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Japan In FocusIwate: Festival with 1,000-Year History Ends in Northeastern Japan
OSHU, Iwate (Jiji Press) — The major Somin-sai festival with a history of over 1,000 years was held ...
February 18, 2024
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Associated PressFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Is Released on Parole after Serving 6 Months in a Hospital
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole early Sunday fro...
February 18, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan Sets up Expert Panel on Strengthening Defense Capabilities; Financial Resource Measures, yen Issues on Agenda
The Defense Ministry announced Friday that it has established an expert panel to discuss its plan to...
February 18, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Ukraine to Revise Tax Treaty at Tokyo Conference; Govts Hope Treaty Encourages Japan Firms to Enter Ukraine Market
Japan and Ukraine will discuss revising a bilateral tax treaty and reviewing an investment cooperati...
February 18, 2024
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Asia-PacificNorth Korean Workers in China Riot over Unpaid Wages; 2,000 Occupy Factory, Kill Plant Manager
>About 2,000 North Korean workers dispatched to China’s Jilin Province started a riot in mid-January...
February 17, 2024
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General NewsMasaharu Fukuyama, Riisa Naka Parade as Chinese Imperial Couple During Nagasaki Lantern Festival
The “Emperor Parade,” the highlight of the Nagasaki Lantern Festival held in Nagasaki City, took pl...
February 17, 2024
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General NewsOne Month to go Until the Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension; the “First Train” Sells Out in 1 Minute
Marking one month before the Hokuriku Shinkansen line extends, tickets for the first train on the fi...
February 17, 2024
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Associated PressGot Back! Paul McCartney’s Stolen Bass Is Found and Returned to the Beatle after More than 50 Years
LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year searc...
February 17, 2024
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TechnologyJapan’s H3 Rocket Successfully Launched, Reaches Orbit; Previous H3 Launch Attempt Failed Due to Electrical Issue
Japan’s new mainstay H3 rocket lifted off at 9:22 a.m. on Saturday from the Tanegashima Space Center...
February 17, 2024
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Washington PostIs It True that Oysters can be an Aphrodisiac?
The question: Is it true that oysters are an aphrodisiac? The science: For centuries, people have c...
February 17, 2024
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BaseballNew Uniform Designs Open to Tough Reviews
What players are wearing has garnered as much attention as what they’re doing at spring training. M...
February 17, 2024
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Washington PostIn what Month are You most likely to Die?
When the Grim Reaper calls, will you be carving a holiday turkey or setting off Fourth of July firew...
February 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentAll LDP Lawmakers Involved in Scandal Being Asked to Testify
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The opposition parties are demanding that all lawmakers in the ruling Liberal D...
February 17, 2024
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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Submarine-Themed Guesthouse Opens in Kure; Guests Can Stay in Rooms Modelled After Actual Submarines
KURE, Hiroshima — A guesthouse designed to make guests feel like they are staying on a submarine ope...
February 17, 2024
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Asia-PacificChina’s Xi Arranging Visit to France This Spring; Move May Be Attempt to Break Encirclement Led By U.S.
MUNICH — Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit France this spring, The Yomiuri Shimbun has lea...
February 17, 2024