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PerspectivesDiscovering the Grandeur and Beauty of South Africa That I Missed While Working There
From lush green prairies to rocky mountains and sheer cliffs that fall into the blue ocean, South...
January 20, 2025
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Defense & SecurityTokyo Raps Moscow’s Halt of Memo on Japan Centers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo on Monday criticized Moscow’s decision to stop the implementation of a...
January 20, 2025
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CompaniesSponsors Pull Commercials on Fuji TV after Masahiro Nakai Scandal (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—About 50 companies had announced the suspension of their commercials on Fuji T...
January 20, 2025
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ReutersSouth Korea’s Yoon Shuns Questioning as Security Tightened After Court Rampage
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused on Monday to be questio...
January 20, 2025
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Crime & CourtsTokyo Firm Sought to Withdraw Funds Under False Pretenses; Accounts Had Been Frozen to Compensate Scamming Victims
A Tokyo company obtained a court document under false pretenses in a bid to withdraw funds from b...
January 20, 2025
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General NewsSurvey: 80% Want to Take Leftover Restaurant Food Home
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Over 80% of people in Japan want to take their leftovers at restaurants home...
January 20, 2025
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Washington PostScores of Career State Deptment Diplomats Resign Before Trump’s Inauguration
Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Mo...
January 20, 2025
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Washington PostJoy and Grief as Returning Gazans Find Communities Smashed to Rubble
JERUSALEM - The skies over Gaza finally went quiet for the first time in 14 months Sunday as a fr...
January 20, 2025
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Travel SpotsWashing Away Evil Under Waterfall in Cold Temperatures; Participants Endure 5 C Water to Pray for a Safe New Year
People pray for a safe new year while standing under a waterfall in Kamiichi, Toyama Prefecture, ...
January 20, 2025
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Defense & SecurityJapanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Reaffirms Quad Ties with Australian, Indian Counterparts; Ministers Meet Ahead of U.S. President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Ceremony
WASHINGTON — Japan, Australia and India agreed to continue cooperation within the Quad, a framewo...
January 20, 2025
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Washington PostTikTok Already Changed Their Lives Forever
SAN FRANCISCO - When Ames Doyle began using TikTok in 2022, they were living a drastically differ...
January 20, 2025
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Washington PostOne day, Two Men and the Many Ways People Will Honor MLK as Trump is Sworn in
Others will pass the hours volunteering, feeding the hungry or cleaning up their small piece of t...
January 20, 2025
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Japan In FocusTokyo Book Cafe Transports Customers Back to Showa Era; Shop in Shimbashi District Offers 6,000 Books, Manga of Various Genres
Tokyo’s Shimbashi district is sometimes referred to as “a holy site for company employees,” as th...
January 20, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Ran on Border Chaos. Now He’ll Have to Run the U.S. Immigration System.
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned for office depicting the U.S.-Mexico border as an out-of-...
January 20, 2025
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General NewsHyogo Governor Probe Assemblyman Found Dead; Suicide Suspected Due to Social Media Harassment
Hideaki Takeuchi, a former Hyogo prefectural assembly member who was part of a committee probing ...
January 20, 2025