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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Lower House Dissolution Becomes Focal Point in LDP Election After Ex-Prime Minister Noda Chosen to Lead Opposition CDPJ
There is a growing sense of caution within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party toward former Prim...
September 24, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Foreign Minister Kamikawa Demands Facts on Shenzhen Stabbing in Meeting with Chinese Counterpart; Also Wants Halt to Malicious Social Media Posts
NEW YORK — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New York o...
September 24, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan Fires Flares to Warn Russian Plane Violating Airspace; 1st Use of Flares in Response to Airspace Violation
The Air Self-Defense Force launched flares on Monday to warn a Russian military patrol aircraft t...
September 24, 2024
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Crime & CourtsChina Provincial Official Investigated for Hate Speech Against Japanese; Online Posts Allegedly Called Stabbed Boy ‘Guilty Japanese’
SHANGHAI — An official from China’s Sichuan Province is under investigation for posting hate spee...
September 24, 2024
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General NewsExtensive Damage Found in Temporarily Isolated District in Noto Region of Ishikawa Pref., Japan, After Record-Breaking Rainfall
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — The Machino district in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was isolated for th...
September 24, 2024
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BaseballFukuoka SoftBank Hawks Bag 1st Title in Japan’s Pacific League in 4 Years
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinched the Pacific League pennant for the first time in four years b...
September 24, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Ukraine Reach Agreement in Principle on Information Security Pact; JETRO Plans to Open Office in Kyiv in Oct.
NEW YORK — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New Y...
September 24, 2024
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September 24, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPM Kishida Condemns Russia for Violating Airspace, Vows to Defend Japan’s Territory
NEW YORK — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday strongly condemned the violation of Japanese ai...
September 24, 2024
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Washington PostRussia, Iran Use AI to Boost anti-U.S. Influence Campaigns, Officials Say
Russia, Iran and China are using artificial intelligence tools as they increase their effort to s...
September 24, 2024
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Washington PostFor Some Parents, Surging Child-Care Costs Could Determine How They Vote
RENO, Nev. - Kayla and Ryan Frost were desperate. Every local day care was full. Nannies were boo...
September 24, 2024
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Washington PostMystery of Disappearing Ospreys Might Have Controversial Explanation
When Casey Shaw and Bryan Watts motored their Boston Whaler into Craney Island Creek this summer ...
September 24, 2024
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Washington PostNational Symphony Orchestra Musicians Unanimously Authorize Strike
The union representing the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra (the Metropolitan Washing...
September 24, 2024
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Associated PressWhat We Know About the Investigations Surrounding New York City’s Mayor
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams ...
September 24, 2024
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Associated PressUS to Seek Attempted Assassination Charge Against Man Accused of Staking Out Trump at Golf Course
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man accused in the assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a go...
September 24, 2024