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Nagasaki: Gibbon’s Father Identified 2 Years after Mysterious Birth
SASEBO, Nagasaki — Two years after a white-handed gibbon gave birth unexpectedly to an offspring whi...
February 18, 2023
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Associated Press
Ex-PMs of UK, Australia, Belgium Urge Tough Action on China
TOKYO (AP) — Former leaders from Australia, Britain and Belgium called Friday for a tougher internat...
February 18, 2023
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Economy
Panel Calls on Govt to Sell All Shoko Chukin Shareholdings
TOKYO — An industry ministry experts panel came up with a report Friday proposing the Japanese gover...
February 18, 2023
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Washington Post
Microsoft’s AI Chatbot is Going off the Rails
When Marvin von Hagen, a 23-year-old studying technology in Germany, asked Microsoft’s new AI-powere...
February 18, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: Among Young Generation, Liberals Use Twitter, While Conservatives Prefer Facebook
Liberals in their early 20s are more likely to use Twitter, while conservatives in the same age grou...
February 18, 2023
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Washington Post
Racism Takes a Toll on the Brain, Research Shows
Racism has negatively impacted generations of people, leading to discrimination, lost economic oppor...
February 18, 2023
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Washington Post
The Airplane Food is Good. No, Really.
Last month, inside a test kitchen near Dulles International Airport, one of the world’s largest airl...
February 18, 2023
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Washington Post
Bruce Willis has Frontotemporal Dementia: What is FTD and Its Symptoms?
Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a rare type of dementia, h...
February 18, 2023
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Economy
Japan Vintage Video Games Growing in Popularity Among Youngsters, Foreigners
Japanese video game consoles and software from the 1980s and ’90s are shooting up in price, with som...
February 18, 2023
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General News
Blood Donation Gifts in Japan Sold Through Online Flea Markets
Many thank-you gifts that were given to blood donors are being sold through online flea markets, a s...
February 18, 2023
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Political Cartoons
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February 18, 2023
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Reuters
Pentagon’s Top China Official Travels to Taiwan, Sources Say
TAIPEI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Pentagon's top China official, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense ...
February 18, 2023
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AFP-JIJI
Rio Carnival Returns, Celebrating ‘Life, Democracy’
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP-Jiji) — Rio de Janeiro’s mayor declared the world’s biggest carnival officially ...
February 18, 2023
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Japan In Focus
Hyogo: Museumgoers Touch ‘squishy’ Giant Squid
KAMI, Hyogo — A giant squid measuring a total of 6.5 meters in length was found on the Kasumi coast ...
February 18, 2023
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Reuters
Brazil’s Vaccine-skeptic Bolsonaro Got the Shot, Dcument Indicates
BRASILIA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A health ministry record indicates that former Brazilian President Jair...
February 18, 2023