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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Ukraine, Palestine Pavilions Demonstrate Resilience Amid Conflicts
Most international pavilions at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo opened on Sunday, the same day as the ...
April 14, 2025
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GolfHideki Matsuyama Puts on Late Surge to Finish 21st at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama walked off the 18th green with mixed feelings. He had just carded...
April 14, 2025
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Associated PressThe Dead in Upstate New York Plane Crash Included 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year and Family Members
A private plane that crashed in upstate New York over the weekend was carrying six members of a c...
April 14, 2025
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Associated PressIsrael Intensifies Strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday and Hits a Hospital in the North
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday hit a hospital a...
April 14, 2025
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Crime & CourtsBody of Nursery School Teacher Found on Miyagi Coast; Possible Murder Case as Body Shows External Injuries to Chest
The Miyagi Prefectural Police received a call from a passer-by at around 10:10 on Sunday morning ...
April 14, 2025
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ObituariesPeruvian Author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Literature Laureate, Dies at 89
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of La...
April 14, 2025
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General News58,000 Elderly People Died Alone at Home in Japan in 2024
Tokyo, April 14 (Jiji Press)—The National Police Agency has said that 58,044 elderly people livin...
April 14, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Expo Opens amid Challenges, Hopes
Osaka, April 13 (Jiji Press)—Challenges and hopes marked Sunday’s opening of the 2025 World Expos...
April 14, 2025
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EconomyUSTR Hopes to Discuss Currency with Japan
Washington, April 13 (Jiji Press)—U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday reiterated h...
April 14, 2025
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Travel SpotsMore Foreign Tourists Flock to Anime Sites Across Japan
A growing number of foreign tourists are visiting locations featured in Japanese anime.
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Travel SpotsCharming Cat-Themed Wooden Benches Unveiled in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Enhance City’s Feline-Friendly Image
ONOMICHI, Hiroshima — Three new wooden benches featuring cat-inspired designs have debuted in Ono...
April 14, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Expo Venue Exclusively Uses Cashless Payments; Visitors Advised to Refrain from Bringing Large Baggage
As the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo kicked off, visitors should be aware of numerous guidelines for the...
April 13, 2025
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Travel SpotsBaby Capybaras ‘High’ and ‘Ball’ Popular at Shizuoka Zoo; Two More Cute Companions Not Yet Named
HIGASHI-IZU, Shizuoka — Four baby capybaras born at Izu Animal Kingdom, a zoo in Higashi-Izu, Shi...
April 13, 2025
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General NewsEhime Castle Town Turns Traditional Japanese Houses into Hotels to Preserve Townscape, Attract Tourism
OZU, Ehime — The city of Ozu in Ehime Prefecture, which retains the atmosphere of a castle town f...
April 13, 2025
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General News2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Opens, Draws Crowds; Visitors Flock to Attractions
OSAKA — The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo opened to the public on the artificial island of Yumeshima in ...
April 13, 2025