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Crime & CourtsKishida Continues Speeches as Scheduled
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make his day’s speeches as scheduled, except at the fishing port w...
April 15, 2023
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Washington PostIndia’s Population Overtakes China’s, but Numbers Mask a Bigger Story
In recent weeks, two pregnant women in India – Vaishnavi Logabiran and Malika Begum – gave birth to ...
April 15, 2023
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Travel SpotsKumamoto: Old Aqueduct Wows Onlookers
YAMATO, Kumamoto — Tsujunkyo Bridge’s water-release system has begun to be deployed for this season,...
April 15, 2023
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Associated PressPutin Signs Bill Allowing Electronic Conscription Notices
Russian President Putin on Friday signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to ...
April 15, 2023
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Associated PressN. Korea Says It Tested New Solid-Fuel Long-Range Missile
North Korea said Friday it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the fir...
April 15, 2023
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Crime & CourtsMotegi: Kishida Uninjured
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was not injured after the incident in which an explosive device was thr...
April 15, 2023
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ElectionsCampaigning to Begin for Mayoral, Assembly Races Across Japan
The official campaigns for mayoral and assembly elections in non-ordinance-designated cities, as wel...
April 15, 2023
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Travel SpotsTokyo’s Kabukicho District Gets New Nighttime Attraction
A 48-story commercial complex that includes bars and restaurants that will stay open until dawn open...
April 15, 2023
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April 15, 2023
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Crime & CourtsSuspect Arrested over Explosion at Kishida’s Campaign Site
WAKAYAMA — The Wakayama prefectural police restrained a man who is believed to have thrown explosive...
April 15, 2023
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ReutersU.S., Japan, S. Korea to Hold Missile Defense Exercises to Deter N. Korea Threat
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States, Japan and South Korea said in a joint statement they disc...
April 15, 2023
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Asia-PacificAs India’s Tiger Count Rises, Displaced Want Land Back
BENGALURU, India (AP) — It was a celebratory atmosphere for officials gathered just hours away from ...
April 15, 2023
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Japan In FocusEhime: Rock-paper-scissors Performed with Dance
MATSUYAMA — A yakyuken game event, in which participants sing and dance before playing janken (rock-...
April 15, 2023
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Crime & CourtsExplosion Heard Before Kishida’s Speech
WAKAYAMA — An explosion was heard Saturday at a Wakayama fishing port where Prime Minister Fumio Kis...
April 15, 2023
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Associated PressFrance’s Macron Tours Notre Dame Cathedral Reconstruction
French President Emmanuel Macron toured the reconstruction works at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on...
April 15, 2023