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General NewsCoins melted in fire after Great Hanshin Earthquake on display in Kobe
KOBE — Monday marked 27 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake in which 6,434 lives were claimed. ...
January 17, 2022
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General NewsLet’s never forget
Lanterns form the character for “forget” and the date “1.17” on Monday at a ceremony marking the 27t...
January 17, 2022
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Associated PressSeoul: N. Korea fires projectile in 4th launch this month
SEOUL (AP) — North Korea fired at least one projectile into the sea on Monday, South Korea’s militar...
January 17, 2022
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Associated PressBritish national ID’d as hostage-taker at Texas synagogue
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities on Sunday identified a 44-year-old British national as the man...
January 17, 2022
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Associated PressDjokovic leaving Australia after losing deportation appeal
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic left Australia on Sunday evening after losing his final b...
January 16, 2022
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Asia-PacificBangladesh: Young people turning to tourism business
Young people in Bangladesh are increasingly joining the country’s largely untapped tourism sector on...
January 16, 2022
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Associated PressTaliban turn blind eye to Pakistani militants
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Each year on Jan. 17, Shahana bakes a cake and invites friends to her home...
January 16, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Surviving the winters of bygone Korea
The winters in Korea can be notoriously tough, with temperatures sometimes falling to below minus 10...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo tops 4,000 new infections for 3rd consecutive day
Tokyo confirmed 4,172 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Sunday, exceeding 4,000 f...
January 16, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentFSA to banks: Protect holders of foreign currency-denominated insurance
The Financial Services Agency will urge financial institutions selling foreign currency-denominated ...
January 16, 2022
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General NewsTsunami warnings, advisories issued for wide area in Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the Amami and Tokara islands in Kagoshim...
January 16, 2022
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ScienceUndersea volcanic eruption’s shock waves led to tsunami in Japan, expert says
Shock waves from an undersea volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean likely triggered tsunami t...
January 16, 2022
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CoronavirusOmicron spreading rapidly among children
The daily total of new infections with the novel coronavirus set a new record in Japan on Wednesday ...
January 16, 2022
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EconomyGlobal shipbuilding industry finds itself in turbulent waters
The struggle for supremacy in the global shipbuilding industry has been thrown into turmoil, with th...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus65% of municipalities to start booster shots for elderly this month
About two-thirds of Japan’s major municipalities will move up their third round of COVID-19 vaccinat...
January 16, 2022