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Washington Post
Clean-energy push puts abandoned Philippine nuclear plant back in spotlight
Willie Torres had been there at the start in the 1970s, when the plant was still being built, a $2.3...
January 26, 2023
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Washington Post
Half Moon Bay shooting suspect charged with murder as victims identified
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - Prosecutors charged a California agricultural worker with seven counts of mu...
January 26, 2023
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General News
Exhausted Drivers Freed From Gridlock in Central Japan
Vehicles stranded amid heavy snow on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Mie and Shiga prefectures from W...
January 26, 2023
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Politics & Government
Opposition Party Leader Grills Kishida Over Defense, Energy Policies
A question-and-answer session in the House of Representatives began with a leadership duel between P...
January 26, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan’s Ex-PM Mori Says Russia’s Defeat “Unthinkable”
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia’s defeat in the war in Ukraine is “unthinkable,” former Prime Minister Y...
January 26, 2023
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Washington Post
UNESCO adds Ukraine’s ‘pearl of the Black Sea’ to World Heritage list
PARIS - The historic center of the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa was named a World Heritage...
January 26, 2023
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Washington Post
Biden bans logging roads in much of America’s largest national forest
The Biden administration on Wednesday restored protections for more than half of Alaska's Tongass Na...
January 26, 2023
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Environment
Human Hair Recycled in Belgium to Protect the Environment
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Coiffeurs across Belgium are sweeping up and bagging hair clipped from their cu...
January 26, 2023
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General News
Yomiuri Giants’ New Minor League Team Stadium to Include Aquarium
The Yomiuri Giants’ Eastern League farm team is set to get a new stadium in Inagi, western Tokyo, Th...
January 26, 2023
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Politics & Government
Kishida: Household Budgets to Be Considered When Increasing Defense Spending
Solid financial resources will be needed for the drastic strengthening of Japan’s defense capabiliti...
January 26, 2023
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Climate Change
EU Monitor: Last 8 Years Warmest on Record Globally
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The last eight years were the warmest on record even with the cooling influence o...
January 26, 2023
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Washington Post
What to know about M1 Abrams tanks and why they matter to Ukraine
President Biden announced Wednesday that his administration will send 31 of its top-line battle tank...
January 26, 2023
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Politics & Government
Ruling Party Executive Urges End to Income Limit for Child Allowances
Toshimitsu Motegi, the secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, has said the income limit ...
January 26, 2023
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Political Cartoons
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January 26, 2023
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Imperial Family
Princess Kako Attends Japan Tennis Association’s 100th Anniversary Ceremony
Princess Kako, in her capacity as honorary chairperson of the Japan Tennis Association, attended a c...
January 26, 2023