quake-Hit Ishikawa Opens in Tokyo; Promote Local Attractions ahead of an Extended Section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Bullet Train Line
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A store that sells food and other specialties and promote culture of Ishikaw...
March 10, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Lower House Breakup Possible in Autumn: Komeito Exec
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A Japanese ruling bloc official in a television program broadcast Sunday sugge...
March 10, 2024
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CompaniesTEPCO Far Away from Profit Goal 13 Years after Nuclear Accident
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has a long way to go to achieve its...
March 10, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentReactor Restarts Seen as Major Issue at Japan Diet
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—While 13 years have passed since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which ...
March 10, 2024