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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
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Associated PressIn Rare Rebuke of Putin, Trump Urges Russia to ‘STOP!’ after Deadly Attack on Kyiv
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, ur...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressRFK Jr. Recounts Heroin Addiction and Spiritual Awakening, Urges Focus on Prevention and Community
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his ...
April 25, 2025
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ScienceScientists Discover Strongest Evidence Yet of Life on Exoplanet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space T...
April 25, 2025
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EnvironmentJapan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall 4% in FY23/24 to Record Low
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 4% to a record low in the fiscal year ...
April 25, 2025
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Environment‘It’s Gone’: Conservation Science in Thailand’s Burning Forest
UMPHANG, Thailand (AFP-Jiji) — Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smolder...
April 25, 2025
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General NewsA Smashing Experience with the Switch 2: First Impressions from Trying Out the New Mario Kart, Donkey Kong and More
Fans of the Mario Kart series will be familiar with the cows from the Moo Moo Meadows track. They...
April 25, 2025
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Manga & AnimeAnime from Over 30 Years Ago Finds New Fans, Leading to Production in India; Japan Anime Industry Eyes Further Expansion to India
A comedy anime that aired more than 30 years ago in Japan has found a new audience in India.The h...
April 25, 2025
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EconomyCore Inflation in Japan’s Capital Sharply Accelerates in April
TOKYO (Reuters) — Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 3.4% in April from a year earlier,...
April 25, 2025
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EconomyJapan Says No Talk of Currency Target, Yen Control in Finance Dialog with U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday he agreed with U...
April 25, 2025
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Books & LiteratureLibraries Urged to Buy Books at Full List Price; Move Aimed at Buoying Independent Bookstores
Four publishing industry groups have decided to urge public libraries and government agencies to ...
April 25, 2025
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CompaniesIsuzu to Use Green Steel in Commercial Vehicles, in 1st for Japanese Automakers
Isuzu Motors Ltd. will start making trucks with green steel, or steel produced with fewer carbon ...
April 25, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentKomeito Leader Strives to Raise Profile on China Trip; Saito Aims to Shore Up Standing Before Summer Election
Komeito’s Chief Representative Tetsuo Saito met with Chinese Communist Party leaders in China on ...
April 24, 2025
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Crime & Courts2 Japanese Men Arrested Over Myanmar-Based Scam Operations; Allegedly Forced to Impersonate Police, Others to Fool Victims
Two Japanese men allegedly involved in international scam operations conducted from Myanmar were ...
April 24, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Opposition Parties Find it Difficult to Attack PM Amid ‘National Crisis’; Noda Tells Ishiba Preparations on Tariffs Insufficient
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who also serves as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic ...
April 24, 2025