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General NewsEX-SMAP Leader Masahiro Nakai to Retire over Scandal, Apologizes for Causing ‘Distress’
Masahiro Nakai, former leader of disbanded male pop group SMAP, will retire from show business ov...
January 23, 2025
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General NewsMinpaku Lodging Services Rapidly Expanding in Tochigi Pref.; Numbers Rise as More Foreign Tourists Visit Area
UTSUNOMIYA — Minpaku private lodging services using vacant houses and vacation homes have expande...
January 23, 2025
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Associated PressTeen Fatally Shoots a Female Student and Himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, Police Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female s...
January 23, 2025
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Defense & SecurityJapan Intends to Boost Defense Capabilities on Yonaguni Island; Area Set to Deploy Ballistic Missile Countermeasures
The government intends to develop facilities to deploy surface-to-air guided missile units on Yon...
January 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Host Trilateral Meeting with China and S. Korea in March, with Agenda Expected to Tackle Climate, N. Korea
The government is arranging with China and South Korea a trilateral meeting of foreign ministers,...
January 23, 2025
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Associated PressDolce & Gabbana Debut in Paris, Showing Italian Artistry on French Soil
PARIS (AP) — For the first time in their 40-year history, the Italian design duo Dolce & Gabbana ...
January 23, 2025
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General News
Masahiro Nakai, Japan TV Personality, Announces His Retirement
Masahiro Nakai, 52, a TV personality whose problematic behavior with a woman developed into a sca...
January 23, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Rides Tech Boost to Two-Week High; BOJ Decision in Focus (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday as SoftBank Group and other techn...
January 23, 2025
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Washington PostNetflix Hikes Prices as Its Lead Widens over Other Streaming Services
Netflix has raised its prices after gaining a record 41 million subscribers last year.
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ReutersTwo Killed in German Park in Stabbing Attack; Afghan Suspect Arrested
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following a knife attack on We...
January 23, 2025
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ReutersTrump Nominates Former CKE Restaurants CEO Puzder as US Ambassador to EU
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is nominating Andrew Puzder, a...
January 23, 2025
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ReutersUkrainian Drones Attack City near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Officials Say
Russia-installed officials in Ukraine’s partly-occupied Zaporizhzhia region said Ukrainian drones...
January 23, 2025
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ReutersSaudi Arabia Plans $600 Billion in New US Investment, Trade over Four Years
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump that the kingdom wants...
January 23, 2025
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Associated PressHouse Passes Immigrant Detention Bill That Would Be Trump’s First Law to Sign
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainme...
January 23, 2025
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Associated PressYemen’s Houthi Rebels Release Crew of Commercial Vessel Seized in Red Sea in November 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they released the crew of...
January 23, 2025