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ScienceTaking Mental Health Leave from Work Is Option Most People Don’t Know about
NEW YORK (AP) — Her first panic attack came at a company-wide meeting, right before her scheduled...
April 23, 2025
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General NewsUnlicensed Taxi Operations Rampant in Mt. Fuji Foothills; Man from Tokyo Arrested by Yamanashi Prefectural Police
A Chinese national from Ota Ward, Tokyo, was arrested on Tuesday by the Yamanashi prefectural pol...
April 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Council Chair Expresses Doubts about Raising Imports of U.S. Rice, Says Japanese Agriculture at Risk
A plan being mulled over by the government to offer expanded imports of U.S. rice in tariff negot...
April 23, 2025
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Washington PostMusk Says He Will Step Back from DOGE, Refocus on Tesla after Earnings Plunge
Billionaire Elon Musk said he will step back from the U.S. DOGE Service next month and focus on T...
April 23, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Booth Featuring Japanese Rock Star Hyde Attracts Visitors to Austria Pavilion
OSAKA — A booth featuring Hyde, the vocalist of popular rock band L’Arc-en-Ciel, is growing in po...
April 23, 2025
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ScienceColombia’s Lonely Chimp Finds New Home in Brazil
PEREIRA, Colombia (AFP-Jiji) — Kidnapped from his family as an infant, then raised by a drug lord...
April 23, 2025
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Washington PostPete Hegseth’s Signal Chats Are Drawing Scrutiny. Here’s What to Know.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing scrutiny over his use of the commercial messagin...
April 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025
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TechnologyAI Tool Aims to Help Conserve Japan’s Cherry Trees by Assessing Many Photos
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Japan’s famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses ph...
April 23, 2025
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Delicious90-Year-Old Cooks Retro Food at New Linden, ‘Castle’ in Kurashiki; ‘Special’ Napolitan Spaghetti Beloved since 1969
KURASHIKI, Okayama — During lunchtime on a recent holiday, customers were seen waiting in line ou...
April 23, 2025
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Washington PostRubio Unveils Sweeping Reorganization of State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a plan to significantly reorganize the State D...
April 23, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Says He Has ‘No Intention’ of Firing Federal Reserve Chair
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Cha...
April 23, 2025
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Associated PressUS Health Officials Seek to Phase out Artificial Dyes from the Food Supply
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would urge food makers to phase out ...
April 23, 2025
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Associated PressUS Treasury Secretary Says Trade War with China Is Not ‘Sustainable’
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing...
April 23, 2025
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PerspectivesWhere Japanese Women Stand 40 Years After Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Narrowing Gap Has Not Been Easy
It has been 40 years since the Equal Employment Opportunity Law was enacted. Since the enactment ...
April 23, 2025