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Politics & GovernmentAkazawa Says He Felt Pressure During Meeting With Trump; U.S. President Asked to Attend 2025 Expo
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief negotiator on U.S. tariff policy, ...
April 19, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (April 19)
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April 19, 2025
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CompaniesJR East Launches Large-scale Shinkansen Freight Service; Hopes to Leverage Train Network Amid Population Decline, Increasing Transport Demand
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) has rolled out a large-scale freight transport using dedicat...
April 19, 2025
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Washington PostIs the Planet Losing One of Its Best Ways to Slow Climate Change?
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere last year grew at the fastest rate in recorded his...
April 19, 2025
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EconomyShibuya Ward Creates Paper Cycle for Local Production, Consumption; Recycled Toilet Paper Made from Scrap Paper
The Shibuya Ward Tourism Association and local businesses in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, are working tog...
April 19, 2025
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Washington PostDOJ Questions Science Journal about Bias, Triggering Free Speech Concerns
Amid brewing conflict between scientists and the administration of President Donald Trump, the U....
April 19, 2025
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism: Wakasa Railway in Tottori Pref. Evokes Showa Era, with 23 Facilities Built around Time of Its Opening in 1930
At Wakasa Railway in Tottori Prefecture, 23 facilities built around the time of its opening in 19...
April 19, 2025
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Japan In FocusShiga: Pictures of Cats Mourning Buddha’s Death Created at Temple; Cats Are Not Usually Depicted in Such Images
NAGAHAMA, Shiga — A temple in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, has created pictures featuring cats mou...
April 19, 2025
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ReutersMacron Invites International Scientists to Come Work in France
PARIS, April 18 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron invited scientists from all over the...
April 19, 2025
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ReutersFord Halts Shipments of Vehicles to China Amid Tariffs
April 18 (Reuters) - Ford Motor F.N said on Friday it has halted shipments of its SUVs, pick-up t...
April 19, 2025
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ReutersTanzanian Opposition Party Says Its Leader’s Whereabouts Unknown
NAIROBI, April 18 (Reuters) - Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Friday it could not establ...
April 19, 2025
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ReutersUS Open to Recognizing Crimea as Russian in Ukraine Deal, Bloomberg News Reports
April 18 (Reuters) - The United States is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian ...
April 19, 2025
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ReutersTrump to Reclassify Many Federal Workers, Making Them Easier to Fire
April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration is set to chan...
April 19, 2025
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ReutersVenezuelan Migrants Ask US Supreme Court to Halt ‘Imminent’ Deportations
April 18 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Venezuelan men detained in Texas asked the U.S. Supreme Court on...
April 19, 2025
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ReutersTrump Passport Policy Targeting Transgender People Likely Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
BOSTON, April 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge held on Friday that the Trump administration's polic...
April 19, 2025