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General News
Japan Tests Safe Drone Flights for Winter Search and Rescue
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — As small drones are considered vulnerable in cold weather, the Hokkaido prefec...
February 20, 2023
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General News
More need for after-school care facilities as waiting children increase
After slightly dipping during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of children on waiting lists to ente...
February 20, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
North Needles South Korea, U.S. With Missile Launch
North Korea launched a long-range projectile, likely an intercontinental ballistic missile, on Satur...
February 19, 2023
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Reuters
U.S., South Korea Stage Joint Air Exercise After North Korea’s ICBM Launch
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea held a joint air exercise involving U.S. strateg...
February 19, 2023
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Associated Press
Sheriff: Gunman Kills 6, Including Ex-Wife, in Mississippi
ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday ...
February 19, 2023
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Associated Press
‘I Just Want My Legs Back’: Myanmar Landmine Casualties Soar
BANGKOK (AP) — The 3-year-old boy had taken only two steps from his mother's lap when a deafening ex...
February 19, 2023
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Associated Press
UK’s Sunak: It’s time to double down on support for Ukraine
MUNICH (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on world leaders Saturday to “double down” o...
February 19, 2023
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Travel Spots
Bamboo Lanterns Illuminate Hot Spring Town in Kumamoto Pref.
An illumination event is being held in Kurokawa Onsen in Minami-Oguni, Kumamoto Prefecture, in whic...
February 19, 2023
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Washington Post
Inside the Taliban Campaign to Forge a Religious Emirate
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the group quickly launched wha...
February 19, 2023
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Washington Post
Brazil’s First Minister of Indigenous Peoples Starts Job amid Crises
RIO DE JANEIRO - She was a month into her new job, and Sonia Guajajara's plate was already full. Bra...
February 19, 2023
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General News
People Flock to See Giant Panda Xiang Xiang on Final Day
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — People flocked to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to see Xiang Xiang on Sunday, the final day...
February 19, 2023
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Books & Literature
Bound to Please / A Bloody Old World Dispute in a Verdant New World Setting
“They scouted out a place a little way off the road, where part of the riverbank had been eroded by ...
February 19, 2023
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Economy
BOJ to Start New Test on Digital Currency in April
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan has said that it will start a new test on the feasibility of ...
February 19, 2023
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Imperial Family
Japan Emperor Attends Symposium on Water Disasters
The Emperor recently attended a symposium on water-related disasters, held at the National Graduate ...
February 19, 2023
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Coronavirus
Long COVID Response Spotty among Local Governments
Only about 40% of prefectural governments have publicly listed medical institutions capable of treat...
February 19, 2023