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Crime & CourtsWoman Stabbed to Death, Possibly by Her Teenage Child
Shizuoka Prefectural Police said a woman in her 40s has apparently been stabbed to death with a knif...
January 17, 2023
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Travel SpotsPregnant Mares Get Some Exercise in Snowy Hokkaido
Pregnant mares and other horses send up plumes of snow on Monday on the first of a daily winter run ...
January 17, 2023
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DeliciousKagoshima Shochu Makers Target Foreign Palates with New Liquors
Shochu makers in Kagoshima Prefecture are taking advantage of the relaxation of border control measu...
January 17, 2023
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Washington PostRecent shootings raise stakes for pro-gun lobbyists in Richmond
Gun rights advocates said recent shooting incidents in Virginia only increased their sense of urgenc...
January 17, 2023
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Washington PostHow Selma recovers after tragedy, from civil rights battles to tornadoes
SELMA, Ala. - Javarus Smith had a tree on top of his house. His power was out, and his smoker was de...
January 17, 2023
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Washington PostMaryland Lt. Gov.-elect Aruna Miller brings expansive vision of the job
Aruna Miller at first resisted elective office when a resignation opened a seat in the Maryland stat...
January 17, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialMaintaining Law-Based Global Order of Common Interest to All Nations
Amid the confrontation over the Ukraine crisis between developed democratic nations such as Japan, t...
January 17, 2023
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Associated PressChina’s economy grew 3％ last year, not even half 2021’s rate
BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last...
January 17, 2023
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ReutersChina’s Population Shrinks for the First Time in Six Decades
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a...
January 17, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Urgent Need to Strengthen Disaster Prevention Measures in Major Cities
The lessons learned from the largest postwar earthquake with a focus directly under an urban area in...
January 17, 2023
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Travel SpotsFormer Hokkaido Government Building to Regain Original Reddish-Brown Color Dome
SAPPORO — The octagonal dome of a former Hokkaido government building in Sapporo will see the return...
January 17, 2023
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General NewsGerman National Identified as Woman Who Died in Hokkaido Avalanche
Hokkaido Prefectural Police on Monday identified the woman who died after being caught in an avalanc...
January 17, 2023
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Associated PressElon Musk’s next drama: a trial over his tweets about Tesla
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, bele...
January 17, 2023
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Associated PressAs elites arrive in Davos, conspiracy theories thrive online
NEW YORK (AP) — When some of the world’s wealthiest and most influential figures gathered at the Wor...
January 17, 2023
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Associated PressThousands turn out to bid farewell to Greece’s former king
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — As a crowd of thousands chanted “Long live the king” and “Constantine, Constan...
January 17, 2023