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General NewsFirm Cancels Toll Payments Following ETC System Malfunction in Japan; Refunds, Unpaid Tolls Expected to Total ¥1.2 Bil.
Following the electronic toll collection system (ETC) failure at some tollgates in the service ar...
May 3, 2025
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Other SportsJapan Sensation Naoya Inoue Makes Rare Visit to US to Defend Undisputed Junior Featherweight Title
LAS VEGAS (AP) — All four major boxing junior featherweight belts sat in front of the combatants ...
May 3, 2025
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General NewsTraditional Festival Held in Noto after Skipping a Year; Tomobata Festival was Canceled in 2024 due to Earthquake
NOTO, Ishikawa — The Tomobata Festival, a traditional event to pray for a bountiful fishing catch...
May 3, 2025
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General News140 Flowering Wisteria Create Purple, Pink and White Curtain in Okayama, Japan
Wisteria is in full bloom at Fuji park in Wake, Okayama Prefecture, with 140 plants creating stun...
May 3, 2025
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BaseballYoshinobu Yamamoto Is Emerging as the New Staff Ace at Just the Right Time for the Dodgers’ Depleted Rotation
ATLANTA (AP) — A Los Angeles Dodgers rotation filled with injuries has seen a new ace emerge in r...
May 3, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentFinance Minister: All Cards Should Be on Table in Tariff Negotitations; Japan Largest Foreign Holder of U.S. Bonds
Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said that Japan should conduct tariff negotiations with the Unite...
May 3, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (May 2)
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May 3, 2025
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Associated PressMusk’s Next Task? Reviving Tesla in Europe Where Sales Have Plunged by More Than Half in a Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla sales plunged by more than half last month in several European countries in...
May 3, 2025
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Associated PressThe US Has More Than 900 Measles Cases and 10 States Have Outbreaks. Here’s What to Know
One-fifth of states have active measles outbreaks as confirmed cases nationwide keep ticking up, ...
May 3, 2025
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Washington PostJill Sobule, Musician of Same-Sex Anthem ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ Dies at 66
Jill Sobule, a singer and songwriter who found inspiration in social commentary such as a satiric...
May 3, 2025
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Washington PostWhite House Launches Unusual Looped Video — to Stream for Days — Touting Accomplishments
The official White House account on X posted late Friday afternoon that a previously unscheduled ...
May 3, 2025
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ReutersUS State Dept Oks Possible Sale of F-16 Training, Sustainment for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 t...
May 3, 2025
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ReutersIsrael Carries out Strikes on Two Syrian Cities, Syrian State News Agency Says
CAIRO, May 2 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes targeted the vicinity of Syria's Damascus, Hama and Dara...
May 3, 2025
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General NewsActress Ryoko Hirosue to Suspend Activities in Entertainment; After Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis, Hirosue to Focus on Recovery
Actress Ryoko Hirosue will take time off from her activities in the entertainment industry due to...
May 3, 2025
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ReutersIran Must ‘Walk Away’ from All Uranium Enrichment, Rubio Says
May 2 (Reuters) - Iran has to 'walk away' from uranium enrichment and long-range missile developm...
May 3, 2025