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General NewsTokyo’s Railway Operators Removing Trash Cans at Stations
Trash cans have been disappearing from train stations as railway operators have grown weary of passe...
February 6, 2023
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General News1 Dead, 2 Others in Critical Condition After Being Trapped Under 3-Ton Steel Plates in Osaka Pref.
Steel plates weighing 3 tons each fell onto seven men at a factory in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, o...
February 6, 2023
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Asia-PacificPLA’s Strategic Support Command Linked to Chinese Balloon
BEIJING — The Chinese reconnaissance balloon shot down on Saturday by U.S. forces is believed to ha...
February 6, 2023
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General NewsElectricity Prices Force Ski Resorts to Raise Lift Fees
Ski resort operators across the nation have been raising lift ticket prices due to surging energy ra...
February 6, 2023
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Associated PressPowerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 1,300
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria ear...
February 6, 2023
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ElectionsAichi Governor Hideaki Omura Wins 4th Term
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura, 62, won a fourth term in Sunday’s gubernatorial ...
February 6, 2023
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MusicJapan’s Masa Takumi Scoops Grammy for Best Global Album
LOS ANGELES — Composer-arranger Masanori “Masa” Takumi won the Best Global Music Album award for his...
February 6, 2023
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ReutersU.S. military says it is searching for remnants of Chinese spy balloon
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday it is searching for remnants of the s...
February 6, 2023
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ReutersUkraine to replace defense minister in wartime reshuffle -top lawmaker
KYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief o...
February 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Foreign Minister, Ambassadors Make Joint Trip to Promote Regional Areas
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and foreign ambassadors from nine countries visited Okayama Prefe...
February 6, 2023
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ReutersTurkey’s President Erdogan says Western missions will ‘pay’ for closures
ISTANBUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Western missions would "pay" for i...
February 6, 2023
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ReutersAt least 24 dead in Chile as wildfires spread, driving many to flee for safety
SANTIAGO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Firefighters battled dozens of raging wildfires in Chile on Sunday, seek...
February 6, 2023
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Asia-PacificBleak Future Pushes Rohingya to Risk Lives at Sea
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) — Mohammed Ismail says four of his relatives were killed by gunmen...
February 6, 2023
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General NewsJTB Sees 450％ Increase in 2023 Japan Inbound Tourism
Japan will see a 450% year-on-year increase in inbound tourism in 2023, according to a JTB Corp. tra...
February 6, 2023
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Associated PressPowerful 7.8 Quake Knocks Down Buildings in Turkey, Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A 7.8 magnitude quake knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and ...
February 6, 2023