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General NewsAkita Shinkansen Inbound, Outbound Services Suspended Due to Heavy Snow; Resumption Expected in Afternoon
Akita Shinkansen services have been suspended on both the inbound and outbound lines between Akit...
January 20, 2026
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ReutersTrump Administration Appeals Limits on Agents’ Tactics toward Minnesota Protesters
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Saturday it was appealing a rulin...
January 20, 2026
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ReutersTop US Catholic Cardinals Question Morality of American Foreign Policy
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Three U.S. Catholic archbishops on Monday decried the direction of American fo...
January 20, 2026
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Associated PressFed Chair Powell to Attend Supreme Court Argument on Cook Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's oral argume...
January 20, 2026
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Associated PressKarachi Mall Fire Death Toll Rises to 23 as Rescuers Search for Dozens Missing
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi rose t...
January 20, 2026
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Associated PressColombian Warlord Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison after Serving Time for Drug Trafficking in the US
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian court on Monday sentenced former paramilitary leader Salvator...
January 20, 2026
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Associated PressSyrian Government Deal with Kurdish Fighters Appears to Unravel as IS Prisoners Escape
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — A day after a sweeping deal was announced between the Syrian government and t...
January 20, 2026
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Associated PressTrump Ties His Stance on Greenland to Not Getting Nobel Peace Prize
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to l...
January 20, 2026
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Japan In FocusGood Ole Shopping Street in City in Japan’s Ibaraki Pref. Evokes Showa Era Nostalgia, Was One of the Busiest in Its Prime
INASHIKI, Ibaraki — There is a shopping street that greatly retains the atmosphere of the Showa e...
January 20, 2026
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Associated PressHackers Disrupt Iran State TV to Support Exiled Crown Prince as Deaths from Crackdown Exceed 4,000
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmiss...
January 20, 2026
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Defense & SecuritySaito Indicates His Aim of Those Joining Centrist Reform Alliance Recognizing Constitutionality of Security-Related Laws
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito indicated Sunday his hope that lawmakers who recognize the security-r...
January 20, 2026
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ElectionsNew Party Centrist Reform Alliance Unveils Policy Platform
New party Centrist Reform Alliance on Monday unveiled its policy platform, calling for realistic ...
January 20, 2026
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ElectionsJapan’s DPFP to Keep Distance from LDP, New Party Ahead of Lower House Election
The Democratic Party for the People is keeping its distance from both the Liberal Democratic Part...
January 19, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to Dissolve Lower House for Feb. 8 Snap Election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve the House of Representatives on Friday for a Feb. 8 s...
January 19, 2026
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ElectionsJapan’s Takaichi Says She Will Dissolve Lower House, Setting up Snap Election (UPDATE2)
The Yomiuri ShimbunPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the press conference on Monday at the Pri...
January 19, 2026