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ReutersG7 Reaffirms Warning Against Excess Currency Volatility in Nod to Japan
STRESA, Italy, May 25 (Reuters) - Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced nations on ...
May 26, 2024
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Associated PressSean Baker’s ‘Anora’ Wins Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s Top Honor
Sean Baker's “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the...
May 26, 2024
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ArtTakashi Murakami Unearths Ancient Kyoto
KYOTO — Takashi Murakami’s light and colorful works seem to jump out at the viewer with an overwh...
May 26, 2024
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Asia-PacificChina Demands Expanded Survey of Soil, Pre-Treated Water at Fukushima; Japan Rejects Demand Citing International Standards
China has demanded that Japan expand the scope of its environmental assessment around the Fukushi...
May 26, 2024
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Associated PressAt Least 27 People Killed in a Fire at an Amusement Park in Western India, Police Say
NEW DELHI (AP) — A major fire broke out Saturday at an amusement park in Gujarat state in western...
May 26, 2024
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BaseballDodgers Manager Dave Roberts Says Star Shohei Ohtani Has Been Slowed by a Hamstring Bruise
CINCINNATI (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has been playing with a bruised hamstrin...
May 26, 2024
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ObituariesDocumentary Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, Who Skewered Fast Food Industry, Dies at 53
NEW YORK (AP) — Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works s...
May 26, 2024
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DeliciousEnjoy Fragrant Spices with Clam and Spring Vegetable Kakiage Tempura Topped with Cumin Salt
Yumiko Kozumi, a cookery researcher who owns a spice restaurant, recommends clam and spring veget...
May 26, 2024
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TroubleshooterMy Eldest Son Stopped Going to School; Being Called ‘Gloomy Introvert’ by Classmates Made Him Withdraw
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 40s and I need some advice about my eldest son, who is a...
May 26, 2024
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Film & TVJapanese Director Yamanaka’s Film Wins Critics Award at Cannes
Cannes, France (Jiji Press)—Japanese director Yoko Yamanaka’s “Desert of Namibia” won an award fr...
May 26, 2024
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TroubleshooterDo I Have to Clean up My In-Laws’ Trash-Filled House?
Dear troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my mid-50s. My husband and I disagree about how to deal wi...
May 26, 2024
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General News3 Major Hospitals Declined 62 Organ Transplants Last Year; Forgoing Surgeries Essentially Jumbled the Waiting List
Japan’s three major hospitals with the top organ transplant records repeatedly gave up on perform...
May 26, 2024
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General NewsGovt Must Fix Flaws in Organ Transplant System; Patients Fending Off Death Deserve Better Help
The fairness in connecting organ donors and recipients has been called into question by the recen...
May 26, 2024
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General NewsKyoto Residence Of First Japanese Nobelist Renovated; Home Of Hideki Yukawa Will Be Public Multi-Purpose Facility
KYOTO— Renovations have now been completed on the residence in which Dr. Hideki Yukawa (1907-81) ...
May 26, 2024
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CompaniesAir Traffic Communication Lapses Worry Authorities;JAL Inspected Again After Alarming Case Fukuoka
An extraordinary on-site inspection by the transport ministry of a Japan Airlines facility, just ...
May 26, 2024