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CompaniesAsahi Group Aims for Full System Recovery in February
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. has told business partners that it aims to fully r...
November 22, 2025
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Crime & CourtsJapan GSDF Member Arrested for Attempted Murder in Tokyo’s Busy Akasaka District
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force membe...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressChristian Pastor’s Daughter Urges US Lawmakers to Help Free Her Father in China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to...
November 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Marks 1st Month in Office, Stresses Her Policy Efforts During Press Conference
Marking her first month in office on Friday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she was able to p...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressFAA Warns All Pilots of Risks of Flying over Venezuela over ‘Worsening Security Situation’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday warned all pilots to "exercise ca...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Administration Sues California over Giving in-State Tuition to Immigrants in US Illegally
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration has sued California for providing in-state college tuit...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressNetanyahu Convenes Cabinet on Settler Violence in the West Bank That Continues Unabated
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister met with top security officials to discuss a rising tide...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressKhashoggi’s Widow and Democrats Demand Release of Call Transcript with Trump and Saudi Crown Prince
WASHINGTON (AP) — The widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi called Friday for the r...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressGunmen Abduct More Than 200 Schoolchildren and 12 Teachers in Attack on Nigerian Catholic School
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a Catholic boarding school in a western region of Nigeria a...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressFátima Bosch’s Miss Universe 2025 Win Echoes in Mexico Where Women Fight for Equality
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fátima Bosch Fernández's Miss Universe victory resounded across Mexico on Frid...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressTrump and Mamdani Go from Adversaries to Allies after White House Meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday met the man who had proudly proclaimed himself...
November 22, 2025
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Retired Steam Locomotives Collected Show Off Rich Railway History as Part of Japanese Culture
KYOTO — The Umekoji locomotive shed located within the Kyoto Railway Museum in Shimogyo Ward, Kyo...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressZelenskyy Says Ukraine Faces a Stark Choice and Risks Losing American Support over US Peace Plan
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his country in an address Frida...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressCaesars Palace Fined $7.8m over Gambling by Bookmaker Linked to Ohtani’s Interpreter
Nevada gaming regulators voted to fine Caesars Palace $7.8 million Thursday over failing to compl...
November 22, 2025
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Political Pulse12-Day War on Iran by Israel, U.S. Had No Winners; Tehran’s Nuclear Efforts Likely to Go On
I spent three years in Tehran as the Iran correspondent for The Yomiuri Shimbun, starting in 2015...
November 22, 2025