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Okinawa 50 years since return: Issues hindering self-reliance 3 / Remote islands suffer infrastructure disadvantages
Since reverting to Japan on May 15, 1972, Okinawa Prefecture has become a major tourist destination....
May 4, 2022
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Associated Press
Russia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill containing the las...
May 4, 2022
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Associated Press
Oklahoma governor signs Texas-style ban on most abortions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a Texas-style abortion ban on Tue...
May 4, 2022
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Museums
Exhibition marks 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return
An exhibition honoring the half-century since Okinawa Prefecture was returned to Japanese sovereignt...
May 4, 2022
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Associated Press
Rich trio back on Earth after charter trip to ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Three rich businessmen returned from the International Space Station wit...
May 4, 2022
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Reuters
U.N: Sand crisis looms as world population surges
GENEVA (Reuters) — A U.N. report on April 26 called for urgent action to avert a “sand crisis,” incl...
May 4, 2022
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Reuters
Scientists breed Florida coral species in step toward reef restoration
Scientists have successfully bred a threatened species of coral as part of a project that hopes to r...
May 4, 2022
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Reuters
Latest crew welcomed
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) — Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the European Space Ag...
May 4, 2022
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Defense & Security
Chinese aircraft carrier, other vessels pass through Okinawa islands
Eight Chinese naval vessels, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning and missile destroyers, passed ...
May 4, 2022
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General News
Survey: 60% in favor of constitutional revision
Sixty percent of people are in favor of constitutional amendment, according to a recent Yomiuri Shim...
May 3, 2022
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Coronavirus
New offspring of Ba.2 subvariant detected in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A new offspring of the Ba.2 subvariant of the omicron coronavirus has been disc...
May 3, 2022
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Associated Press
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but h...
May 3, 2022
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Associated Press
New Zealand rocket caught but then dropped by helicopter
Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck likens it to a “...
May 3, 2022
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Politics & Government
Hayashi set to attend S. Korean presidential inauguration
The government is finalizing plans to send Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to the inauguration ce...
May 3, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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May 3, 2022