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Associated PressAbortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights supporters demonstrating at hundreds of marches and rallies Saturd...
May 15, 2022
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Associated PressUkrainian band Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision amid war
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest in the early hou...
May 15, 2022
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Defense & SecurityEyeing China, U.S. stresses bridge-building in Okinawa
When U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel met with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki at the Okinawa prefect...
May 15, 2022
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Associated Press10 dead, suspect arrested in mass shooting at supermarket
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A gunman in military-style clothing opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket i...
May 15, 2022
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General NewsPolice: Bone found in Yamanashi belonged to missing girl
KOFU (Jiji Press) — The police department of Yamanashi Prefecture concluded Saturday that a human sh...
May 15, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida ramps up diplomacy with European leaders amid Ukraine crisis
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been actively engaging in summit diplomacy with European leaders fo...
May 15, 2022
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General NewsDisaster prep for pets: Evacuating together with furry family members
Many people consider their pets to be members of the family. How should owners keep their pets safe ...
May 15, 2022
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General NewsKoza steak restaurant owner tells of life with U.S. soldiers
NAHA — The Okinawan culture of eating steak was originally fostered in the Koza area in Okinawa City...
May 15, 2022
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General NewsOkinawa 50 years since return / Yonaguni Island, population 1,700, on front line in case of contingency
“There will be another firing drill by Taiwan,” Shigenori Takenishi said on April 28, with a sigh. T...
May 14, 2022
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General NewsBone fragment confirmed to be from girl who went missing in 2019
Yamanashi prefectural police confirms the bone fragments belong to the girl who went missing in 2019...
May 14, 2022
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Associated PressG7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia
WEISSENHAUS, Germany (AP) — The Group of Seven leading economies warned Saturday that the war in Ukr...
May 14, 2022
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ReutersG7 foreign ministers vow to continue economic pressure on Russia
WEISSENHAUS, Germany (Reuters) - Group of Seven foreign ministers vowed on Saturday to reinforce Rus...
May 14, 2022
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ReutersMoscow will respond if NATO moves nuclear forces closer to Russia’s border
May 14 (Reuters) - Moscow will take adequate precautionary measures if NATO deploys nuclear forces a...
May 14, 2022
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General NewsDamage from Russia’s invasion visualized in 3D graphics
In an effort to convey the reality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Japanese research team is empl...
May 14, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Hayashi eager to pursue Russian responsibility
WEISSENHAUS, Germany (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed his eagerne...
May 14, 2022