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CompaniesConvenience Stores to Begin Selling Stockpiled Rice After Applying 2nd Time for Govt Contracts
Three major convenience stores — FamilyMart Co., Lawson, Inc. and Seven-Eleven Japan Co. — announ...
June 4, 2025
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General NewsBrain-Dead Organ Donors Hit Record High in Fy2024; Only 1 in 3 Relevant Institutions Have Experience in Organ Donation
The number of patients declared brain dead who donated at least one organ rose to a record 139 in...
June 4, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Mother of Abductee Frustrated by Lack of Resolution to Issue; No Abductees Have Returned to Japan from North Korea Since 2002
KAWASAKI — The mother of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korea said she is saddened by the abs...
June 4, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Asks Congress to Defund PBS and NPR
CPB received $525 million in federal funding in 2024 and $535 million in 2025. But under the new ...
June 4, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialShigeo Nagashima Passes Away: Eternal Mr. Pro Baseball Brightened An Era
With his spectacular plays and beaming smile, Shigeo Nagashima brightened an era. He was truly a ...
June 4, 2025
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Retail Sale of Stockpiled Rice: Issues in Distribution Must Be Resolved Urgently
Amid rising rice prices, rice offered at lower prices has already begun to appear on store shelve...
June 4, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (June 4)
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June 4, 2025
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Washington PostTulsa Announces Reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ Massacre
The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and...
June 4, 2025
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Washington PostWe Finally May Be Able to Rid the World of Mosquitoes. But Should We?
They buzz, they bite, and they cause some of the deadliest diseases known to humanity. Mosquitoes...
June 4, 2025
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Washington PostSome Advice from LGBTQ Elders as Worldpride Kicks off Amid Fears
They were born too late to have witnessed Stonewall, lived through darkest days of the HIV/AIDS e...
June 4, 2025
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ReutersDutch Government Collapses after Far-Right Leader Wilders Quits Coalition
THE HAGUE, June 3 (Reuters) - The Dutch government collapsed on Tuesday, most likely ushering in ...
June 4, 2025
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Washington PostTallying Trump’s Online Posting Frenzy: 2,262 ‘Truths’ in 132 Days
President Donald Trump is posting on the internet with a velocity and ferocity far beyond that of...
June 4, 2025
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ReutersUS-Backed Gaza Aid Group to Halt Distribution on Wednesday, UN to Vote on Ceasefire Demand
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/UNITED NATIONS, June 4 (Reuters) - The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation w...
June 4, 2025
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MarketsUPDATE: Japan’s Nikkei Surges on Trade Deal Hopes Lift Tech; Toyota Industries Slides
TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks snapped a three-session skid on Wednesday after the yen...
June 4, 2025
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ReutersSatellite Imagery Shows Ukraine Attack Destroyed and Damaged Russian Bombers
June 3 (Reuters) - Satellite imagery of a Russian air base taken shortly after Ukraine carried ou...
June 4, 2025