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Asia-PacificNorth Korea fires ballistic missile -South Korea military
SEOUL, Nov 17 (Reuters) - North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea'...
November 17, 2022
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CompaniesPanasonic launches 1st fully automated rice cooker
Panasonic Corp. has developed the first rice cooker that can automatically measure the necessary amo...
November 17, 2022
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Associated PressGOP wins slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to pow...
November 17, 2022
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General NewsNew street art: One-day event to showcase 110 decorated manhole covers from across Japan
Manhole covers are everywhere and many people just walk by them on the street without even thinking ...
November 17, 2022
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General NewsPanel’s interim draft on divorce law contemplates joint custody
The introduction of joint custody for divorced parents in Japan is one of two proposals included in ...
November 17, 2022
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General NewsOlympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome marks opening of new skateboard park in Tokyo
Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome put on a rousing display at the opening ceremony for a new skate...
November 16, 2022
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EconomyNRA approves in principle proposal to let N-plants run over 60 years
The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved in principle a plan that would allow the econ...
November 16, 2022
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General NewsTickets commemorating 50 year of pandas in Japan on sale
Tokyo Metro Co. is selling panda-themed subway tickets to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fi...
November 16, 2022
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General NewsFamilies advised to remove chairs from balconies to prevent fatal falls
Following several accidents in which young children have died after falling from apartment balconies...
November 16, 2022
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General NewsYuzu harvest season comes to Tochigi Pref.
Yuzu citrus fruit is harvested in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture. Yuzu farmer Fukusaburo Ishikawa, 80, w...
November 16, 2022
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Climate Change‘Water people’ left high and dry as major Bolivian lake vanishes
PUNACA TINTA MARIA, Bolivia (AFP-Jiji) — An abandoned boat rests on the cracked earth where formerly...
November 16, 2022
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Asia-PacificHindu culture fights the odds in Sindh, Pakistan
SUKKUR, Pakistan (AP) — On the sandy banks of the Indus River, which flows top to toe through Pakist...
November 16, 2022
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ElectionsJapan’s upper house vote-value disparity issue divides courts
Of 16 court rulings as of Tuesday over the disparity in voter numbers to representation in upper hou...
November 16, 2022
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Washington PostVa. bill would bar trans student-athletes from teams matching gender identities
A Virginia legislator has proposed a bill seeking to bar transgender students in K-12 schools and co...
November 16, 2022
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Washington PostRussia hammers Ukraine with missile strikes after Zelensky calls for peace
KYIV, Ukraine - Russia responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's call for peace in a spe...
November 16, 2022