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General NewsDelta Plane Declares Emergency; Lands Safely at Haneda, No Injuries
A Delta Air Lines plane declared an emergency at about 2:35 p.m. on Monday but landed safely at H...
February 4, 2025
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Travel SpotsNoto Peninsula Oyster Harvest Season Opens Up; Piles of Oysters Being Prepared for Shipping
Noto oysters, an Ishikawa Prefecture winter delicacy that was severely affected by the Noto Penin...
February 4, 2025
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Associated PressFilm Director Found Guilty of Sexual Assault in France’s First Big #Metoo Trial
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court found a filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on French actor Adèle Haene...
February 4, 2025
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Associated PressSenate Confirms Fossil Fuel CEO Chris Wright as Energy Secretary. He Vows to ‘Unleash’ US Resources
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as e...
February 4, 2025
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Associated PressUmpire Pat Hoberg Fired by MLB for Sharing Sports Gambling Accounts with Friend Who Bet on Baseball
NEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his le...
February 4, 2025
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ReutersElon Musk Targets Closure of U.S. Humanitarian Aid Agency
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said it would lock U.S. Agency for Interna...
February 4, 2025
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Associated PressThe Rwanda-Backed Rebels Who Seized a Major Congo City Declare a Unilateral Ceasefire
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo's key city of Goma announced...
February 4, 2025
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ReutersTrump Pauses Tariffs on Mexico and Canada, but Not China
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump suspended his threat of ste...
February 4, 2025
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General NewsTug-of-War in the Snow Heats Things Up in Aomori
AOMORI — A frigid tug-of-war competition heated up a small part of the city of Aomori on Saturday...
February 4, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Pares Gains as Market Weighs U.S.-China Tariffs (UPDATE 2)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
February 4, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentEducation Ministry to Create 7 Semiconductor Specialization Centers; Universities across Japan Partnering with Companies
The education ministry will begin developing about seven education centers across Japan, starting...
February 4, 2025
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EconomyJapan to Make It Easier for Firms to Hold Online-only Shareholder Meetings, in Shift Started by COVID-19
The government will ease regulations on online-only shareholder meetings, it has been learned.
February 4, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Delays Abolishment of Company Size Threshold for Mandatory Enrollment in Employee Pension Program
The welfare ministry plans to push back the phased abolishment of the company size threshold for ...
February 3, 2025
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Travel SpotsFantastic Ice Sculptures Shown at Chitose – Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Hokkaido; Sunset Illuminations Happening Daily
SAPPORO — The 2025 Chitose Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival is being held at the Shikotsuko-onsen hot s...
February 3, 2025
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Japan In FocusExperience Finnish-Style Frozen Lake Bathing in Hokkaido Town
SHINTOKU, Hokkaido — Finland is a nation famed for its saunas. But do you know about avanto, the ...
February 3, 2025