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Yomiuri EditorialWork to Revive Top Legislative Body as Bastion of Free Speech
Reforms should be implemented to make the Diet a forum for policy discussions, not just to rework po...
February 5, 2023
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Washington PostA student needed medical care and a home. His teachers adopted him.
When first-grade teacher Jenna Riccio found out one of her students needed emergency surgery in Sept...
February 5, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Acting at One’s Own Risk Puts Other Lives in Danger
At ski resorts, accidents continue to occur involving people who are skiing not on a course, but on ...
February 5, 2023
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Washington PostPresidential papers have long been turning up in unexpected places
In 1970, historians discovered papers of President James K. Polk, who was in office from 1845 to 184...
February 5, 2023
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Asia-PacificPakistan Former President Pervez Musharraf Dies in Dubai -Pakistani Media
Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dub...
February 5, 2023
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CoronavirusImproved Pandemic Response Planned for Health Centers
The health ministry intends to strengthen the capacity of public health centers to respond to a pand...
February 5, 2023
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Washington PostAmerica’s offices are now half-full. They may not get much fuller.
The tug of war over getting workers back to the office just reached a key milestone: 50 percent are ...
February 5, 2023
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Washington PostAnother Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over Latin America, U.S. says
The Pentagon has assessed that an airborne vehicle spotted over Latin America, similar to the one se...
February 5, 2023
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EconomyNew System to Pay 20% More for Solar Power from Japan Businesses’ Rooftops
The economy ministry plans to introduce a system in which electric power generated by solar panels o...
February 5, 2023
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General NewsColorful Peonies in Full Bloom at Ueno Park in Tokyo
Peonies are in full bloom at Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden on the grounds of Ueno Park in Taito Ward, To...
February 5, 2023
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Associated Press50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A freight train derailment in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line left...
February 5, 2023
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Associated PressChile wildfires spread amid heat wave as death toll rises
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile extended an emergency declaration to yet another region on Saturday as ...
February 5, 2023
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Associated PressPope says South Sudan’s future depends on treatment of women
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it tr...
February 5, 2023
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Associated PressState of the Union: Biden sees economic glow, GOP sees gloom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Going into Tuesday's State of the Union address, President Joe Biden sees a nation...
February 5, 2023
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Associated PressElectronic pollbook security raises concerns going into 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — They were blamed for long lines in Los Angeles during California’s 2020 presidential ...
February 5, 2023