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Associated PressCalifornia Shooting: 3 Dead, 4 Hurt in Ritzy LA Neighborhood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a multimillion ...
January 29, 2023
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Associated PressNFL Playoffs: Vegas Believes Some Classics could be Coming
If Vegas oddsmakers are correct — and there’s a reason those casinos are huge and luxurious — then f...
January 29, 2023
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Associated Press‘He’s Close to Us’: Wheelchair Users in Africa Await Pope
GOMA, Congo (AP) — When Pope Francis arrives in Congo and South Sudan next week, thousands of people...
January 29, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S. to Conduct Island Defense Drill in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan and the United States will conduct a joint military exercise simulating r...
January 29, 2023
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Associated PressOnline System to Seek Asylum in US is Quickly Overwhelmed
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Hours before sunrise, migrants at one of Mexico’s largest shelters wake up an...
January 29, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan Pro Sports Move Toward Pre-COVID Normalcy
Japan’s pro sports world has reason for cheer. The government’s lifting Friday of the COVID-19-relat...
January 29, 2023
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Travel SpotsNY Times Nod Puts Morioka on The Map
Visitors from Japan and overseas have been flocking to a city in the Tohoku region since its inclusi...
January 29, 2023
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Wider WorldLessons from Holocaust for a Time of Conflict
Jan. 27 marked the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau near the...
January 28, 2023
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Japan In FocusRites of ‘Forbidden Religion’ to be Preserved, Passed Down on Video
NAGASAKI — Descendants of “hidden Christians” are among those moving ahead with a plan to make a vid...
January 28, 2023
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Japan In FocusIron Sword Excavated in Kumamoto Inlaid with Characters Possibly Meaning Year 604
KUMAMOTO — Characters that may indicate the year 604 have been discovered on an iron sword that was ...
January 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsHyogo: Laundry Fox Welcomed as New Addition of Yokai Bench Series
FUKUSAKI, Hyogo — The town of Fukusaki in Hyogo Prefecture, which is promoting itself through the us...
January 28, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialStrengthen Medical System to Prepare for Effects of Downgrading Disease
The classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Law is set to be revised. This will mar...
January 28, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan Must Take More Responsibility for Eradicating Global Deforestation
Forests are shrinking across the globe. A primary cause is illegal logging. Japan, as a major consum...
January 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsRobberies Suspect to Be Deported, Says Philippines
MANILA — Philippine’s Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla told reporters Friday that they had been conta...
January 28, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan Lifts Cap on Event Attendance Ahead of Downgrading COVID-19 Category
The government lifted its restriction on crowd size at large events after it revised its basic respo...
January 28, 2023