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General NewsWisteria Trees in Full Bloom at Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture; About 300,000 Visitors Expected April 26-May 5
ASHIKAGA, Tochigi — Wisteria trees have begun blooming in Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Tochi...
April 25, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (April 25)
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April 25, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Lawmakers Share Sense of Crisis Over Decrease of Bookstores; Yomiuri, Kodansha Joint Proposal Hopes to Revitalize Bookstores
Groups of nonpartisan lawmakers shared a sense of crisis over the decline in reading and in the n...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressNintendo Switch 2 Preorders See ‘Overwhelming’ Demand, Frustrations for Hopeful Buyers
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struc...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressPolish and Israeli Presidents Lead March of the Living at Auschwitz
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The Polish and Israeli presidents joined thousands of Israeli youth and o...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressHong Kong Allows Outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to Attend Pope Francis’ Funeral
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave th...
April 25, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends Higher on Trump’s Easing Tariff Tone, Weaker Yen (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday as investors scoo...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressBonobos in Congo Form Girl Groups to Fend off Male Aggression, Study Says
NEW YORK (AP) — Female bonobos find strength in numbers, teaming up to fend off males in the wild...
April 25, 2025
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ReutersMoscow Calls Japanese Loan to Ukraine Backed by Frozen Russian Assets ‘Theft’
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia on Thursday accused Japan of treachery and complicity in theft after To...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Ban on Transgender Members of the Military to Take Effect, for Now
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to ...
April 25, 2025
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General NewsBear Flees After Trapped in Residential Area in Iwate Pref.; Residents Uninjured
MORIOKA - A bear ran through a residential area on Thursday in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, after ...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressTrade War and Leery Travelers Have Airlines Trimming Flights and Withdrawing Financial Guidance
Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit ...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressRussian Strike on Kyiv Kills at Least 12 in Biggest Attack on Ukrainian Capital since Last Summer
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones Thursda...
April 25, 2025
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Insights Into The WorldTrump’s ‘Might Makes Right’ Upends World Order
“We both know that, in this world, the question of what is right only matters between equals. Oth...
April 25, 2025
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US & CanadaJohns Hopkins Economist Recommends Asia Build More Ties As Trump Even More ‘Tariff-Pilled’ Than In First Administration
NEW YORK — Henry Farrell, 54, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studi...
April 25, 2025