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General NewsStrong Earthquake Hits Tokyo, Neighboring Areas; No Tsunami Expected (UPDATE 1)
A magnitude-5.3 earthquake rocked the Kanto region on Friday evening. The quake measured an inten...
August 9, 2024
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General NewsJMA to Release More Info on Possible Nankai Trough Earthquake; Beaches Closed, Rail Service Curtailed in Vulnerable Areas
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Friday that it would release information about the status of...
August 9, 2024
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General NewsCommemorating the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki; Residents Pray for a World Without Conflict
About 200 people offered silent prayers during a mass to mourn the victims of the 1945 atomic bom...
August 9, 2024
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General NewsJapan Asks Residents to Prep for Major Earthquakes in Nankai Trough Area; Expert Warns Against Panic Buying
The Japan Meteorological Agency and the government are calling for residents near where a powerfu...
August 9, 2024
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ReutersRussia’s Lipetsk Region Hit by ‘Massive’ Drone Attack, Governor Says
Aug 9 (Reuters) - Russia evacuated people on Friday from parts of its western region of Lipetsk a...
August 9, 2024
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ReutersIraqi Teen Detained in Vienna After Taylor Swift Attack Plot Foiled
BERLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with...
August 9, 2024
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Washington PostSkip the Pricey Moisturizer. The Cheaper Stuff is Often just as Good.
Face moisturizer protects your skin and fortifies its natural moisture barrier, making it a criti...
August 9, 2024
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Associated PressA Win for the Harris-Walz Ticket Would Also Mean the Country’s First Native American Female Governor
If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this f...
August 9, 2024
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Washington PostDo We Really Need Deodorant ‘Down There’?
When full-body deodorants started to multiply on drugstore shelves and in Instagram ads last year...
August 9, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan’s Akari Fujinami Wins Gold in Women’s 53-kg Freestyle Wrestling; Japanese Sailors Take Silver in Mixed Dinghy Competition
PARIS — Akari Fujinami claimed the gold medal for wrestling in the women’s freestyle 53-kilogram ...
August 9, 2024
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General NewsNagasaki Mayor: Nuclear Weapons ‘Threat to Humankind’;G7 Ambassadors Absent from A-Bomb Memorial Ceremony
NAGASAKI — Survivors and victims’ family members held a memorial service marking the 79th anniver...
August 9, 2024
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General NewsInjury Numbers from Southern Japan’s Earthquake Rise to 14; Confirmed Damage to 10 Houses in Miyazaki, Kagoshima Prefectures
The number of people who suffered injuries related to the powerful earthquake that occurred in th...
August 9, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Reform of Science Council of Japan: Urgent Review of Organization Needed to Resolve Social Issues
As long as the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) continues to reject any proposals for its reform, t...
August 9, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Political Turmoil in Bangladesh: Difficulties of Economic Growth under Oppressive Rule Demonstrated
In Bangladesh, where antigovernment protests by students and others intensified, Prime Minister S...
August 9, 2024
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General NewsDetection Dogs at Narita Airport to Sniff Out ‘Suspicious’ Banknotes; Helping Customs Stop Money Laundering Operations
Tokyo Customs introduced Japan’s first detection dogs for banknotes at Narita Airport on Thursday...
August 9, 2024