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Travel SpotsFukui: Giant Dinosaur Mural Welcomes Shinkansen
FUKUI — A giant mural of dinosaurs appeared near Fukui Station, where the Hokuriku Shinkansen will s...
January 20, 2024
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Associated PressJapan Joins an Elite Club by Landing on the Moon. What are Others Doing?
TOKYO (AP) — Japan landed a spacecraft on the moon Saturday, an attempt at the world’s first “pinpoi...
January 20, 2024
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Associated PressBiden and Netanyahu have finally Talked, but Their Visions still Clash for Ending Israel-Hamas War
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally spoke Fr...
January 20, 2024
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Associated PressMicrosoft Says State-backed Russian Hackers Accessed Emails of Senior Leadership Team Members
BOSTON (AP) — State-backed Russian hackers broke into Microsoft’s corporate email system and accesse...
January 20, 2024
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SoccerHussein Scores Twice as Iraq Upsets Japan to Reach Asian Cup Knockout Stage
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Aymen Hussein scored both goals as Iraq shocked Asian Cup favorite Japan 2-1 to c...
January 20, 2024
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Associated PressWomen and Children are Main Victims of Gaza War, with 16,000 Killed, UN Says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Women and children are the main victims the Gaza war, with some 16,000 killed ...
January 20, 2024
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Associated PressTim Scott will Endorse Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican Primary, AP Source Says
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is expected to endorse former President Donald...
January 20, 2024
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Political PulseCompanies Should Make More Serious Efforts to Address Low Birth Rate
A year has passed since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced “unprecedented measures” to address t...
January 20, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeFew Shelters for Elderly, Disabled Manage to Open after Japan’s Noto Earthquake
Authorities in Ishikawa Prefecture are finding it difficult to open a sufficient number of welfare s...
January 20, 2024
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Travel SpotsRed Plum Tree in Full Bloom at Western Japan’s Chorakuji Temple; Expected to Last Until Late January
KIHOKU, Mie — Spring has arrived early this year, as a 300-year-old Japanese red plum tree is now in...
January 20, 2024
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TechnologyJapan’s Probe SLIM Successfully Lands on the Moon
Japan's lunar probe successfully landed on the moon at 12:20 a.m. Saturday, the Japan Aerospace Expl...
January 20, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Kishida’s dissolution plan of his faction shakes up Liberal Democratic Party
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has shocked the Liberal Democratic Party with a plan to dissolve his ow...
January 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLDP’s Abe, Nikai Factions to Disband over Political Funds Scandal
The Abe faction, which was formerly led by late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, decided to disband in a m...
January 19, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeAssessment of Around 30,000 Quake-Damaged Homes Begins in Japan’s Wajima
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — Officials on Friday started assessing the damage caused to homes by the powerful ...
January 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Former Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai Announces Intention to Dissolve His Faction (UPDATE1)
Toshihiro Nikai, a former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, on Friday expressed his...
January 19, 2024