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General News5,000 Roses Bloom at Saitama Pref. Park in Ina; Festival Serves Alcohol using Locally-Grown Produce
INA, Saitama — A festival at a park with one of the largest collection of roses in Saitama Prefec...
May 8, 2025
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General NewsWhooping Cough Cases So Far This Year Exceed 10,000; Three Times Total Amount for 2024
The total number of whooping cough patients this year has exceeded 10,000, the Japan Institute fo...
May 8, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialKawasaki Stalking Case: Passive Stance by Police Caused Public Distrust
Although a female stalking victim repeatedly expressed her concerns, why did the police not respo...
May 8, 2025
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Crime & CourtsFive Teachers Injured at Tokyo School; Suspected Attackers Arrested at Scene
Two men broke into the municipal Daisan Elementary School in Tachikawa, Tokyo, on Thursday mornin...
May 8, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan-U.S. Alliance: Correct Trump’s Factual Error, Strengthen Defense Cooperation
If U.S. President Donald Trump continues to bloviate about his dissatisfaction with the Japan-U.S...
May 8, 2025
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested after 2 Injured in Knife Attack at Todaimae Station; Victims’ Injuries Are Not Life-Threatening
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a knife attack at Toda...
May 8, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Taps MAHA Influencer for Surgeon General, Replacing First Pick
The White House pulled the nomination of Janette Nesheiwat to be the surgeon general in favor of ...
May 8, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends Higher; NTT Data Surges on Takeover Report (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday as chip-related shares tra...
May 8, 2025
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Associated PressDisney to Build Its 7th Theme Park, This One in the United Arab Emirates
Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the entertainment...
May 8, 2025
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Associated PressFighter Jet Goes Overboard from USS Harry S Truman. Yemen’s Houthis Assess Sanaa Airport Damage
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircr...
May 8, 2025
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Associated PressPalestinian Children in East Jerusalem Could Lose Their Schools as Israeli-Ordered Closures Loom
JERUSALEM (AP) — Standing in the east Jerusalem school he attended as a young boy, Palestinian co...
May 8, 2025
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Associated PressPro-Palestinian Demonstrators Clash with Security Guards at Columbia University
NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers in helmets streamed into Columbia University early Wednesday even...
May 8, 2025
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Associated PressAppeals Court Orders ICE to Return Detained Turkish Tufts University Student to Vermont
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judge's order to bring a Turkish Tufts University s...
May 8, 2025
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Associated PressModerna Study Shows Immune Response in Older Adults for a Combo Flu and COVID-19 Shot
A combination shot for flu and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a study, but ...
May 8, 2025
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Associated PressVance Says Russia Was ‘Asking for Too Much’ in Its Initial Ukraine Peace Offer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that Russia was "asking for too much" in...
May 8, 2025