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General NewsYokohama, Companies Look to Help Elderly Live Healthier Longer with a Touch of Makeup
YOKOHAMA — The Yokohama city government and companies are encouraging the elderly to apply makeup...
May 17, 2025
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CompaniesNissan to Close 2 Kanagawa Prefecture Plants; Production Cuts Eyed at 5 Overseas Plants
Nissan Motor Corp. plans to close two plants in Kanagawa Prefecture and restructure five plants o...
May 17, 2025
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TechnologyResearch Team Develops Auto Parts Made from Recycled Plastic; Wardrobes Turned into Glove Compartments
An industry-academia-government research team, comprising auto manufacturers, Tohoku University, ...
May 17, 2025
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Defense & SecuritySecurity Clearance System Starts; Hopes Rise for Expanded Participation in International Business and Research
The law concerning the protection of critical economic security information came into effect Frid...
May 17, 2025
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Travel SpotsTottori: Japan-Themed Sand Exhibits on Display at Museum; Nara Buddha, Oda Nobunaga Sculptures Put on Display
TOTTORI — A museum in Tottori that exhibits sculptures made from sand is holding its first exhibi...
May 17, 2025
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General NewsWorker Dies in Suspected Gas Leak at Osaka Prefecture Refinery; Another Victim is in Critical Condition (Update 1)
SAKAI, Osaka — A worker died and another was left unconscious and in critical condition on Saturd...
May 17, 2025
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Japan In FocusNagasaki: City Shuts Down ‘Postboxes’ That Collected Mature Magazine, DVDs as Content Moves Online
NAGASAKI — After decades of use, Nagasaki retired its “white postboxes” at the end of March. The ...
May 17, 2025
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BaseballKochanowicz Limits Dodgers, and Angels Turn 5 Double Plays in 6-2 Win in Freeway Series Opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Kochanowicz tossed one-run ball over 6 2/3 innings, Yoán Moncada hit a tw...
May 17, 2025
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Washington PostAs Army Plans Parade for Its 250th Anniversary, Protesters Prepare, Too
As the U.S. Army plans a parade in Washington with thousands of soldiers, hundreds of vehicles an...
May 17, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialIndiscriminate Stabbing Incidents: Perpetrators Unreasonably Taking out Their Frustration on Society
A spate of indiscriminate stabbing incidents has occurred in which it seems as though the perpetr...
May 17, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Bashes Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift on Truth Social
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Friday to disparage Bruce Springsteen and Taylor S...
May 17, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Ceasefire Talks: Root Cause of the War is Russia’s Aggression
While it is noteworthy that Russia and Ukraine have come to hold direct talks for the first time ...
May 17, 2025
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Washington PostOn a Remote Australian Island, the Birds Are So Full of Plastic They Crunch
On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly dis...
May 17, 2025
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Washington PostLong Covid Patients Are Desperate for Treatments. These Trials May Help.
Five years since the pandemic began, millions of people are still grappling with long covid, even...
May 17, 2025
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Washington PostArtist Accuses Playstation Game of Lifting Her Work; Studio Admits to ‘Oversight’
Fern Hook, a 30-year-old independent artist in Scotland, noticed something familiar about “Marath...
May 17, 2025