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ScienceNew Stick Insect Species Is Australia’s Heaviest
SYDNEY (Reuters) — In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy...
August 14, 2025
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Climate ChangePeru’s Coastal Guano Birds Face Crisis as Population Drops over 75%, Scientists Say
LIMA (Reuters) — Scientists along Peru’s central Pacific coast are sounding the alarm that more a...
August 14, 2025
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EnvironmentChile’s Coastal Erosion Could Erase 10 Beaches within 10 Years
RENACA, Chile (Reuters) — Chile’s central and southern coastlines are facing erosion that could c...
August 14, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: 30,000 Visitors Left Behind at Venue; Osaka Metro Apologizes at Press Conference
Osaka Metro held a press conference Thursday morning to explain how the Chuo Line, which directly...
August 14, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Many Visitors Unable to Return Home; Osaka Metro Chuo Line Stops All Trains Wednesday Night
The Osaka Metro Chuo Line, which directly connects to the Osaka-Kansai Expo site, had trouble and...
August 14, 2025
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General News98-Year-Old Pianist Who Survived World War II Determined to Keep Playing Schumann’s ‘Traumerei’ for Those Who Died
There is a classical piece that 98-year-old pianist Reiko Kinashi has played since before World W...
August 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentU.S. Auto Tariff on Japan Could Be Lowered to 15% in Mid-September, U.S. Source Says
WASHINGTON — A reduction to 15% of a tariff on imported Japanese automobiles could take effect ar...
August 14, 2025
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GlobalTICAD Draft Outlines African Development Strategies;Japanese Technologies to Have Key Role in Cooperation
Leaders of Japan and African countries aim to support economic growth in Africa through private-s...
August 13, 2025
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CompaniesJR East Luxury Sleeper Train Staff Drank On-Duty; Investigation Finds Employees Habitually Consumed Alcoholic Beverages During Breaks for Years
Six employees responsible for in-car service on the Train Suite Shiki-shima luxury sleeper train ...
August 13, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentKoizumi Takes Diplomatic Step through Visit to S. Korea; Eyes Strengthening Position in Next LDP Presidential Election
INCHEON, South Korea — Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Sout...
August 13, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialKoryo High School’s Withdrawal from Koshien: Lax Response Invited Defamation on Social Media
It can be said that a school’s lax awareness toward violence and its poor response has worsened a...
August 13, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
40 Years since JAL Jet Crash: Forever Remember Pledge to Ensure Safe Flights
Aug. 12 marked 40 years since a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash claimed the lives of 520 passenger...
August 13, 2025
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Crime & CourtsOsaka Company Under Investigation for Building Expo Pavilion Without Permit; Representative Says Firm Was ‘Too Busy’ to Submit Application
OSAKA — Osaka Prefectural Police on Wednesday began searching the house of the representative of ...
August 13, 2025
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Defense & SecurityU.K. Navy Aircraft Carrier Prince of Wales Docks at Yokosuka; Marked 1st Visit by a U.K. Aircraft Carrier Since 2021
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa — The British Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier made a port ca...
August 13, 2025
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August 13, 2025