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General NewsTyphoon Maria Brings Record-breaking Rain to Japan’s Tohoku Region; Akita Shinkansen Line Partially Closed (UPDATE1)
Typhoon Maria made landfall in Iwate Prefecture on Monday and brought torrential rains, which col...
August 12, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Protests S. Korea’s Maritime Survey near Takeshima
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday protested South Korea’s maritime survey nea...
August 12, 2024
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EconomyYen Carry Positions Rapidly Resolved in Recent Yen Rally
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—So-called yen carry positions in the international monetary market appear to h...
August 12, 2024
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General NewsTokyo Group Begins Instagram Posts on WWII Suicide Attack Units
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—With this year marking the 80th anniversary of the first mission of the now-de...
August 12, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan’s Morinari Watanabe Seen Running for Next IOC President
Paris (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federatio...
August 12, 2024
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Washington PostElon Musk’s X Feed Becomes Megaphone for His Far-right Politics
If you followed Elon Musk on Twitter in November 2021, you would have been bombarded with posts a...
August 12, 2024
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Washington PostHezbollah Is Undeterred as Lebanon Braces for War with Israel
WADI JILO, Lebanon - An Israeli strike that killed a Hezbollah fighter traveling a rural road her...
August 12, 2024
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Washington PostThe Risky Bets of the Paris Olympics Paid off. Who Can Claim the Win?
PARIS - France’s plan for the 2024 Olympics was a gamble fraught with risks. For the most part, t...
August 12, 2024
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General NewsStrong Earthquake in Japan’s Hyuganada Damaged More Than 50 Buildings
More than 50 houses and businesses have been destroyed as of Sunday mainly in Nichinan, Miyazaki ...
August 12, 2024
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Performing Arts‘Young Orpheus:’ Novel for Children Receives Opera Adaptation; Cast, Music Carries Audience on Interplanetary Journey
“Shonen Orufe” (“Young Orpheus”) is based on a novel for children of the same name by Yukio Yonez...
August 12, 2024
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ReutersUkraine and Russia Trade Accusations over Fire at Occupied Nuclear Plant
Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of starting a fire on the grounds of Europe's largest and now ...
August 12, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsWho Performed at the Olympic Closing Ceremony? Snoop, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers
PARIS (AP) — Paris has closed out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotio...
August 12, 2024
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Associated PressPentagon Chief Austin Orders Submarine to the Middle East, Tells Aircraft Carrier to Hasten its Transit
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to t...
August 12, 2024
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General NewsAwa Odori Dance Festival Opens amid Earthquake Concern; Performance Venues Prepare Shelters, Post Maps for Audience Members
TOKUSHIMA — The annual dance event known as the Awa Odori Festival opened in Tokushima on Sunday ...
August 12, 2024
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GolfEngland’s Rai wins PGA Wyndham title; Ryo Hisatsune and J.J. Spaun Shares Third
Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune and American J.J. Spaun shared third on 265 with US amateur Luke Clanton an...
August 12, 2024