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Olympics & Paralympics
Japanese Freestyle Wrestler Akari Fujinami Wins Paris Olympic Gold; Father, Daughter Celebrate Win, Beam with Joy
PARIS — Akari Fujinami jumped and hugged her father, who is also her coach, after winning the gol...
August 10, 2024
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Olympics & Paralympics
Japan’s Rei Higuchi, Tsugumi Sakurai Win Golds in Wrestling at Paris Games
PARIS — Japan's Rei Higuchi won the gold while Spencer Lee of the United States claimed silver in...
August 10, 2024
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Olympics & Paralympics
Japan’s B-Girl Ami Wins Olympic Breaking’s First Gold Medal
PARIS (AP) — Japan's b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics' first breaking event by spinning, flipp...
August 10, 2024
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General News
Record High 69,123 Students Need Japanese Language Help; Increase Comes from Growing Foreign Population, Japanese Children Living Oversea
The number of students found to need Japanese language instruction in public elementary, junior h...
August 10, 2024
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Olympics & Paralympics
Japan’s Sorato Anraku Scores Silver Medal in Men’s Boulder and Lead Event at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Japan’s Sorato Anraku won the silver medal in the men’s boulder and lead event at the Par...
August 9, 2024
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General News
Japan’s JR Tokai Resumes Shinkansen Bullet Train’s Operations after Strong Earthquake; Odakyu Electric Railway Partly Resumes Operations (UPDATE2)
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai) has resumed operations of Shinkansen bullet trains at ar...
August 9, 2024
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Olympics & Paralympics
Japan Misses Medal in Men’s Team Table Tennis in Paris
PARIS — Japan lost to France 3-2 in the men’s team table tennis bronze medal match at the Paris O...
August 9, 2024
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General News
Strong 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 News
JMA 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 News
Commemorating 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 News
Japan 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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Reuters
Russia’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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Reuters
Iraqi 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 Post
Skip 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 Press
A 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