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Associated PressRecord Floodwaters in Eastern Australia Leave 3 Dead and 1 Missing
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Record floodwaters on Australia's east coast left three people dead a...
May 23, 2025
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Associated PressCourt Papers Say Suspect in Embassy Killings Declared, ‘I Did It for Palestine, I Did It for Gaza’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in...
May 23, 2025
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General NewsYamanote, Other Lines Services Suspended at Rush Hour; 190,000 People Affected
Services on the JR Yamanote Line were suspended for vehicle inspections on both the inner and out...
May 23, 2025
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Associated PressIran Says It May Take ‘Special Measures’ to Defend Nuclear Sites from Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's top diplomat warned Thursday that his country would tak...
May 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentNew Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi Aims for Rice Prices under ¥3,000 in Stores by Early June (Update 1)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that “the current prior...
May 23, 2025
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Associated PressG7 Nations Paper over Differences on Tariffs and Ukraine, Agree to Address ‘Imbalances’
BANFF, Alberta (AP) — Top finance officials from the world's seven wealthiest democracies set asi...
May 23, 2025
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ArtArtist Kotaro Sekiguchi Uses Newspaper, Adhesive Tape, to Create 3D Art; Materials, Techniques Inspired by Model Made in Elementary School
On Feb. 22, “cat day,” “Oneko-san” (Big cat), a 3-meter-high statue of a plump cat, was displayed...
May 23, 2025
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EconomyJapan’s Core Inflation Hits More than 2-year High, Could Force Year-End BOJ Hike
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's core inflation accelerated at its fastest annual pace in more than two ...
May 23, 2025
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General NewsAI System Eyed to Eliminate ‘Transportation Blank Areas’; Aiming to Improve Bus, Taxi Coverage
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry will start a demonstration experiment us...
May 23, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka : Prefectures around Kansai Hope to Lure Tourists with Local Charms; Kansai Pavilion Provides Chance to Promote Regional Areas
OSAKA — Local governments are taking advantage of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo’s popularity by proa...
May 23, 2025
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Associated PressHouse Republicans Pass Trump’s Big Bill of Tax Breaks and Program Cuts after All-Night Session
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax br...
May 22, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Japan Pavilion Security Guard Headset Goes Viral on Social Media; Fans Delight at Similarity to Dragon Ball “Scouter”
OSAKA — Security guards for dignitaries at the Osaka-Kansai Expo’s Japan Pavilion are going viral...
May 22, 2025
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Associated PressNorth Korea’s Second Naval Destroyer Is Damaged in a Failed Launch at a Ceremony Attended by Kim
SEOUL (AP) — North Korea's second naval destroyer was damaged in its failed launch to the water t...
May 22, 2025
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Associated PressPhilippine President Calls for All Cabinet Secretaries to Resign after Election Setbacks
MANILA (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked all of his Cabinet secretaries to s...
May 22, 2025
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General NewsRainy Season Begins in Okinawa Pref. around Thursday, Japan Meteorological Agency Says
Rainy season officially began in Okinawa Prefecture around Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Age...
May 22, 2025