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ArtIndustrial designer expresses himself with cardboard crafts
Masaki Odaka creates expressive and diverse figurines in his medium of choice — corrugated cardboard...
October 6, 2022
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Asia-PacificNorth Korea fires ballistic missiles after condemning U.S. carrier deployment
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missile toward its east coast on...
October 6, 2022
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Defense & SecurityNorth Korea appears to launch 2 ballistic missiles
North Korea appears to have launched two ballistic missiles Thursday morning. The Japan Coast Gua...
October 6, 2022
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Political SeriesKishida’s first-year report card / Public opinion of Kishida’s Cabinet changes sharply over Unification Church
“Many cabinets in the past have lost support. Times like this happen,” Kishida, 65, said as if to hi...
October 6, 2022
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General NewsMen wear makeup, too: Desire to make a good impression boosts men’s cosmetics
Men’s grooming is undergoing major change, triggered by the novel coronavirus pandemic. An increasin...
October 6, 2022
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Film & TVDocumentary shines spotlight on miscarriage of justice in 1967 murder case
A documentary about a man who was wrongly convicted in a 1967 murder-robbery case hits screens in th...
October 5, 2022
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Associated PressNobel chemistry prize awarded to 3 for attaching molecules
STOCKHOLM (AP) — This year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded in equal parts to Carolyn R. ...
October 5, 2022
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EuropePutin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions as losses mount
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws formally absorbing four Ukrain...
October 5, 2022
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Asia-PacificXi’s possible successors could rise during party congress
BEIJING — Who will be chosen to comprise China’s Politburo Standing Committee with President Xi Jinp...
October 5, 2022
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Defense & SecurityAfter North Korea missile launch, U.S. and South Korea hold precision bombing drill to show counter-attack ability
SEOUL / WASHINGTON —The United States and South Korea have been on heightened alert over North Korea...
October 5, 2022
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CompaniesMcDonald’s to serve up spoons made of wood
TOKYO (Jiji Press)— McDonald’s Co. (Japan) said Tuesday that it will replace plastic spoons with woo...
October 5, 2022
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General NewsAutumn stopover: White-fronted geese take off from the Miyajimanuma wetland in Hokkaido
BIBAI, Hokkaido — White-fronted geese take off from the Miyajimanuma wetland in Bibai, Hokkaido, on ...
October 5, 2022
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TechnologyNASA, SpaceX to study ways to boost orbit of Hubble telescope
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to fund a study with NASA to examine ways to use the space company’s Dragon...
October 5, 2022
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Technology3 cosmonauts return safely from ISS
MOSCOW (AP) — Three Russian cosmonauts returned safely Sept. 29 from a mission to the International ...
October 5, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan to accelerate discussions on enhancing defense capabilities amid growing N. Korea threat
The government intends to accelerate consideration of ways to drastically strengthen the country’s d...
October 5, 2022