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General NewsJapan to Survey Groups Connected to Organ Transplants Abroad
Following the recent arrest of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization’s director on multiple charges o...
March 7, 2023
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TechnologyBlind Researcher Develops Suitcase-Cum-Navigational Tool For Visually Impaired Travelers
A blind researcher is developing a suitcase that uses artificial intelligence to help visually impai...
March 7, 2023
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FashionParis Fashion Week Sees New Lineup by Kyiv Designer
PARIS — A Kyiv fashion designer released her new collection at the Autumn/Winter 2023-24 Paris Fashi...
March 7, 2023
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Washington PostBiden Hints at 2024 Run in Speech to Firefighters’ Union
President Joe Biden sought to shore up support from an important labor union whose members enjoy bro...
March 7, 2023
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Travel SpotsEar 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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ReutersJapan 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 EditorialSeoul’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 PostFormer 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 PostTrudeau 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 & GovernmentJapan 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 PostD.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 PostJudy 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 NewsWorld 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 PressToblerone 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