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Japan In Focus
Kumamoto: Campground reborn from tragic disaster 6 years ago
MINAMI-ASO, Kumamoto — A lodge, which was damaged by a strong earthquake six years ago, has been reb...
April 30, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Kochi: Festival clapper-maker struggling to stay afloat
KAMI, Kochi — The coronavirus pandemic has hamstrung production of traditional castanet-like clapper...
April 30, 2022
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Associated Press
Foreign ballet dancers leave Russia over war with Ukraine
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Ballet dancers Adrian Blake Mitchell and Andrea Lassakova moved to Russi...
April 30, 2022
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Books & Literature
More than just a cute bunny: Profundity of ‘Peter Rabbit’ stories rediscovered in new Japanese translation
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the publication of the first book in the “Peter Rabbit” ser...
April 30, 2022
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Politics & Government
Matsuno attends Rengo rally
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attended the Japanese Trade Union Confederation’s annual Ma...
April 30, 2022
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General News
Visually impaired workers roast coffee beans through sounds
AGEO, Saitama — Young workers with visual impairments carefully listen to the sounds of coffee beans...
April 30, 2022
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Associated Press
UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations doggedly sought to broker an evacuation of civilians from th...
April 30, 2022
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Associated Press
50 years on, Apollo 16 moonwalker still ‘excited’ by space
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Ch...
April 30, 2022
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Reuters
Blast kills more than 50 at Kabul mosque, its leader says
KABUL (Reuters) - A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kab...
April 30, 2022
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General News
Sneakers found near Yamanashi campsite where girl disappeared in 2019
KOFU — Footwear and an item of clothing have been found near a campsite in Doshi, Yamanashi Prefectu...
April 29, 2022
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General News
Boat involved in deadly accident found in sea off Hokkaido
A vessel believed to be the Kazu I, a sightseeing boat that disappeared off the Shiretoko Peninsula ...
April 29, 2022
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General News
Second shoe found near Yamanashi Pref. site where girl went missing in 2019
A child’s left shoe, similar to one that belonged to a young girl who went missing in 2019, has been...
April 29, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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April 29, 2022
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Associated Press
An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at on...
April 29, 2022
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Associated Press
Hong Kong’s Lee pledges to enact local security law
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s only candidate for the upcoming leadership elections pledged Friday to ...
April 29, 2022