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PerspectivesA Long Wait Filled with Hope, Only to End in Grief
The thought will forever haunt them. “Surely my child would have been saved...” In a country wher...
January 30, 2023
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General NewsShowa-era Schoolhouses To Be Exhibited at 2025 Osaka Expo
Two schoolhouses built in the Showa era (1926-89) in Kyoto and Nara prefectures will be exhibited a...
January 30, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina Resumes Visa Issuance to Japanese Travelers
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — The Chinese Embassy in Japan said Sunday that it would resume the issuance of...
January 30, 2023
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EnvironmentJapan Research Team Uses Laser Beam to Exterminate Harmful Moths
A research team from Osaka University is using a laser beam to target moths that damage agricultural...
January 30, 2023
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Asia-PacificWhile Owners are Away, in Hong Kong Hotel rabbits play
HONG KONG (AP) — Rabbits scamper around a play area in a climate-controlled building in suburban Hon...
January 30, 2023
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Travel SpotsCold Air Creates Mirage off Iwate Pref.
An optical illusion whereby a ship and an island look as though they are floating above the sea’s su...
January 30, 2023
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ReutersToyota Defends Title as World’s Top-Selling Automaker in 2022
TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp sold 10.5 million vehicles in 2022, it said on Monday, defending...
January 30, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s LDP Factions Fight to Enlist First-Time Lawmakers
As the ordinary Diet session moves into its second week, Liberal Democratic Party factions are battl...
January 30, 2023
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Asia-PacificFew Jobs, Meager Pay Hamper India’s Urban Youth
FARIDABAD, India (Reuters) — Ravi Verma, hired by an electrical parts manufacturing firm early last ...
January 30, 2023
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Other SportsPara-sports Powerlifting Event Held at Tokyo’s Tsukiji Temple
The Japan 2023 National Para Powerlifting Competition was held at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Chuo W...
January 30, 2023
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General NewsPolice Find Two Men Buried in Snow Near Avalanche Site
OTARI, Nagano — Police said Monday that they found two men buried in snow near where two skiers were...
January 30, 2023
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General NewsWorker Continues Quest to Rid Sidewalks of Gum Stains
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — For more than 20 years, Seiichi Miyamoto has engaged in the removal of chewing ...
January 30, 2023
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ReutersNATO’s Chief Urges South Korea to Step up Military Support for Ukraine
SEOUL (Reuters) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged South Korea on Monday to increase mi...
January 30, 2023
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ReutersRussia’s Lavrov Urges Israel and Palestinians Not to Worsen Tensions
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged senior Palestinian and Israeli dipl...
January 30, 2023
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Associated PressErdogan Might Approve Finland’s NATO Bid, ‘Shock’ Sweden
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's president has suggested his country might approve Finland's application for...
January 30, 2023