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General NewsTyphoon Pulasan to Approach Japan’s Nansei Islands after Wednesday
Typhoon Pulasan, also known as typhoon No. 14, formed on Monday after a tropical depression devel...
September 17, 2024
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ReutersEx-BBC Presenter Huw Edwards Given Suspended Sentence for Indecent Child Images
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC's flags...
September 17, 2024
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Associated PressMan who Appeared Intent on Killing Trump Wrote a Book Urging Iran to Assassinate the Ex-president
KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for h...
September 17, 2024
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Associated PressSuspect in Apparent Assassination Attempt on Trump was Near Golf Course for 12 Hours, Records Show
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Don...
September 17, 2024
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General NewsKobe City Uses Simultaneous Translation System for Foreign Schoolchildren; Terminals are Expected to be Important Tool for Helping Growing Number of Immigrants
KOBE — The Kobe City Board of Education has begun using “Pocketalk for School,” a multilingual cl...
September 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Presidential Vote Could Go to Runoff, Surveys Suggest; Overall Tally Tips Toward Takaichi, Ishiba
There will likely be no clear winner in the upcoming presidential election for the Liberal Democr...
September 16, 2024
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ObituariesTito Jackson’s Family Says the Jackson 5 Member Has Died at 70
Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at ag...
September 16, 2024
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EconomyDollar Briefly Falls below 140 Yen in Asian Trading
Sydney (Jiji Press)—The dollar briefly slipped below ¥140 to hit its lowest levels since July las...
September 16, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialRespect for the Aged Day: Give Senior Citizens More Chances to Interact with People Across Generations
No matter how old one gets in Japan, one can live vigorously while treasuring one’s bonds with ot...
September 16, 2024
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TechnologyJapan H-2A Rocket Launch Postponed Again
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Monday that the launch of the 49th unit ...
September 16, 2024
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Washington PostMissouri Water Lily Holds 142 Pounds of Sandbags, Wins Worldwide Contest
Victoria water lilies are among the largest in the world, spanning up to 10 feet in the Amazon ra...
September 16, 2024
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Washington PostTrump Posts ‘I Hate Taylor Swift,’ Days after the Star’s Harris Endorsement
Former president Donald Trump took his bitterness over mega-pop star Taylor Swift’s endorsement o...
September 16, 2024
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Washington PostTrump Golf Course Incident Investigated as Potential Assassination Attempt
Republican nominee Donald Trump was unharmed Sunday in what authorities are investigating as anot...
September 16, 2024
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ReutersFloods Claim More Lives as Torrential Rain Pounds Central Europe
JESENIK, Czech Republic/WARSAW (Reuters) - The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to...
September 16, 2024
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ScienceMartian Meteorite to be Showcased at 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo; 1st Time to be on Public Display
The government has decided that a Martian meteorite discovered by the Japanese Antarctic Research...
September 16, 2024