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General NewsU.N. Panel Raps N. Korea’s Human Rights Abuses
PARIS (Jiji Press) — The U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution strongly condemni...
April 6, 2023
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Associated PressNo Russians, Belarusians Expected at Swimming Worlds in July
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — No Russian or Belarusian athletes are expected to compete at this year’...
April 6, 2023
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Associated PressRussian Charged with War Crimes: Ukrainian Kids Can Go Home
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who is being sought for war crime...
April 6, 2023
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ElectionsCampaigning Starts for Upper House By-Election in Oita Pref.
OITA (Jiji Press) — The official campaign period started Thursday for a by-election for a seat repre...
April 6, 2023
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Associated PressMissouri Tornado Kills 5 in Latest Wave of Severe Weather
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. (AP) — A tornado ripped through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, kill...
April 6, 2023
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BaseballOhtani Drives in a Run, Pitches Angels Past Mariners 4-3
SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani held Seattle to one run in six innings and drove in a run at the plate,...
April 6, 2023
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Associated PressU.S. House Leader and Taiwan President Meet as China Protests
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Risking China's anger, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwan Preside...
April 6, 2023
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Defense & SecurityChina Coast Guard’s Intrusions Around Japan’s Senkakus Show Patterns
China Coast Guard vessels sailing off the Senkaku Islands having been showing some patterns. The shi...
April 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Drops Ball on Rare Earth Magnet Technology
Japanese government measures to prevent the outflow of manufacturing technology related to high-perf...
April 6, 2023
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ReutersTrump Claims Election Interference is behind Criminal Charges
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) — A subdued former President Donald Trump lashed out on Tuesday at New Yo...
April 5, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech
BEIJING — China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance r...
April 5, 2023
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ScienceJapan-Australia Research Team Receives Guinness Record for Footage of Fish 8,300 Meters Underwater
A team of scientists from academic institutions in Japan and Australia has filmed a fish at a depth ...
April 5, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Ishin and DPFP Parties Endorse Defense Buildup
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People have expressed their b...
April 5, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapan shrimp fishermen log 40-ton catches
Crates of sakura-ebi shrimp fill the floor at the season’s first auction of the popular food early W...
April 5, 2023
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General NewsDamage Inside Nuclear Reactor Feared Greater than Assumed
Damage to the interior of a support structure at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may extend ...
April 5, 2023