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Defense & SecurityChinese Aircraft Perform 120 Takeoffs, Landings from Liaoning; Carrier Passed North of Senkakus on Sunday, Monday
Fighter jets and helicopters performed 120 takeoffs and landings from the Liaoning, a Chinese Nav...
May 28, 2025
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Associated PressSpaceX Launches Another Starship Rocket after Back-to-Back Explosions, but it Tumbles out of Control
After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening,...
May 28, 2025
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Washington PostAt Veterans Affairs, Plan for Sweeping Cuts Tanks Morale
Morale is plummeting inside the Department of Veterans Affairs as tens of thousands of employees ...
May 28, 2025
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Japan In FocusMountain Tourist Season Opened with Traditional Festival in Gifu Prefecture
TAKAYAMA, Gifu — An event marking the start of tourist season in the Gifu Prefecture part of the ...
May 28, 2025
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General NewsKyoto University to Accept Intl Students from Harvard; Education Ministry Calls on Domestic Institutions to Act
Kyoto University announced on Tuesday its policy to accept international students who are no long...
May 28, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Sheds Early Gains as Mood Turns Cautious Ahead of Nvidia Earnings (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average shed early gains of as much as 1.2% to end...
May 28, 2025
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SumoSumo Scene / Giant Sumo Champion Portraits Worth Looking up to; Portraits of Amazing Wrestlers Fly High in Ryogoku Kokugikan
Many visitors to the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena, the iconic venue for grand sumo tournaments in Toky...
May 28, 2025
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Associated PressCOVID Vaccines Are No Longer Recommended for Healthy Children and Pregnant Women, Kennedy Says
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 va...
May 28, 2025
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested on Suspicion of Shoplifting Rice from Hyogo Pref. Supermarket; Suspect Allegedly Left Store with Three Bags Totaling 15 Kilograms
Hyogo prefectural police on Tuesday arrested a man at a supermarket in Kawanishi, Hyogo Prefectur...
May 28, 2025
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SumoOnosato Promoted, Vows to Be ‘Unrivaled’ Yokozuna; 1st Japan-Born Rikishi to Reach Top Ranking in 8 Years (Update1)
Onosato was formally promoted to sumo’s uppermost rank of yokozuna on Wednesday.
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BaseballShohei Ohtani’s 20th Homer of Season Places Him in Elite Dodgers Company
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became the third player in Dodgers history to reach 20 homers in t...
May 28, 2025
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General NewsMarunouchi Line Operation Briefly Suspended Wednesday Morning for Signal Equipment Inspection
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line conducted a signal equipment inspection at Akasaka-Mitsuke Station at...
May 28, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Administration Moves to Cut $100 Million in Federal Contracts for Harvard
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked federal agencies Tuesday to cancel contracts wit...
May 28, 2025
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ScienceFossils Show Unexpected Last Refuge of Ferocious Land-living Crocs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — After the demise of the dinosaurs following an asteroid strike 66 million ...
May 28, 2025
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General News342 Names Added to Cornerstone of Peace in Okinawa; 200 Yamato Crew Members Among New Names
ITOMAN, Okinawa — A new plaque with an additional 342 names of people who died in the Battle of O...
May 28, 2025