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Japan In FocusIshikawa Children Perform Kabuki atop Floats in Otabi Festival
KOMATSU, Ishikawa — Child actors performed kabuki atop wheeled floats in the traditional Otabi Festi...
June 11, 2023
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CompaniesJapan Firm Kikkoman Marks 50th Anniversary of U.S. Factory Shipments
WALWORTH, Wis. — This year marks the 50th anniversary of Kikkoman Corp.’s first shipment of soy sauc...
June 11, 2023
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BaseballShintaro Fujinami: A’s Win 4th in Row for 1st Time This Year, Beat Brewers 2-1 in 10 Innings
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Oakland Athletics stretched a winning streak to four for the first time since l...
June 11, 2023
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General NewsJapan Govt Seeks Fishers’ Understanding over N-Plant Water Release
MITO (Jiji Press) — Industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura met with local fisheries industry represen...
June 11, 2023
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Japan In FocusWinery Festival in Nagano Prefecture Held under Blue Sky
SHIOJIRI, Nagano — Wine lovers enjoyed various local specialties under the blue sky at the Shiojiri ...
June 11, 2023
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BaseballMets Stop 7-game Skid, Beat Pirates 5-1 behind Canha’s 3 RBIs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mark Canha knows he can’t replace Pete Alonso’s production in the New York Mets’ l...
June 11, 2023
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Associated PressZelenskyy Says ‘Counteroffensive, Defensive Actions’ Taking Place in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and...
June 11, 2023
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Associated PressUS Confirms China Has Had a Spy Base in Cuba Since at Least 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global ...
June 11, 2023
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Associated PressTrump Blasts Federal Indictment as ‘Baseless’ at First Events Since Charges Were Unsealed
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as “ri...
June 11, 2023
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Crown Princess Emphasizes Need to Use Easy Japanese in Medical Treatment
Crown Princess Kiko, as president of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, gave a talk Saturday o...
June 11, 2023
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BaseballShohei Ohtani struggles on mound, with 4.88 ERA in last 8 starts
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dominant on the mound for much of the past three seasons, Shohei Ohtani has s...
June 11, 2023
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BaseballPadres Hit Five Homers to Back Darvish in 100th Win, 9-6 over Rockies
DENVER (AP) — Yu Darvish pitched into the sixth inning to earn his 100th career win and was backed b...
June 11, 2023
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Associated PressTed Kaczynski, Known as the Unabomber for Years of Attacks That Killed 3, Dies in Prison at 81
WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a di...
June 11, 2023
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AFP-JIJI‘Children of the Bush,’ Lost 40 Days in Colombian Amazon, Found Alive
BOGOTA (AFP-Jiji) — Exhausted but happy, four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than...
June 11, 2023
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General NewsMeasles Outbreak Feared in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Experts are calling on people to get vaccinated against measles, citing concern...
June 11, 2023