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TechnologyDeep Space Orbit to Provide Resting Place
Gerry and Elizabeth Paulus love taking road trips across the United States, and soon they’ll be prep...
July 19, 2023
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CompaniesBigmotor Releases Report on Insurance Fraud
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Many employees at Bigmotor Co. have been engaged in automobile insurance fraud ...
July 19, 2023
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TechnologyConducting Robot Wows Audience in Seoul
SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — A South Korean-made robot made its debut as an orchestra conductor before a sell-...
July 19, 2023
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EconomyInt’l Flights Return to Terminal 2 of Haneda Airport After 3 Years
Haneda Airport in Tokyo resumed operation of its international facility at Terminal 2 on Wednesday f...
July 19, 2023
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Crime & CourtsStarving Girl’s Mother Arrested in Osaka
OSAKA — The Osaka prefectural police arrested a 34-year-old woman on Tuesday on suspicion that she w...
July 19, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Demands Scientific Evidence for Fukushima Water Dispute
DOHA (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday urged China to present scientific eviden...
July 19, 2023
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General NewsAkita Shinkansen Likely to Resume Service Thursday
East Japan Railway Co.’s Akita Branch announced Wednesday that services on the Akita Shinkansen bull...
July 19, 2023
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ObituariesMother of Princess Hisako Dies at 96
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Fumiko Tottori, the mother of Japanese Princess Hisako of Takamado, died of old...
July 19, 2023
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TechnologyChina Launches 1st Methane Liquid Rocket
BEIJING (Reuters) — A private Chinese company launched into orbit on July 12 the world’s first metha...
July 19, 2023
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Japan In FocusAmerican Music Heritage Still Alive in Yokohama
Influences of American culture linger on to this day in the Honmoku district of Yokohama, where fami...
July 19, 2023
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Washington PostBiden’s Asylum Changes Reduced Border Crossings. But Are the Rules Legal?
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. - A federal judge is set Wednesday to hear a challenge to the Biden administration...
July 19, 2023
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Washington PostThe Quest to Produce Less Trash
Robin Greenfield once dreamed of becoming a millionaire by 30. Now, at 36, he voluntarily lives on l...
July 19, 2023
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Defense & SecurityKishida: North Korean Missile Launches ‘Absolutely Unacceptable’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida strongly condemned North Korea’s launch of two ballistic missiles on We...
July 19, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentZelenskyy Discusses Reconstruction Aid with JICA Chief
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the head of the Japan International Cooperation Age...
July 19, 2023
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US & CanadaHomeless Woman Injures Consul General of Japan in Portland, Ore.
LOS ANGELES — Yuzo Yoshioka, the consul general of Japan in Portland, Ore., in the United States, wa...
July 19, 2023