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Crime & Courts3 Vietnamese Men, Woman Arrested; 423 Thefts of Cash, Goods from Houses in 4 Prefectures
The Gunma Prefectural Police announced on Wednesday that it had wrapped up all investigations int...
January 16, 2025
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BaseballShotaro Morii, 18-Year-Old 2-Way Player, Bypasses Japanese Baseball to Sign with Athletics
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old S...
January 16, 2025
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Associated PressTrump’s Outsider Cabinet Picks are Rapidly Gaining Support for Confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — One by one, all the president-elect' s men, and women, are falling into place i...
January 16, 2025
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Associated PressWinds, Arsonists Complicate Fight against LA-area Wildfires as Crews Report Progress
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters reported significant gains Wednesday against the two massive wild...
January 16, 2025
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TennisAustralian Open: Naomi Osaka Is Back in a Slam’s 3rd Round for the 1st Time in 3 Years
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka's second-round match at the Australian Open could not pos...
January 16, 2025
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Social SeriesSho-chu Time / Shochu Makers Tie Up With Famous Characters to Attract Fans; Labels Feature Manga, Tokusatsu Heroes and Monsters
IBUSUKI, Kagoshima — Makers of shochu in Kagoshima Prefecture are using various measures to attra...
January 16, 2025
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ReutersGaza Ceasefire Deal Reached between Israel, Hamas; Truce to Begin Sunday
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in...
January 16, 2025
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Defense & SecurityCyber Defenders To Need Prior OK To Neutralize Servers; Govt Eyes Establishing Independent Organ To Give Approval
Police and the Self-Defense Forces are expected to be required to obtain prior approval from an e...
January 16, 2025
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested at Tokyo Airport Over Slapping Female Employee; Authorities Say He Was Angry Over Missing Flight
A man, who was arrested on suspicion of slapping a female employee at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, was...
January 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentHarmony In Japan-China Ties Has Long Way To Go; Meeting of Sides’ Ruling Party Officials First in Years
BEIJING — There is a long way to go for Japan and China to improve bilateral relations, even afte...
January 15, 2025
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TechnologyJapanese Space Startup Ispace’s Lunar Lander Launched; Rover to Gather Regolith after Touchdown around Late May
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Japan-based space startup ispace, Inc.’s Resilience lunar lander was...
January 15, 2025
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SoccerUkraine Holds First Soccer Tournament for War-Wounded Amputees — and Plans to Go International
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The players were chosen from among the thousands of Ukrainians wounded in th...
January 15, 2025
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General NewsForeign Visitors to Japan Spend Over 8 Trillion Yen for 1st Time
Spending by foreign visitors to Japan exceeded 8 trillion yen for the first time in 2024, reachin...
January 15, 2025
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ReutersQueen Hatshepsut Temple Foundation Blocks Uncovered
CAIRO (Reuters) — Archaeologists have uncovered intact portions of the foundation wall of pharaon...
January 15, 2025
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ScienceSpacecraft Beams Back Mercury’s Stunning Photos
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of ...
January 15, 2025