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Associated Press
Brazil’s Lula sworn in, vows accountability and rebuilding
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on Sunday, and ...
January 2, 2023
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Delicious
Hiroshima tries to make okonomiyaki for people around the world
HIROSHIMA — Hiroshima City wants to send a message of peace to the rest of the world when the city p...
January 2, 2023
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Japan In Focus
Kanagawa: Golden glow of sophisticated Rimpa school art
HAKONE, Kanagawa — At the top of a steep mountain road in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, a visitor is ...
January 2, 2023
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General News
1.17 million 20-year-olds in Japan, fewest on record
Turning 20 used to mean becoming an adult in Japan, until the revised Civil Code went into effect in...
January 1, 2023
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Markets
Dollar forecast to weaken against yen in 2023
Tokyo, Jan. 1 (Jiji Press)—The dollar is forecast to weaken against the yen in 2023 as the interest ...
January 1, 2023
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Reuters
Taiwan president offers China help to deal with COVID surge
TAIPEI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday offered to provide China with "nec...
January 1, 2023
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Imperial Family
Japan’s Emperor, Empress receive New Year’s greetings
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Emperor and Empress received New Year’s greetings from other Imperial famil...
January 1, 2023
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General News
New Year’s 1st sunrise seen amid fine weather in Tokyo
The New Year got off to a good start in terms of weather on the Pacific coasts of Japan on Sunday. ...
January 1, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
North Korea’s Kim orders new ICBM, bigger nuclear arsenal amid tension
SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ...
January 1, 2023
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Washington Post
Missiles rain down on Ukraine as Putin gives combative New Year speech
As Moscow launched a fresh barrage of strikes against Ukraine on Saturday, Russian President Vladimi...
January 1, 2023
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Washington Post
Commanders keys vs. Browns: Run the dang ball, pummel Deshaun Watson
The Washington Commanders (7-7-1) will host what is effectively a playoff game Sunday against the Cl...
January 1, 2023
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Washington Post
How Benedict’s death could reshape the Catholic Church
VATICAN CITY - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's death Saturday is an epochal loss for a church that was ...
January 1, 2023
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Washington Post
As war drags on, young Ukrainians are rethinking their futures
KYIV, Ukraine - For at least one night, they thought, they would use the basement of the university ...
January 1, 2023
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Washington Post
The talented Mr. Santos: A congressman-elect’s unraveling web of deception
The Republican who won a congressional seat on Long Island before his claims of being a wealthy, bir...
January 1, 2023
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Associated Press
Ukraine conflict casts shadow on Russia as it enters 2023
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather ...
January 1, 2023