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Associated PressPutin Echoes Trump’s Claim That Conflict in Ukraine Could Have been Avoided Had He been in Office
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed U.S. President Donald Trump's cla...
January 25, 2025
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Associated PressColombia President Decrees Emergency Powers to Restore Order in Coca Region Wracked by Rebel Combat
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president issued a decree Friday giving him emergency powers t...
January 25, 2025
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Associated PressNetanyahu Suggests Israel Might not Complete Its Withdrawal from Lebanon by a Ceasefire Deadline
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that Israel might not withdra...
January 25, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Proposes ‘Getting Rid of FEMA’ While Touring Disaster Areas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolin...
January 25, 2025
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Japan Company Makes ‘Floating’ Shoe to Exhibit at Osaka-Kansai Expo
OSAKA — A shoe manufacturer has developed “floating” shoes and will showcase the products at the ...
January 25, 2025
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Japan In FocusFukuoka: Praying for a Year of Good Health at the Fire Festival; Sparks Said to Bring Blessings
KURUME, Fukuoka — Giant flaming torches were carried during a parade to pray for a year of good h...
January 25, 2025
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Japan In FocusEhime: 100 People Join Kakizome Calligraphy Event; Many Messages on 40-Meter Single Piece of Paper
MATSUYAMA — A kakizome calligraphy event was held on Jan. 5 at a shopping mall in Matsuyama, and ...
January 25, 2025
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Japan In FocusOita: Historical Shrine Renovated for 1,300th Anniversary of Founding; Head of All Hachiman Shrines across Japan
USA, Oita — There are about 40,000 Shinto shrines that are called “Hachimansha” or “Hachimangu” i...
January 25, 2025
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Political PulseYear Of The Snake Holds Political Peril For Ishiba; Japan’s Prime Minister Heads Minority Ruling Party
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. As snakes grow by shedding their ...
January 25, 2025
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TechnologyWith Tokyo Startup’s New Gloves, Deafblind People Get the Digital World at Their Fingertips
A startup is developing innovative devices to ensure that no deafblind person is left behind in t...
January 25, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentConvenience Store Food Donation Project to Start in Fiscal 2025; Food That Is Edible But Past Sell-By Date To Be Offered to Those in Need
The Consumer Affairs Agency in FY2025 will start a demonstration project using convenience store ...
January 25, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Emphasizes Remodeling Archipelago in Policy Speech; Disaster Response, Political Reform Among Key Topics
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba declared Friday that he will vigorously push ahead with the remodel...
January 24, 2025
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Asia-PacificShenzhen Court Hands Death Penalty to Man for Murder of Japanese Boy
SHENZHEN — A Chinese district court sentenced a man in his 40s to death for murder on Friday over...
January 24, 2025
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General NewsMayor of Japan’s Hyogo Pref. Town Plans to Present Donald Trump with Solid Gold Playing Cards
KOBE — The mayor of Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, plans to gift U.S. President Donald Trump a deck of ...
January 24, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentBudget Only First Challenge Facing Ruling Coalition; Political Donations, Law on Surnames Also Contentious
Three major challenges await the minority ruling coalition as the ordinary Diet session gets unde...
January 24, 2025