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Travel SpotsWeeping Plum Trees Bloom at Kyoto Shrine
Weeping plum trees are in bloom at Jonangu shrine in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, heralding the arrival of s...
March 5, 2023
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Manga & Anime‘The First Slam Dunk’ Becomes Most-Watched Japanese Movie in South Korea
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — The animated film “The First Slam Dunk,” a huge hit in Japan, became the most-w...
March 5, 2023
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General NewsWealthy Residents Mean Tax Bonanza for Japan Island Town
SUO-OSHIMA, Yamaguchi — Known as “the Hawaii of the Seto Inland Sea” for its abundant nature, the is...
March 5, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan GSDF Vehicles Arrive at New Okinawa Camp
NAHA — Dozens of vehicles began entering a facility on Okinawa Prefecture’s Ishigaki Island, ahead o...
March 5, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina Wary of AI Chatbots over Sensitive Issues
BEIJING — The Chinese government is growing increasingly wary of interactive artificial intelligence...
March 5, 2023
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Washington PostDefying Attacks, Arts Return to Somalia with First TV Drama in 30 years
The bodies of three students were sprawled on the floor of a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, duste...
March 5, 2023
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Washington PostA Mile-Long Line for Free Food Offers a Warning as COVID Benefits End
HAZEL GREEN, Ky. - As he claimed the first spot in a mile-long line for free food in the Appalachian...
March 5, 2023
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Washington PostDivorced and Remarried, These Afghan Women are Outlaws under Taliban Rule
KABUL - After her stepfather sold her into marriage at the age of 13 to support his drug habit, the ...
March 5, 2023
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Olympics & ParalympicsOlympic Ticket Sales for Paris Games get off to Rocky Start
PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year's Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and egalitar...
March 5, 2023
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Associated PressBiden Expected to Tighten Rules on U.S. Investment in China
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is close to tightening rules on some overseas inves...
March 5, 2023
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General NewsEx-Jewish Evacuee Revisits Kobe after Some 80 Years
KOBE (Jiji Press) — A 95-year-old Jewish man late last month revisited Kobe, where he temporarily st...
March 5, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Hosts 1st Asia Zero Emissions Ministerial Meeting
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan hosted the first ministerial meeting of its Asia Zero Emissions Community...
March 5, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialAllow Small, Midsize Firms to Reflect Cost Increases So That They Can Raise Wages
It is unacceptable for large companies to unilaterally impose the burden of cost increases on small ...
March 5, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Why Did High School Suspect Have Yearning for Indiscriminate Killing?
What was lurking in the high school student’s heart? The background of the incident must be uncovere...
March 5, 2023
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ReutersChina Plans 7.2％ Defense Spending Rise This Year, Faster than GDP Target
BEIJING (Reuters) — China will boost defense spending 7.2% this year, slightly outpacing last year’s...
March 5, 2023