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Politics & GovernmentYoshimasa Hayashi Affirms Zelenskyy’s Legitimacy amid Trump’s Dictatorship Claims
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi at a press conference on Thursday expressed his recogni...
February 21, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Symposium Discusses Value of Learning from Print Materials, Libraries in Age of Generative AI
The value of continuing to learn from print textbooks in the digital age was discussed at a sympo...
February 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to Support Revitalizing Local Bookstores; Ministers See Them as Key to National Culture, Regional Revitalization
Japan’s government plans to focus attention on efforts to revitalize brick-and-mortar bookstores,...
February 21, 2025
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SoccerMina Tanaka Scores Twice, Japan Beats Australia 4-0 in Shebelieves Cup Opener
HOUSTON (AP) — Mina Tanaka scored a pair of first-half goals and assisted on a second-half goal a...
February 21, 2025
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General NewsAbout 225 Hectares Burned Due to Forest Fire in Iwate Pref.; 157 Residents From 62 Households Ordered to Evacuate
About 225 hectares have burned as of 7 a.m. on Friday as a result of a forest fire in Ofunato, Iw...
February 21, 2025
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Associated PressSAG Awards Presenters Will Include Grande, Chalamet, Erivo and Yeoh
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Mikey Madison and other stars ...
February 21, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 21)
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February 21, 2025
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Film & TVActor Eiji Akaso Wants to Keep Challenging Himself
To be honest, “Sozoku Tantei” (“Inheritance Detective”), the title of a drama now airing on the N...
February 21, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends Higher after BOJ Chief’s Comments Ease Rate Hike Concerns (Update 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average reversed losses to end higher on Friday, as commen...
February 21, 2025
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Manga & AnimeFolktale-Inspired Manga Unique in Format Confronts Readers with Harsh Reality; Final Installment of Kanta on Manga
This is the final installment of this column, which began in the spring of 2015. Since last fall,...
February 21, 2025
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Washington PostAmid War of Words, Trump Envoy Meets Ukraine’s Zelensky
BKYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Donald Trump’s envoy on Thursda...
February 21, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Core Inflation Hits 19-month High, Keeping Alive BOJ Rate-hike Bets
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation hit 3.2% in January for its fastest pace in 19 ...
February 21, 2025
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Washington PostGuantánamo Migrants Have Been Flown from Cuba to Honduras, DHS Says
Venezuelan migrants who had been detained at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station have been flown to ...
February 21, 2025
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ReutersIsraeli Military Says Body Released by Hamas is not of a Hostage
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Friday that one of the bodies released by Hama...
February 21, 2025
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Washington PostJudge Rejects Unions’ Request to Pause Trump Administration Firings
A federal judge on Thursday declined to issue a temporary restraining order pausing President Don...
February 21, 2025