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General NewsJapanese Author Otani’s ‘The Night of Baba Yaga’ Wins Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation Award
LONDON — The English translation of “The Night of Baba Yaga” by Akira Otani has won the Dagger fo...
July 4, 2025
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Travel SpotsKyoto Gion Festival: Shinmen Aratame Ritual Held to Confirm Safety of Masks Worn by Goshintai Divine Objects
The preservation society of Funehoko, one of the floats of the Gion Festival, held a Shinmen Arat...
July 4, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Tokara Islands Hit by at Least 60 Quakes Measuring 1 or Stronger on Japanese Seismic Intensity Scale on Friday as of Around Noon
At least 60 earthquakes measuring 1 or stronger on the Japanese seismic intensity scale have hit ...
July 4, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Nudges Higher, but Snaps Three-Week Winning Streak (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei ended slightly higher on Friday, as chip-related stocks ...
July 4, 2025
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Manga & AnimeJapan Manga Artist Shirow Masamune Talks About His Works, AI, in Exclusive Interview; Exhibition Showcasing His Work Being Held in Tokyo
Manga artist Shirow Masamune’s “The Ghost in the Shell” is said to have predicted the information...
July 4, 2025
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Climate ChangeRacing Sailors to Double as Ocean Scientists in European Waters
Every yacht in this summer’s Ocean Race Europe will double as a floating laboratory, gathering vi...
July 4, 2025
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ScienceEvidence Backs Theory of Humans in Americas over 20,000 Years Ago
Aline of evidence is providing further corroboration of the antiquity of fossilized footprints di...
July 4, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Rainy Season Ends in Tokai Region 15 Days Earlier than Usual
The rainy season appears to have ended in the Tokai region, it was announced Friday.
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Associated PressMichael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill’ Star, Dies at 67
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his coolly menacing, steely-eyed, oft...
July 4, 2025
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ScienceTWA 7b: James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Its 1st Exoplanet
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first exoplanet, astronomers...
July 4, 2025
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Associated PressMexican Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. Arrested by ICE for Deportation, Federal Officials Say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for overstaying h...
July 4, 2025
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ScienceArchaeologists Find France’s Deepest Wreck at 2.5 Kilometers
NICE, France (AFP-Jiji) — Archaeologists have discovered what they say are the remains of a 16th-...
July 4, 2025
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Insights Into The WorldWhere Is The Pope Guiding Us in This Changing World?
The Roman Catholic Church has chosen an American-born cardinal as its new pope, and he has taken ...
July 4, 2025
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ArtTokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower Unit To be Shown at MoMA in New York
Part of an iconic residential capsule building in Tokyo’s Ginza district that was demolished in 2...
July 4, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Will Kick off a Yearlong Celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary with Event in Iowa
Trump is expected to tout the major piece of his agenda when he takes the stage Thursday at the I...
July 4, 2025