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AFP-JIJIPortugal lifts lid on child sex abuse by Catholic clergy
LISBON (AFP-Jiji) — An independent inquiry into child sex abuse by members of the Portuguese Catholi...
February 14, 2023
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EconomySecurity for Japan Also Means Protecting Underwater Cables
Vital to international communications, undersea cables around Japan sometimes need to be fixed or re...
February 14, 2023
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Travel SpotsMuseum Spotlighting Korean Residents to Open in Osaka
OSAKA — A history museum centering on Korean residents in Japan will open in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, in A...
February 14, 2023
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Japan In FocusFukui: Pyramid-shaped Daruma Dolls Popular among Test-Takers
OBAMA, Fukui — Typical daruma dolls are made of papier-mache and are usually round. But one art cent...
February 13, 2023
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ReutersChina Says U.S. Flew High-altitude Balloons Over Its Airspace
BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - China said on Monday that U.S. high altitude balloons had flown over its...
February 13, 2023
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Crime & CourtsTransport Ministry Official Arrested for Allegedly Pressing Station Emergency Button to ‘Get on Train’
KOBE — Police on Monday arrested a 35-year-old transport ministry employee on suspicion of pressing...
February 13, 2023
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General NewsShinzo Abe Shooting Investigation Set to End
NARA — The Nara prefectural police on Monday sent additional charges to prosecutors against Tetsuya ...
February 13, 2023
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General NewsNagano Pref. Takes Safety Measures After Series of Backcountry Skiing Accidents
NAGANO — In response to a recent string of mountaineering accidents in Nagano Prefecture involving b...
February 13, 2023
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MarketsTokyo Stocks Turn Lower, Dampened by Tech Weakness
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks turned lower on Monday, weighed down mainly by the weakness of tec...
February 13, 2023
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General NewsNew Japan Whaling Ship Capable of Reaching Antarctic
SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi — Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd., the only whaling operator in the world that uses...
February 13, 2023
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Associated PressUS Holds Drills in South China Sea Amid Tensions with China
BEIJING (AP) — The United States Navy and Marine Corps are holding joint exercises in the South Chin...
February 13, 2023
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Washington PostThe making of Anna Paulina Luna
Twelve years before she was elected as the first Mexican American woman to represent Florida in Cong...
February 13, 2023
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Figure SkatingRiku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Win Four Continents Skating Championship
It was a memorable night for Japan at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Riku Miur...
February 13, 2023
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Crime & CourtsTokyo Games Bid-rigging Suspect Reports Prospected Bids to Superior
The arrested former deputy executive director of the Tokyo Games organizing committee’s Operations B...
February 13, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentGovt Dispatches Airplane with Medical Equipment for Turkey
CHITOSE, Hokkaido — A government airplane for carrying medical resources and equipment departed fro...
February 13, 2023