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Associated PressJudge Rules DOGE’s USAID Dismantling Likely Violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development by billionaire...
March 19, 2025
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Associated PressUnredacted JFK Assassination Files Released, Sending History Buffs Hunting for New Clues
DALLAS (AP) — Unredacted documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy...
March 19, 2025
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General NewsSnowfall hits Tokyo, Kanto-Koshin Region; Winter Makes Brief Comeback Between Warm Days
Tokyo and the rest of the Kanto-Koshin region experienced snowfall from early Wednesday morning d...
March 19, 2025
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Associated PressPentagon Is Cutting Up to 60,000 Civilian Jobs. About a Third of Those Took Voluntary Resignations
To reach the goal of a 5% to 8% cut in a civilian workforce of more than 900,000, the official sa...
March 19, 2025
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Associated PressTrump and Putin Agree to an Immediate Ceasefire for Energy Infrastructure in Ukraine Conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a len...
March 19, 2025
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Social Series30 Years After Sarin Attack — Lessons Learned / Brother Kept Diary For Sister Caught in Sarin Attack, Chronicling Her 25-Year Struggle With Illness
Early afternoon on March 1, Kazuo Asakawa, 65, visited a cemetery in the suburbs of Tokyo. There ...
March 19, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (March 19)
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March 19, 2025
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MusicYomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra’s New Season Promises Exciting Music Journey
The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-2026 (fiscal 2025) season will begin on April 16. Th...
March 19, 2025
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ReutersBOJ Keeps Interest Rates Steady as Trump Risks Loom
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as poli...
March 19, 2025
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General NewsSnow Fall Observed in Central Tokyo; Heavy Snow Warnings Issued for Some Parts of Kanto Region
Snowfall was observed in central Tokyo on Wednesday morning, with the Japan Meteorological Agency...
March 19, 2025
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BaseballBaseball in Japan Looks about the Same, but the Food and the Vibe Are Different
TOKYO (AP) — Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the jammed sellout at the Tokyo...
March 19, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani, Japan’s Other Baseball Stars Shook Their Nerves and Delivered in MLB’s Tokyo Opener
TOKYO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball. Shohei Ohtani even admitt...
March 19, 2025
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General NewsNursing Care Worker Numbers Fall to 2.13 Million; Demand is Growing Higher, but Pay Remains Low
The number of nursing care workers nationwide fell to 2.126 million in fiscal 2023, down by 28,00...
March 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Innovation Party Likely to Back Budget Again on 2nd Pass Through Lower House
The Japan Innovation Party is likely to support the ruling parties in the House of Representative...
March 19, 2025
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General News2 Teenagers Re-Arrested Over Illegal Credit Card Purchases; Allegedly Procured Details From Online Source
New warrants were served Tuesday for two junior and senior high school students suspected of usin...
March 18, 2025