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Associated PressSouth Korea Restarts Anti-North Korea Loudspeaker Broadcasts in Retaliation for Trash Balloons
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea resumed broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda through l...
June 10, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Ends Higher Led by Financials, Export Shares (Update 1)
TOKYO, June 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed higher on Monday as export-related...
June 10, 2024
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Associated PressGaza’s Health Ministry Says 274 Palestinians were Killed in Israeli Raid that Rescued 4 Hostages
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were ki...
June 10, 2024
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Associated PressMacron Dissolves the French Parliament and Calls a Snap Election after Defeat in EU Vote
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surp...
June 10, 2024
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CompaniesGainax, Known for ‘Evangelion,’ Goes Bust
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Gainax Co., known for producing the popular anime series “Neon Genesis Evang...
June 10, 2024
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Associated PressFar-right Gains in the EU Election Deal Stunning Defeats to France’s Macron and Germany’s Scholz
BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union and made m...
June 10, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Goes 1 for 4 with a Double; Yankees over Dodgers 6-4 to Prevent Sweep
Shohei Ohtani doubled leading off the eighth and scored on Will Smith's sacrifice fly.
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Performing ArtsShibaigoya Spring: Kabuki Performances in Cozy Edo Period Playhouses Return After Pandemic Delays
Shibaigoya, or quaint kabuki playhouses that carry on traditions from the Edo period (1603-1867),...
June 10, 2024
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General NewsAkihabara Fatal Rampage Victims Remembered 16 Years On
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Victims of the 2008 fatal rampage in Tokyo’s busy Akihabara district were re...
June 10, 2024
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CompaniesHonda Motor Co. Headquarters Inspected by Japan’s Transport Ministry; Fourth Among Five Vehicle Makers Searched Over Testing Fraud
The transport ministry conducted an on-site inspection over falsified applications for model cert...
June 10, 2024
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BaseballShota Imanaga Allows Two Runs in 6 2/3 with Seven Strikeouts, Seiya Suzuki Goes 3 for 5 with a Double and Run; Cubs Beat Reds 4-2
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ian Happ drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the first inning and...
June 10, 2024
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General NewsJapanese Entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa’s Ferrari Overturns in Race; Maezawa Taken to Sendai Hospital
SENDAI — Entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa was hospitalized in Sendai on Sunday afternoon after his car...
June 10, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Puts Revised Immigration Law into Force
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan put its revised immigration control and refugee law Monday, which marks ...
June 10, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Revised Immigration Law Sparks Deportation Worries
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s revised immigration control and refugee recognition law, put into full...
June 10, 2024
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PerspectivesSecrets of Kyoto / Tracing the Many Incarnations of the Imperial Palace Over More than a 1,000-Year Period
The Japanese word “Gosho” refers to the Imperial Palace. Gosho initially was just the addition of...
June 10, 2024