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General News‘Remarkably’ Heavy Snow Expected in Fukui Pref.; Large-Scale Traffic Disruption Feared
“Remarkably” heavy snowfall is expected in Fukui Prefecture on Wednesday, with 36 cm of snowfall obs...
January 24, 2024
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ScienceGuinness World Records Has Doubts about Age of Oldest Dog
LISBON (AFP-Jiji) — Bobi the Dog’s title as the world’s oldest canine was suspended on Jan. 16 after...
January 24, 2024
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SoccerAFC Asian Cup: Palestinian Team and Syria Advance in the Asian Cup for First Time
AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — The Palestinian soccer team and Syria advanced to the knockout stage of the ...
January 24, 2024
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Associated PressTrump Wins New Hampshire Primary as Rematch with Biden Appears Increasingly Likely
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshire's primary on Tuesday,...
January 24, 2024
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SumoThe Sumo Scene / JSA Exec Election Invokes Battle of Elders
The first grand tournament of the new year is in full swing, with the passion and excitement emanati...
January 24, 2024
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ReutersNorth Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Off West Coast, Seoul Says
SEOUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) - North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles towards the sea off its west co...
January 24, 2024
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Crime & CourtsDNA Matching That of Suspect in Abandonment of Couple’s Bodies in Tokyo Found at Couple’s House
Regarding the case in which a Filipino man was arrested on suspicion of abandoning the bodies of a m...
January 24, 2024
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Film & TVMiyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” Nominated for Oscar
Los Angeles, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)—Japanese amine director Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” ...
January 24, 2024
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Associated PressTrump Goes for Another Early Triumph against Haley in New Hampshire’s Republican Primary
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Nikki Haley, the last major GOP opponent of Donald Trump, insisted she would...
January 24, 2024
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General NewsTohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen Lines Resume Operations Wednesday after Suspending Operations Throughout Tuesday due to Power Outage
The Tohoku, Joetsu, and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines, which suspended their services in some sections T...
January 24, 2024
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Political SeriesHidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Kishida’s Political Reform Plan Meets Opposition Within LDP; Aso Cautions that Administration Needs Factions’ Support
A strangely tense atmosphere pervaded a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s political r...
January 24, 2024
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CompaniesIsetan Mitsukoshi to Double Number of Sales People Specifically for Wealthy Foreign Customers
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. will double the number of sales people specifically for wealthy fore...
January 24, 2024
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ReutersPhilippines Marcos Says Does Not Endorse Taiwan Independence
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he was not endorsing Taiwan indepen...
January 23, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeJapan Govt Plans Travel Discount to Promote Tourism to Hokuriku Region, Other Measures to Support Quake-affected Areas
The government plans to roll out a travel discount program to promote tourism to the Hokuriku region...
January 23, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeEx-Major Leaguer Hideki Matsui Donates ¥10 Million for Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief
KANAZAWA — Former major league slugger and Ishikawa Prefecture native Hideki Matsui donated ¥10 mill...
January 23, 2024