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Travel SpotsHyogo: Orca Show Draws Visitors; New Aquarium Opens in Kobe
KOBE — Visitors shouted for joy at orca performances at Kobe Suma Sea World, which opened in Suma...
June 29, 2024
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Associated PressRussia Warns It can Take Unspecified Measures in Response to US Drone Flights over Black Sea
Russia's defense minister ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over th...
June 29, 2024
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Associated PressCrisis in the UK’s NHS Shows why Conservatives are Struggling after 14 Years in Power
LONDON (AP) — Nathaniel Dye believes he probably won’t live to see Britain’s next election. But t...
June 29, 2024
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Associated PressA Father who Lost 2 Sons in a Boeing Max Crash Waits to Hear if the US will Prosecute the Company
As they travel around Alaska on a long-planned vacation, Ike and Susan Riffel stop now and then t...
June 29, 2024
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General News76 Additional Deaths Possibly Linked to Murky Supplements
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Seventy-six new deaths are suspected of having links with the use of Kobayas...
June 29, 2024
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Political PulseExpect Aso, Suga to Be Key Figures in Chaotic LDP Presidential Election in Sept.
Political reform was a major topic of discussion during the ordinary Diet session that closed on ...
June 29, 2024
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Crime & CourtsDecades Later, Japan’s Matsumoto Sarin Attack Victim Is Remembered; 30 Years Have Passed Since Aum Shinrikyo’s First Mass Murder
MATSUMOTO, Nagano — Thirty years have passed since the fatal sarin nerve gas attack carried out b...
June 29, 2024
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General NewsJapan Takes Step Toward Preventing Donated Organs from Being Declined; Low Profitability a Factor in Hospitals Not Performing Surgeries
The plan of three university hospitals preparing to perform heart transplants marks a key step to...
June 29, 2024
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Crime & CourtsAnother U.S. Military Member Charged With Sex Crime In Okinawa; Ambassador Emanuel Asked To Prevent Further Recurrences
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi disclosed at a press conference Friday that a member of...
June 28, 2024
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Washington PostTesla Pushes back on Wrongful Death Suit from Wife of Employee Killed in Fiery Crash
SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla filed a response Thursday disputing a wrongful-death lawsuit from the wife ...
June 28, 2024
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Washington Post5 Takeaways from the First Trump-Biden 2024 Debate
President Biden and former president Donald Trump faced off in the first of two 2024 presidential...
June 28, 2024
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Washington PostBiden Offers Muddled Response on Abortion, Pivots to Immigration
Abortion debuted early during the presidential debate, with President Biden and former president ...
June 28, 2024
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Crime & CourtsEldest Daughter Arrested for Killing Tokyo Couple
Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press) — A joint investigation team of Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Departmen...
June 28, 2024
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ReutersIsrael Storms Gaza City Neighborhood, Orders Palestinians to Go South
CAIRO, June 27 (Reuters) - Israel stormed a neighborhood in Gaza City on Thursday, ordering Pales...
June 28, 2024
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CompaniesJR West to Introduce Humanoid Robot for Railroad Maintenance; Looking to Expand its Use in Japan
West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) will introduce a humanoid robot to handle maintenance work, such...
June 28, 2024