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Hokkaido Seeks to Prevent Traffic Accidents Involving Foreign Visitors
SAPPORO — Efforts to prevent accidents involving foreign visitors driving on snow-covered roads are ...
January 22, 2023
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Associated Press
9 Killed in Shooting Near LA After Lunar New Year Festival
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Nine people were killed in a mass shooting late Saturday in a city east...
January 22, 2023
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Sumo
Capturing the Cup
Ozeki Takakeisho holds the Emperor’s Cup after winning his third tournament title by defeating No. 1...
January 22, 2023
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Economy
Japan Govt to Nominate New Bank of Japan Governor in Feb.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government will nominate the successor to outgoing Bank of Japan ...
January 22, 2023
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General News
New Year’s Celebration of Martial Arts at Budokan
Over a thousand people came to watch the Kagami-Biraki Festival, an annual New Year event, held at t...
January 22, 2023
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Associated Press
Top Biden aide Ron Klain expected to soon leave White House
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — White House chief of staff Ron Klain, who has spent more than two years ...
January 22, 2023
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Associated Press
China rings in Lunar New Year with most COVID rules lifted
BEIJING (AP) — People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings...
January 22, 2023
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Washington Post
The freedom to lie? Brazil’s right decries disinformation ‘witch hunt’
BRASÍLIA - For conservative wunderkind Nikolas Ferreira, the election last fall was a triumph: He ga...
January 22, 2023
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Washington Post
Biden aides want to force GOP to abandon debt limit threats
Shortly after last year's midterm elections, a senior congressional Democrat called White House Chie...
January 22, 2023
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Tennis
Japanese Wheelchair Tennis Star Kunieda to Retire
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Wheelchair tennis star Shingo Kunieda, who tops the world rankings, said on Sun...
January 22, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Second Smartphone Discovered in Connection with Tokyo Robbery-Homicide
Another smartphone has been discovered containing information connected to the robbery-homicide in w...
January 22, 2023
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Washington Post
Google parent Alphabet slashes jobs, pushing tech layoffs over 200,000
Google's parent company Alphabet is cutting the most jobs in its history, showing that its massive i...
January 22, 2023
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Washington Post
School downplayed warnings about 6-year-old before teacher’s shooting, staffers say
The Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student repeatedly asked administrators for help w...
January 22, 2023
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Washington Post
A Black professor defies DeSantis law restricting lessons on race A1
NEWBERRY, Fla. - The inscriptions on many of the tombstones at the Pleasant Plain Cemetery tucked in...
January 22, 2023
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Associated Press
Chris Hipkins confirmed as New Zealand leader, picks deputy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chris Hipkins was confirmed Sunday as New Zealand's next prime minist...
January 22, 2023