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Associated PressCDC Shooter Believed COVID Vaccine Made Him Suicidal, His Father Tells Police
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
August 10, 2025
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BaseballTomoyuki Sugano Solid in Orioles Win over Athletics
BALTIMORE (AP) — Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle hit back-to-back home runs in the first inn...
August 10, 2025
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BaseballScherzer and Kershaw Square off in Rare Duel of 3,000-Strikeout Club Members
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw went toe-to-toe for six innings in a vintage ...
August 10, 2025
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ReutersNorth Korea Starts Dismantling Some Border Loudspeakers, South Korea Says
SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's military said on Saturday it had detected North Korean mil...
August 10, 2025
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General NewsMedia Organizations in West Sue Generative AI Firms Over Copyright Infringement; Organizations in Japan Likely to Follow Suit
There have been a series of cases in which media organizations in the West have sued generative a...
August 10, 2025
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Crime & CourtsYomiuri Sues U.S. AI Startup over Use of Articles; Perplexity Allegedly Used Over 100,000 News Stories
Three Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper companies have filed a lawsuit against a U.S. startup company tha...
August 10, 2025
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General NewsApp Allows Real-Time Sharing of Bear Sightings in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
IWATE — Amid frequent bear sightings in Iwate Prefecture, a smartphone app for reporting and shar...
August 10, 2025
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General NewsNagasaki A-Bomb Survivor Urges N-Arms Never Be Used; 93-Year-Old Tells of Gruesome Scenes Witnessed at 13
Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor Hiroshi Nishioka, 93, read out the “Pledge for Peace” at the peace ...
August 9, 2025
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General NewsNagasaki Marks 80 Years Since Atomic Bombing; Taiwan Attends Ceremony for 1st Time
NAGASAKI — Survivors and the families of the diseased paid tribute to the victims of the atomic b...
August 9, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Astronaut Onishi Heading Back to Earth After Finishing Long-Term Stay on ISS
WASHINGTON — Takuya Onishi and three other astronauts from the United States and Russia departed ...
August 9, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentWalls Close in around Ishiba at LDP’s General Meeting, Leaving PM Facing Ouster
Members of the Liberal Democratic Party are moving quickly to oust Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba,...
August 9, 2025
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Japan In FocusFukuoka: 150 Cats Neutered During Event on ‘Cat Island’; Residents Work to Improve Health of Furry Neighbors
ITOSHIMA, Fukuoka — The cats of Himeshima Island outnumber the island’s 140 human residents, and ...
August 9, 2025
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Travel SpotsFireworks Light Up Skies over Japan’s Lake Biwa; 340,000 People Enjoy Watching 10,000 Fireworks at Festival
OTSU — About 10,000 fireworks lit up the summer night sky during the Lake Biwa Great Fireworks Fe...
August 9, 2025
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Crime & CourtsLate Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Member’s Wife Files Complaint Against NHK Party Leader; Tachibana Faces Claim of Defamation
The wife of a former Hyogo prefectural assembly member who died in January has filed a criminal c...
August 9, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialGeneral Meeting of LDP Lawmakers of Both Houses: How Long Will the Party’s Turmoil Continue?
The turmoil within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party regarding whether Prime Minister Shigeru I...
August 9, 2025