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General NewsEU Ambassador Pays Tribute to Nagasaki A-Bomb Victims
NAGASAKI — Jean-Eric Paquet, the EU ambassador to Japan, visited Nagasaki City on Friday to pay trib...
February 4, 2023
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Crime & CourtsPhilippines Poised to Extradite 2 Japanese Suspects
MANILA — The Philippines is poised to extradite two of the four suspects allegedly linked to a Japan...
February 4, 2023
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Washington PostIs Lab-Grown Steak Kosher? Religious Leaders Weigh Meaty Questions
Is lab-grown meat truly meat? The question is increasingly being asked as consumers prepare for the...
February 4, 2023
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Washington PostFor Some, Life after Ian is ‘more Tragic than the Hurricane Itself’
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Some nights, Tara Boyd wishes she and her husband had just given up when th...
February 4, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 4)
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February 4, 2023
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Washington PostElon Musk Found not Liable in Federal Trial over ‘Funding Secured’ Tweet
SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk was found not liable for investors’ losses in a securities fraud trial ove...
February 4, 2023
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Washington PostLackluster Earnings Reports Show Big Tech’s Golden Age is Fading
SAN FRANCISCO – In Silicon Valley, it felt like the boom times would never end. The Big Tech compan...
February 4, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentEx-Defense Minister Kishi Offers to Resign as Lawmaker
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic ...
February 4, 2023
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Washington PostMom Describes D.C. Metro Shooting Suspect’s Downward Spiral
When Isaiah Trotman visited his family in Ohio this Christmas, his mother said she noticed her 31-ye...
February 4, 2023
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General NewsAuditor: Half of Fukushima Open Tenders Lacked Competition
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The Board of Audit of Japan said Friday it has found competition was lacking in a...
February 4, 2023
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General NewsPoll: Japanese Feeling Close to Russia at Record Low
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The proportion of Japanese people with positive feelings toward Russia hit a r...
February 4, 2023
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General NewsJapan Govt Panel Calls for Raising Consent Age to 16
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese government panel proposed Friday that the age of consent be raised ...
February 4, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialDo Not Allow Outlaw Organization to Support Invasion
Russian private military company Wagner Group has been recruiting convicts from the country’s prison...
February 4, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Foolish Acts in Social Media Videos Can Have Irreversible Consequences
Prank videos showing obnoxious acts at restaurants have been posted on social media one after anothe...
February 4, 2023
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Asia-PacificDa Nang to Build Duty-free Zone
Da Nang’s people’s committee has submitted a plan for a duty-free zone. The area will cover 151 hec...
February 4, 2023