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Associated PressAll Welcome: Advocates Fight to Ensure Citizens not Fluent in English Have Equal Access to Elections
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the heart of Las Vegas’ Chinatown, on the second floor of a sprawling shoppin...
September 14, 2024
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General NewsTomioka Silk Mill, World Cultural Heritage Site, Faces Repair Cost Problem Due to Decline in Visitors
MAEBASHI — Ten years after its registration on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, the Tomio...
September 14, 2024
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MusicOver 7,000 Children Attend Concert Dedicated to Seiji Ozawa; Performance Closes 2024 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, The First Since Ozawa’s Death
MATSUMOTO, Nagano — More than 7,000 children attended the Concert for Children, the final program...
September 14, 2024
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Crime & CourtsNHK Subsidiary Producer Held for Drunkenly Hitting Station Staffer; Initially Fled Scene But has Now Admitted to Charges
An official with an NHK program production subsidiary was arrested at Shibuya Station on Friday o...
September 14, 2024
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Travel SpotsLarge Fountain Reaching 150 Meters to be Built in Tokyo Bay; Fountain to Have Cherry Tree Motif
One of the largest fountains in the world will be built by the Tokyo metropolitan government at O...
September 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Prime Minister Kishida to Make Final Overseas Visit to U.S. as PM on Sept. 21; Will Visit United Nations, Attend Quad Leaders Summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to travel to the United States on September. 21, in wha...
September 14, 2024
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Associated PressBiden is Taking on Cheap Products from China. It could Mean Higher Prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is cracking down on cheap products sold out of China, ...
September 14, 2024
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Associated PressFerguson Activist Raised in the Black Church Showed Pastors How to Aid Young Protesters
As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of M...
September 14, 2024
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September 14, 2024
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General NewsBlistering Late-Summer Heat Lingers Across Japan; High Pressure Expected to Continue Driving Up Temperatures Until Thursday
People cool off in a mist sprayer amid the lingering summer heat in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Friday. ...
September 14, 2024
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Japan In FocusOita: 18th-Century Buddhist Priest Honored for Digging Lasting Tunnel; Locals Organize Drum Performance, Walk on Mt. Kyoshuho
NAKATSU, Oita — The 250th anniversary of the death of 18th-century Buddhist priest Zenkai was obs...
September 14, 2024
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Associated PressHarris Supported the Green New Deal. Now, She’s Promoting Domestic Oil Drilling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala H...
September 14, 2024
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Associated PressChina is Raising Its Retirement Age, Now among the Youngest in the World’s Major Economies
BEIJING (AP) — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now ...
September 14, 2024
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Japan In FocusHyogo: Local Realistic Kappa Character Promoting Town for 10 Years; Ghoulish Curiosity Attracts People
FUKUSAKI, Hyogo — The town government in Hyogo Prefecture has been using a kappa — an aquatic fol...
September 14, 2024
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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Feline Stationmasters Bring in Business to Struggling Railway; Station Sees Over 5,000 Visitors in 6 Months
HIROSHIMA — Six months have passed since two cats were appointed as the stationmaster and deputy ...
September 14, 2024