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Asia-PacificDr. Nakamura’s Dream Clinic Awaits Leprosy Patients; Prejudice Toward Disease Remains Barrier
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General NewsJapanese Hibakusha Group Meets with American Woman Who Witnessed Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Crime & CourtsSapporo Man Defrauded of ¥122 Mil. by Men Claiming to Represent Fukushima Police
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The Liberal Democratic Party has compiled a draft outline of key points in a review of implementa...
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ReutersPhilippines Says Fishermen Hurt, Boats Damaged by China in South China Sea
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ReutersNorth Korean Leader Kim Hails Troops Returning from Russia Mission, State Media Says
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Japan In FocusNagasaki: Potato Harvesting Event Connects Villagers to 19th-Century French Priest
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ReutersChina Holds Low-Key Nanjing Massacre Memorial Despite Japan Tensions
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Washington PostThe Minority Voters Who Powered Trump to a Second Term Are Drifting Away
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December 13, 2025
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Solving a technical challenge that has stymied science for 40 years, researchers have built a rob...
December 13, 2025
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