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Travel SpotsNY Times Nod Puts Morioka on The Map
Visitors from Japan and overseas have been flocking to a city in the Tohoku region since its inclusi...
January 29, 2023
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Wider WorldLessons from Holocaust for a Time of Conflict
Jan. 27 marked the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau near the...
January 28, 2023
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Japan In FocusRites of ‘Forbidden Religion’ to be Preserved, Passed Down on Video
NAGASAKI — Descendants of “hidden Christians” are among those moving ahead with a plan to make a vid...
January 28, 2023
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Japan In FocusIron Sword Excavated in Kumamoto Inlaid with Characters Possibly Meaning Year 604
KUMAMOTO — Characters that may indicate the year 604 have been discovered on an iron sword that was ...
January 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsHyogo: Laundry Fox Welcomed as New Addition of Yokai Bench Series
FUKUSAKI, Hyogo — The town of Fukusaki in Hyogo Prefecture, which is promoting itself through the us...
January 28, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialStrengthen Medical System to Prepare for Effects of Downgrading Disease
The classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Law is set to be revised. This will mar...
January 28, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan Must Take More Responsibility for Eradicating Global Deforestation
Forests are shrinking across the globe. A primary cause is illegal logging. Japan, as a major consum...
January 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsRobberies Suspect to Be Deported, Says Philippines
MANILA — Philippine’s Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla told reporters Friday that they had been conta...
January 28, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan Lifts Cap on Event Attendance Ahead of Downgrading COVID-19 Category
The government lifted its restriction on crowd size at large events after it revised its basic respo...
January 28, 2023
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Crime & Courts4 Suspected Organizers of Robbery Ring Held in Philippines
Four Japanese men suspected of being linked to a series of robberies in Japan are being held at a Ph...
January 28, 2023
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ReutersTyre Nichols’ Brutal Beating by Police Shown on Video
MEMPHIS, Tenn., (Reuters) – Tire Nichols repeatedly cried, “Mom! Mom!” as the five Memphis police of...
January 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsFormer Tokyo Games Organizing Committee Exec Suspected of Controlling Bid Rigging for Contracts
A former executive member of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee is suspected of h...
January 28, 2023
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Washington PostMarshall Islands, Feeling Neglected by the U.S., Enjoys New Leverage
MAJURO, Marshall Islands – The leaders of the Marshall Islands, a collection of 29 coral atolls lyin...
January 28, 2023
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Imperial FamilyCrown Prince Visits Flower Exhibition with His Family
Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and their daughter Princess Kako, visited a flower exhibi...
January 28, 2023
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Washington Post‘This is our Exchange Fund’: Inside Ukraine’s POW Detention Center
WESTERN UKRAINE – Finally, it was his turn in a long line of men in matching navy uniforms. Pavlo Kl...
January 28, 2023