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Asia-PacificFilipino Trafficking Victim in Cambodia Speaks up on Abuses of Chinese Crypto Scammer Bosses
A Filipino who was trafficked to Cambodia and forced to work as a cryptocurrency scammer spoke up ab...
January 30, 2023
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General NewsNow’s Your Time to Shine: Men Compete for Shiniest Bald Head
YOKOTE, Akita — Eight men on Saturday competed to outshine each other. The men, between 40- and 90-y...
January 30, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Philippines Eye Summit in Tokyo in Early February
Japan and the Philippines are making arrangements for a summit to be held in Tokyo early February, a...
January 30, 2023
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SumoFormer Yokozuna Hakuho Has His Topknot Lopped Off
The former Yokozuna Hakuho, currently known as stablemaster Miyagino, had the top of his hair lopped...
January 29, 2023
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TennisDjokovic Beats Tsitsipas for 10th Australian Open, 22nd Slam
MELBOURNE (AP) — Novak Djokovic was simply too good at the most crucial moments and claimed his 10th...
January 29, 2023
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General NewsSkiers Caught in Avalanche, 2 Unconscious in Nagano Pref.
OTARI, Nagano — Skiers were caught in an avalanche on the Tengu plateau of Mt. Hakuba Norikura in th...
January 29, 2023
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General NewsNew Wonder of the World?
A 4-meter-high, 11-tier pyramid made of hina dolls sits imposingly in Setogura, a cultural complex i...
January 29, 2023
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Crime & Courts‘Luffy’ Group Suspected of Involvement in Komae Robbery-Murder
A criminal group led by a figure using the name Luffy is suspected of involvement in a recent robber...
January 29, 2023
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Travel SpotsSnow Hinders Spectacular Grass-Burning Festival in Nara
NARA — The traditional Yamayaki (grass-burning) festival was held Saturday night at Mt. Wakakusa in ...
January 29, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina Resumes Visa Issuance for Japanese
The Chinese Embassy in Japan announced Sunday that the government will immediately resume issuing vi...
January 29, 2023
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Washington PostWatching the Unwatchable Cruelty in Memphis
Of all the footage released Friday showing Memphis police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols, th...
January 29, 2023
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CompaniesMitsui & Co. Allows All Employees to Work Side Jobs
Mitsui & Co. has introduced a new personnel system this year that allows all employees to take on a ...
January 29, 2023
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ObituariesKunio Suzuki, Ex-Head of Nationalist Group, Dies at 79
TOKYO — Kunio Suzuki, a former head of nationalist group Issuikai, died of aspiration pneumonia at a...
January 29, 2023
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General NewsGSDF-Acquired Information Set to Be Quickly Shared in Event of Disaster
A new system for smooth transmission of information from the Ground Self-Defense Force to related go...
January 29, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentAide to Matsuno to Resign for Traffic Offense
TOKYO — A publicly paid secretary to Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno will resign for drivin...
January 29, 2023