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Associated PressTrump Begins Firings of FAA Staff Just Weeks After Fatal DC Plane Crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Admi...
February 18, 2025
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Associated PressTop Russian and American Officials Will Hold Talks on Ending The Ukraine War Without Kyiv
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Senior American and Russian officials, including the countries’ top d...
February 18, 2025
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Associated PressElon Musk’s DOGE Seeks Access to Taxpayer Data at IRS: AP Sources
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of ...
February 18, 2025
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Associated PressIsrael’s Ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas Are Both in Doubt Again
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in sou...
February 18, 2025
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Associated PressNone Dead and 17 injured in Delta Jet Crash in Toronto, Airport Official Says
TORONTO (AP) — A Delta Airlines plane flipped upon arrival at Toronto's Pearson Airport and ended...
February 18, 2025
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Japan In FocusHirao Residents Produce Olive Oil from Locally Grown Olives; Yamaguchi Pref. Town Working to Rejuvenate Local Economy
HIRAO, Yamaguchi — A new brand of olive oil has been developed by residents of Hirao, Yamaguchi P...
February 18, 2025
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Business SeriesBroken Talks: Honda & Nissan / Mitsubishi Motors’ PHVs, Presence in S.E. Asia Raised Honda’s Expectations
This is the third nd final article in a series examining the failed management integration talks ...
February 18, 2025
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Social Series30 Years After Sarin Attack / Aum Supreme Truth Crimes to Be Documented on New Website; Content to Include Relatives’ Statements, Photos
With next month marking 30 years since the Aum Supreme Truth cult made its deadly sarin gas attac...
February 17, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentYomiuri Shimbun Poll: Cabinet Support Unchanged Despite Japan-U.S. Summit; Ishiba at Key Moment for Administration
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was 39% in a recent nationwi...
February 17, 2025
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General NewsFather of Woman Abducted by North Korea Dies at 96; Never Ceased Trying to Rescue Daughter Taken in 1983
Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko Arimoto was abducted by North Korea at the age of 23, died ...
February 17, 2025
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Travel SpotsPlum Blossoms Bloom Later than Usual in Kanagawa Pref. City Grove; Cold, Drizzly Weather Behind Delay
People enjoy taking in the sight of peak-bloom plum blossoms in the Soga Bairin plum grove in Oda...
February 17, 2025
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Japan In FocusTokyo Button Store’s Retro Billboard Architecture Attracts Customers; Family Been in Clothing Business Since 1897
A distinctive building constructed in 1928 stands on the Yanagihara-dori street along the Kanda R...
February 17, 2025
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Associated PressLife-threatening Cold’ Expected as Polar Vortex Stretches across U.S. after Deadly Weekend Flooding
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip ...
February 17, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Vows to Resolve Issue of North Korea’s Abductions
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that his government will ...
February 17, 2025
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EconomyJapan Economy Grows 2.8％ in 4th Quarter
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.8% in price-adjusted real te...
February 17, 2025