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Associated PressSturgeon’s Exit Leaves Scottish Independence Path Unclear
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s independence movement needs a new leader — and a new plan. With the resign...
February 17, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentImmigration Reform Bill Would Require Reviews of Detention in Japan
A bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law will include a new provision st...
February 17, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan’s Defense Ministry Lacked a Sense of Urgency on Balloons
Airspace incursions cannot be overlooked just because they were unmanned balloons. The government sh...
February 17, 2023
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Associated PressYouTube CEO Steps Down, Severing Longtime Ties to Google
Susan Wojcicki, a longtime Google executive who played a key role in the company’s creation, is step...
February 17, 2023
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Manga & AnimeProfound Tale of Being Mangaka with Deceptively Cute Drawing
The cover of the first volume of “Yako to Poko” by Etsuko Mizusawa Yako to Poko (Yako & Poko) B...
February 17, 2023
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Associated PressLonely Tunes: Humpback Whales Wail less as Population Grows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Those melancholy tunes sung by humpback whales may really be a sign of loneliness....
February 17, 2023
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Ramen of JapanTotoco / Healthier Ramen from Japan’s Noodle-Slurping Capital, Yamagata
“Yamagata City has reclaimed the country’s top spot.” So read a household survey released this month...
February 17, 2023
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General NewsOld Japan Streetscape To Be Created At New Tokyo Attraction
A streetscape inspired by the days when the city of Tokyo was known as Edo will open to the public i...
February 17, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 17)
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February 17, 2023
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Associated PressBiden Wants ‘Sharper Rules’ on Unknown Aerial Objects
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. is developing “sharper rules” to t...
February 17, 2023
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Associated PressRevelers Celebrate Street Carnival across German Rhineland
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of revelers danced in the streets of Cologne, Duesseldorf, Bonn and ...
February 17, 2023
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General NewsFans Bid Farewell as Ueno Zoo’s Beloved Giant Panda Xiang Xiang Heads ‘Home’ to China
As the day grows closer when she will go back to her motherland, hordes of fans come daily to bid a ...
February 17, 2023
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ScienceJapan’s H3 Rocket Unable to Launch Due to Booster-related Issue
Japan’s first H3 rocket could not be launched as scheduled Friday due to ignition issues, the Japan ...
February 17, 2023
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Social SeriesHazard to Democracy / Elon Musk’s Takeover Floods Twitter with False Information
Unbalanced information diets can impede sensible decision-making, divide societies and threaten demo...
February 17, 2023
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Defense & SecurityBalloons Expose Blind Spot in Japan’s Defense
Revelations that several flying objects believed to be unmanned Chinese surveillance balloons flew t...
February 17, 2023