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Associated PressUN Nuclear Watchdog Says It’s Unable to Verify Whether Iran Has Suspended All Uranium Enrichment
VIENNA (AP) — Iran has not allowed the United Nations nuclear agency access to its nuclear facili...
February 28, 2026
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Travel SpotsSaga: Underwater Restaurant Known for Local Squid to Get New Ship, To Continue Operations with Updated Boat
KARATSU, Saga — An underwater restaurant in the Yobuko district in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture — kno...
February 28, 2026
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Associated Press19 Deputies of China’s Legislature, Including 9 Military Officers, Removed before Annual Meeting
BEIJING (AP) — China's legislature has dismissed 19 members, including nine who are military offi...
February 28, 2026
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Associated PressTrump Orders US Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic Technology in Clash over AI Safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anth...
February 28, 2026
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Associated PressOpenAI Gets $110 Billion in Funding from a Trio of Tech Powerhouses, Led by Amazon
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has received $110 billion in funding from Amazon, SoftBank and Nvidia, putti...
February 28, 2026
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ObituariesNeil Sedaka, The Singer-Songwriter Behind Dozens of Hits of The 1960s And ’70s, Dies at Age 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright mel...
February 28, 2026
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Political PulseShowa-era Towers in Kansai’s Big Cities Become Social Media Sensations
The skylines of the Keihanshin area, as the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe conurbation is known, are no longer ...
February 28, 2026
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Japan In FocusTourists Ignore Safety Barriers Near Famous Zao ‘Snow Monsters’ in Japan
YAMAGATA — High in the Zao mountain range, which straddles Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures, touri...
February 28, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Opposition Parties Largely Absent from Social Security-Related National Council Meeting
The national council for social security held its inaugural meeting Thursday, but with far fewer ...
February 28, 2026
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General NewsTokyo Spends Big on Children, Wins Over Parents
Births in Tokyo last year rose for the first time in nine years, according to preliminary statist...
February 27, 2026
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan’s Miura, Kihara Announce Withdrawal from Figure Skating World Championships; Future Plans to Be Announced After Season Ends
The world championships will be held in Prague from March 24-29. As last year’s winners, Miura an...
February 27, 2026
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Travel SpotsHokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula Offers Unique Drift Ice Walking Tour
Tours to walk on drift ice are being held in the Utoro district of Shari Town on Hokkaido’s Shire...
February 27, 2026
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Defense & Security6 of Japan’s Remote Islands to Be Added to Govt List for Priority Support
The ruling parties plan to add six islands in four regions to the list of remote border islands t...
February 27, 2026
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February 27, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s CRA, DPFP Skip Council Meeting Over Fears of Blame Should Consumption Tax Cut Talks Fail
The Centrist Reform Alliance and the Democratic Party for the People on Thursday did not attend t...
February 27, 2026