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Associated PressBiden is Offering Some Migrants a Pathway to Citizenship. Here’s How the Plan will Work
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration policy announced Tuesday will give roughly half a mi...
June 19, 2024
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CompaniesRicoh Imaging to Release Pentax 17, Half-Frame Film Camera, in July
Ricoh Imaging Co. will release the Pentax 17, its first film camera in 21 years, in Japan on July...
June 19, 2024
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Japan In FocusAkita Prefecture Holds Self-Promotional Festival, Boasts Food and Performances; Akita University, NTT East Showcases AI Guide
AKITA — A festival offering gourmet food and traditional performing arts from all over Akita Pref...
June 19, 2024
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Associated PressShip Attacked by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels in Fatal Assault Sinks in Red Sea in Second-such Sinking
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen's Houthi reb...
June 19, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Rises on Nvidia Bump; Profit-Taking Caps Gains (Update 1)
TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Wednesday, tracking an ov...
June 19, 2024
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ScienceClinical Trials on Teeth-growing Medicine to Start in Humans in September; Drug Aimed at Helping Children Missing Teeth from Birth
Clinical trials on a medicine to grow missing teeth will be launched in September, according to a...
June 19, 2024
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Travel SpotsWater Lilies Bring Splash of Color to Maizuru Park, Fukuoka; Flowers will Bloom Every Morning until End of August
Water lilies with pale yellow flowers brighten up the moat in Maizuru Park in Chuo Ward, Fukuoka....
June 19, 2024
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Companies3D-Printer Technology to Be Used to Build Houses in Quake-Damaged Noto Peninsula, War-Torn Ukraine
HIROSHIMA — 3D-printer technology that can build a house with concrete materials in less than a d...
June 19, 2024
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General NewsWhite Paper Seeks to Promote Rural Areas to Foreigners
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government stressed in an annual report Tuesday the need to attract more...
June 19, 2024
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CompaniesJR Tokai Preparing Shinkansen Service for Heavy Rains; Utilizing New System for Announcements
Last summer, heavy rainfall caused multiple disruptions to the Tokaido Shinkansen timetable, leav...
June 19, 2024
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General NewsStudy: Youth Obesity Increased during Pandemic
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Obesity increased among junior high school students in the nation in fiscal ...
June 19, 2024
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Associated PressSinger Justin Timberlake Charged with Driving While Intoxicated in the Hamptons
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with drunken driving...
June 19, 2024
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ObituariesAnouk Aimée, the Radiant French Star of ‘A Man and a Woman’ and ‘La Dolce Vita,’ Dies at 92
PARIS (AP) — Anouk Aimée, the radiant French star and dark-eyed beauty of classic films including...
June 19, 2024
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ObituariesWillie Mays, Giants’ Electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ Has Died at 93
Willie Mays, the electrifying "Say Hey Kid" whose singular combination of talent, drive and exube...
June 19, 2024
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Associated PressRussia President Vladimir Putin Makes a Rare Visit to North Korea, An Old Ally
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea early on Wednes...
June 19, 2024