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General NewsNoto Peninsula Quake-Damaged Tunnel in Ishikawa Pref. Reopens After 18 Months; Residents Upbeat About Shortened Travel Time
WAJIMA, Ishikawa —A vital quake-damaged road including a tunnel reopened on Thursday after being ...
July 18, 2025
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ElectionsUpper House Election: Topic of Foreign Nationals Becomes Key Issue in Japan Election; Baseless Criticisms Against Foreigners Spread on Social Media
Foreign nationals have become a topic of contention in the House of Councillors election campaign...
July 18, 2025
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoStars of Kabuki Adaptation of Online Game ‘Touken Ranbu’ Share Thoughts About Their Newest Production
Touken Ranbu: Azuma Kagami Yuki no Midare ("Touken Ranbu: Disturbance in Snow as Described in Azu...
July 18, 2025
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Associated PressBritain Will Lower Its Voting Age to 16 in a Bid to Strengthen Democracy
LONDON (AP) — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as pa...
July 18, 2025
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Associated PressFelix Baumgartner, the First Skydiver to Fall Faster Than the Speed of Sound, Dies in Crash in Italy
MILAN (AP) — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed ...
July 18, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Is Checked for Lower Leg Swelling and Diagnosed with a Common Condition in Older Adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recently had a medical checkup after noticing “mild swel...
July 18, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends Lower, off 2-Week High Amid Election Outcome Worries (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slipped from a more than two-week high to...
July 18, 2025
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Associated PressIsraeli Strike Hits Gaza Church, Killing 3 and Wounding Priest Who Was Close to Pope Francis
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic ...
July 18, 2025
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Associated PressA Fire at a Shopping Center in Eastern Iraq Kills More Than 60 People
KUT, Iraq (AP) — A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more tha...
July 18, 2025
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General NewsTokyo’s Rainy Season Ends Along with Other Regions; Extreme Heat Expected During 3-Day Holidays
The rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin, Hokuriku and southern Tohoku regions,...
July 18, 2025
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Other Sports12-Year-Old Yu Zidi of China Takes Stunning Times to the World Swimming Championships
Yu Zidi of China is only 12 years old and will race at the world swimming championships later thi...
July 18, 2025
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Associated PressFrance Withdraws from Senegal, Ending Its Permanent Military Presence in West Africa
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on Thursday, the ...
July 18, 2025
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ObituariesConnie Francis, Whose Hit Songs Included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ Dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits includ...
July 18, 2025
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General NewsJapan Hokkaido: Brown Bear Killed in Town Where Newspaper Delivery Man Was Killed
SAPPORO — A brown bear was culled by hunters in the early hours of Friday in the town of Fukushim...
July 18, 2025
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Associated PressZelenskyy Appoints a New Prime Minister for a War-Weary Nation
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fresh off securing a plan to receive more U.S. weaponry, Ukrainian President...
July 18, 2025