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Travel SpotsYamagata’s Cherry Blossoms are Now in Full Bloom; Four Days Earlier than Usual, Four Days Later than Previous Year
YAMAGATA — Cherry blossoms have come into full bloom in Yamagata, the Yamagata Meteorological Off...
April 15, 2025
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General NewsKobe Steel Develops Capsules to Dispose of Unexploded Ammunition; Estimated 1,900 Tons Still Remain in Okinawa Pref.
Kobe Steel Ltd. showed to the press capsule-type blast-proof containers to dispose of unexploded ...
April 15, 2025
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Associated PressGen. Caine Has Taken over as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force Gen. Dan Caine has been sworn in as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of S...
April 15, 2025
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General NewsFirst Train with Ishinomori Manga Characters Retires; Train Brought Smiles to Miyagi Pref. as Symbol of Recovery from 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi — The first Mangattan Liner train, decorated with characters created by mangak...
April 15, 2025
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Crime & Courts2025 Expo Osaka: Man Arrested for Obstructing Operation at Expo Venue; ‘Joke’ about Carrying a Bomb Led to Evacuation, West Gate Closure
A man was arrested for allegedly obstructing security guards’ operation over lying about having a...
April 15, 2025
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Associated PressHungary Passes Constitutional Amendment to Ban LGBTQ+ Public Events, Seen as a Major Blow to Rights
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution t...
April 15, 2025
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ReutersHarvard Rejects Trump Demands, Gets Hit by $2.3 Billion Funding Freeze
April 14 (Reuters) - Harvard on Monday rejected numerous demands from the Trump administration th...
April 15, 2025
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Associated PressStocks Rally Worldwide after Trump Eases Some of His Tariffs on Electronics, for Now
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tar...
April 15, 2025
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General NewsTEPCO Begins 2nd Nuclear Debris Removal Work
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Tuesday morning began the second...
April 15, 2025
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ReutersNew Zealand, US Partnership Remains Important, Says NZ Foreign Minister
WELLINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - New Zealand’s partnership with the United States remains one of ...
April 15, 2025
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ReutersChina, Vietnam Sign Deals as Xi Visits Hanoi Amid US Tariff Tensions
HANOI, April 14 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping called on Monday for stronger ties with ...
April 15, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Considers Pausing His Auto Tariffs as the World Economy Endures Whiplash
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt the...
April 15, 2025
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US & CanadaEx-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage Dies at 79
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, a prominent Jap...
April 15, 2025
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ReutersIsrael Makes New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal but Prospects Appear Slim
CAIRO, April 14 (Reuters) - Mediators Egypt and Qatar have presented a new Israeli proposal for a...
April 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Political Parties Agree to Curtail Online Political Ads Ahead of National Referendums on Constitution
The ruling and opposition parties have reached a broad agreement to impose certain restrictions o...
April 15, 2025