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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Malaysia Sign Memorandum on Carbon Capture, Storage, but Realizing Commercialization Comes with Challenges
KUALA LUMPUR — The Japanese and Malaysian governments signed on Friday a memorandum for jointly p...
October 18, 2025
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Travel SpotsMiyazaki: Japan’s Aoshima Island Gets Lit Up for Special Nighttime Event
MIYAZAKI — Visitors to Aoshima Island, a tourist destination in Miyazaki City, can now enjoy spec...
October 18, 2025
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Japan In FocusOsaka Police Officers Demonstrate Safe E-scooter Riding to Promote Proper Use
OSAKA — To promote safe and proper use of electric scooters, Osaka prefectural police officers we...
October 18, 2025
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CompaniesOnagawa N-Plant’s No. 2 Reactor Likely to Shut Down Next Dec.; Company Cites Construction Delays of Antiterrorism Facilities
SENDAI — Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Friday it will likely shut down the No. 2 reactor at the ...
October 18, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentProbability of LDP’s Takaichi Becoming Japan’s 1st Female Prime Minister Increases after JIP Ends Cooperation Talks with Opposition Parties
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi is highly likely to become the next prime minis...
October 18, 2025
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Travel SpotsNew Seto Inland Sea Ferry May Help Cyclists Hop Between Islands
ONOMICHI, Hiroshima — More than two decades after its closure, a ferry service linking the island...
October 18, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Hits 3 Homers and Strikes out 10 to Lead Dodgers Back to World Series with NLCS Sweep
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit three home runs and pitched shutout ball into the seventh in...
October 18, 2025
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Travel Spots‘Land Of Gold’ Zipangu-Themed Illumination to Begin in Mie Pref.; Installations Include 35-Meter-High Mt. Fuji
The “Zipangu”-themed illumination event is to start on Saturday at Nabana no Sato leisure park in...
October 18, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Hits 3 Homers, Dominates on Mound in Dodgers’ Clinching 5-1 NLCS Win over Brewers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series w...
October 18, 2025
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ReutersTrump Says 100% Tariffs on China Not Sustainable, Still Plans to Meet Xi
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods...
October 18, 2025
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Washington PostPoll Shows Who Supports RFK Jr.’S ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement
While American parents overwhelmingly back cracking down on highly processed foods, dyes and adde...
October 18, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (October 18)
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October 18, 2025
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Washington PostThese 2 Quick Tests Can Tell You If You’re as Fit as an 80-Year-Old Elite Athlete
Are you as fit as an 80-year-old elite athlete?
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Washington PostRobots Are Learning to Make Human Babies. Twenty Have Already Been Born.
MEXICO CITY - When she walked into an IVF clinic in June, Alin Quintana knew it would be the last...
October 18, 2025
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Japan In FocusOkayama: Red Bricks, Green Ivy from Old Textile Factory Evoke Kurashiki’s History
KURASHIKI, Okayama — Kurashiki Ivy Square is located in a scenic zone called the Bikan Historical...
October 18, 2025