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ArtUnraveling the mesmerizing, delicate world of paper quilling
Paper quilling is a globally popular art form in which thin colored paper strips are coiled and arra...
November 25, 2021
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General NewsJapanese ballet legend Maki lives on in students, company
Asami Maki, the light of the Japanese ballet world, died on Oct. 20 at the age of 87. Maki apparentl...
November 25, 2021
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General NewsMonorail offers mobile vantage point on Tokyo at night
Passengers take pictures of the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo from inside a Tokyo Monorail train on Tuesda...
November 25, 2021
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EconomySoft drink market shrinks as fewer people use vending machines
The market for soft drinks, such as coffee and juice, has been shrinking as fewer people using vendi...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressBiden picks women of color to lead White House budget office
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Two women of color are President Joe Biden’s picks to lead the White House b...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressAll 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors on Wednesday convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahma...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressMigrant boat capsizes in English Channel; at least 31 dead
PARIS (AP) — At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the Engli...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressEthiopia says PM, a Nobel Peace laureate, is at battlefront
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister has gone to the battlefron...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressScholz seals deal to crown career as German chancellor
BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz is set to become post-World War II Germany’s ninth chancellor, crowning a ...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressGerman parties reach deal for government to end Merkel era
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s would-be governing parties vowed Wednesday to modernize Europe’s biggest eco...
November 25, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialYounger Japanese urged to boldly go where JAXA has never gone before
Space development is gaining momentum with the entry of private start-ups into the field. Japan need...
November 24, 2021
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CompaniesCar parts industry moves to protect 700,000 workers amid shift to EVs
With the accelerating global shift from gasoline to electric vehicles, Japan’s auto parts manufactur...
November 24, 2021
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Associated PressPresident, VP and spouses assist food kitchen for holiday
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, helped a Washington food kitchen pre...
November 24, 2021
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General NewsA golden curtain
A man hangs up persimmons Tuesday at the Inaka Michi no Eki Yashimaya store in Marumori, Miyagi Pref...
November 24, 2021
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Associated PressMusician Jon Batiste leads Grammy Award nominations with 11
Jon Batiste might be the Grammys biggest surprise: The multi-genre performer and recent Oscar winner...
November 24, 2021