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BaseballRed Sox sign Japanese batting champ Masataka Yoshida
BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka passed along some advice to Masataka Yoshida, ...
December 16, 2022
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Associated PressRussians find asylum lifeline to US, but at a high price
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Phil Metzger promises to arrange entry to the United States for Russian-s...
December 16, 2022
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Defense & SecurityYomiuri-Gallup poll: Two-thirds of people in Japan, U.S. in favor of Japan strengthening defense
About two-thirds of people in Japan and the United States are in favor of Japan strengthening its de...
December 16, 2022
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Associated PressLandslide at Malaysia campground leaves 16 dead, 17 missing
BATANG KALI, Malaysia (AP) — A landslide Friday at a tourist campground in Malaysia left 16 people d...
December 16, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentPanel OKs childbirth allowance hike to ¥500,000
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A subcommittee of a health ministry panel broadly approved a plan on Thursday t...
December 16, 2022
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Defense & Security5 members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces dismissed over sexual abuse
Five members of the Ground Self-Defense Force have been dismissed over the sexual abuse of a then-s...
December 16, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan pledges ¥117 bil. in biodiversity aid for 3 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will provide ¥117 billion in financial assistance over three years from 2...
December 16, 2022
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Defense & SecurityRuling parties decide on tax reform plan
The Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner Komeito decided Friday on a fiscal 202...
December 16, 2022
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Washington PostBest of classical music in 2022
After two years of pandemic-induced uncertainty, the world of classical music sprang back to bustlin...
December 16, 2022
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General NewsInitiative eyed to support marine industry ahead of N-plant water discharge
The government plans to launch this month an initiative to increase the consumption of marine produc...
December 16, 2022
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Washington PostHarvard names Claudine Gay as president, first Black person at helm
Harvard University announced Thursday that Claudine Gay, a scholar of political behavior, will becom...
December 16, 2022
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Washington Post5 standout revelations from Volume 2 of Netflix’s ‘Harry & Meghan’
The second half of the limited series “Harry & Meghan” landed with a bang. While the first three ep...
December 16, 2022
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Washington PostA first look at the trains that will replace Amtrak’s 50-year-old rail cars
Amtrak on Thursday unveiled details of the trains that will replace some of the carrier’s 50-year-ol...
December 16, 2022
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Washington PostNational Archives releases thousands of documents on Kennedy assassination
The Biden administration on Thursday released another batch of secret government files related to th...
December 16, 2022
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Washington PostU.S. will ban the sale of shark fins. Here’s why.
To save a fearsome predator from extinction, the United States is on the verge of putting in place a...
December 16, 2022