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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
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Crime & Courts4 Suspected Organizers of Robbery Ring Held in Philippines
Four Japanese men suspected of being linked to a series of robberies in Japan are being held at a Ph...
January 28, 2023
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ReutersTyre Nichols’ Brutal Beating by Police Shown on Video
MEMPHIS, Tenn., (Reuters) – Tire Nichols repeatedly cried, “Mom! Mom!” as the five Memphis police of...
January 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsFormer Tokyo Games Organizing Committee Exec Suspected of Controlling Bid Rigging for Contracts
A former executive member of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee is suspected of h...
January 28, 2023
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Washington PostMarshall Islands, Feeling Neglected by the U.S., Enjoys New Leverage
MAJURO, Marshall Islands – The leaders of the Marshall Islands, a collection of 29 coral atolls lyin...
January 28, 2023
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Imperial FamilyCrown Prince Visits Flower Exhibition with His Family
Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and their daughter Princess Kako, visited a flower exhibi...
January 28, 2023
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Washington Post‘This is our Exchange Fund’: Inside Ukraine’s POW Detention Center
WESTERN UKRAINE – Finally, it was his turn in a long line of men in matching navy uniforms. Pavlo Kl...
January 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism / Unique Doll Festival Enlivens Porcelain Town Arita
Hinamatsuri doll festivals celebrating girls’ health and happiness are commonly held across the nati...
January 28, 2023
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General NewsPlastic Bottle Dinosaur Skeleton Makes Debut in Shinjuku
A giant model of a dinosaur skeleton made from about 20,000 empty plastic bottles went on display Fr...
January 28, 2023
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General NewsForeigners Entrants to Japan Up 12-Fold in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreigners who entered Japan in 2022 jumped 11.9-fold from the pr...
January 28, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina’s Pessimistic Gen Z is a Challenge for Xi Post-COVID
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — The first weekend after COVID-19 restrictions ended last month, dozens of young...
January 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsIce Sculptures Shimmer in Strange Colors at Hokkaido Festival
Ice sculptures are lit in fantastic colors ahead of the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Chitose, Hokka...
January 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsKochi: Motionless Bird Surprisingly Active
KONAN, Kochi — Despite their reputation as motionless birds, a shoebill that has just arrived at a z...
January 28, 2023
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Asia-PacificSleep-aid Device Launched by Vietnamese Startup at CES
Earable Neuroscience launched its highly-anticipated FRENZ Brainband at the 2023 Consumer Electronic...
January 28, 2023
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Olympics & ParalympicsZelenskyy Vows Campaign to Prevent Russia from Competing in Olympics
BERLIN (Reuters) — Ukraine will launch an international campaign to prevent Russian athletes from be...
January 28, 2023