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Crime & CourtsDriver to Be Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder; Suspect Confessed to Ibaraki Prefecture Crash, Police Say
MITO — A new arrest warrant will be issued Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder for a man who a...
December 28, 2023
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BaseballDodgers’ Big-Money Acquisition Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Time to Stop Idolizing Others
Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, center, poses with Los Angeles Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kaste...
December 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsHama Sushi Sues Kappa Sushi for Illegal Outflow of Corporate Data; Seeks ¥500 million in Damages
The operator of major conveyor-belt sushi chain Hama Sushi on Wednesday said it has filed a lawsuit ...
December 28, 2023
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EconomyJapan Govt Rejects Nagasaki Casino Resort Plan over Funding Concerns
The central government announced Wednesday that it decided not to approve Nagasaki Prefecture’s plan...
December 28, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Emphasizes Willingness to Improve Japan-South Korea Relations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasized his willingness to promote efforts to improve Japan-South Ko...
December 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsMother, Young Daughter Killed by Reversing Car in Tokyo; 50-Year-Old Driver Arrested
A mother and her 6-year-old daughter were killed while walking on a sidewalk after being hit by a ca...
December 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsLet’s Go Retro / Local Amusement Park Brings Joy to Generations Since the Taisho Era
The first Ferris wheel at Arakawa Amusement Park went into service about 70 years ago and has been a...
December 28, 2023
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General NewsDeparture Rush Starts at Narita Airport with Passenger Numbers Nearing Pre-pandemic Levels
NARITA, Chiba — The first year-end holiday season since the downgrading of COVID-19 has seen departu...
December 28, 2023
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ReutersTurkey’s Erdogan Says Israeli PM Netanyahu No Different from Hitler
ANKARA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Min...
December 28, 2023
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ReutersNorth Korea’s Kim Orders Military to Accelerate War Preparations
SEOUL, Dec 28 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions in...
December 28, 2023
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Wider WorldHallucinations, Thirst and Desperation: How Migrants Endured 36 Days at Sea
FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — The voyage from the struggling Senegalese fishing town of Fass Boye to Spa...
December 28, 2023
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ObituariesFormer EU Commission President Jacques Delors Dies at 98
PARIS, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, a founding father of ...
December 28, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Eases amid Yen Strength after Sharp Gains
TOKYO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as investors sold stocks aft...
December 28, 2023
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ObituariesComedian Tom Smothers, One-Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86
Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious an...
December 28, 2023
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ReutersRussia Warns Japan over Providing Patriot Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine will ha...
December 28, 2023