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Politics & GovernmentFirst Lady Yoshiko Ishiba Makes Diplomatic Debut; Japanese Taiko Drum Beating Excites Audience
BOGOR, Indonesia — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s wife Yoshiko made her diplomatic debut in Indo...
January 12, 2025
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Associated PressIsrael’s Netanyahu Sends Mossad Director to Gaza Ceasefire Talks in Qatar in Sign of Progress
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the directo...
January 12, 2025
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Associated PressFirefighters Race to Contain Los Angeles Wildfires with Menacing Winds Forecast to Return
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters raced Saturday to cut off spreading wildfires before potentially ...
January 12, 2025
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ReutersBiden Admin Delays Enforcement of Order Blocking Nippon Steel, US Steel Deal
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The Biden administration will hold off enforcing a requirement lai...
January 12, 2025
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DeliciousUnagi Selected as ‘Japan’s Dish of 2024’ by Restaurant Search Site; Japanese Craft Gin, Premium Ramen Also Receive Awards
Unagi, or freshwater eel, has been chosen as “Japan’s Dish of 2024” by Gurunavi, Inc., a Tokyo-ba...
January 12, 2025
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General NewsHeavy Snow Expected in Northern, Southern Kyushu; Snow Possible in Plains of Fukuoka, Saga Prefs., Other Areas
Heavy snow is expected on Sunday in the northern and southern parts of Kyushu due to strong cold ...
January 12, 2025
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General NewsShibuya: Man Found Dead After ‘Falling from Above’ in Front of Parco Shopping Center
A young man was pronounced dead at the hospital Saturday after reportedly falling from Shibuya Pa...
January 12, 2025
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TroubleshooterI Want My Parents to Pay for My Large Birthmark to be Removed
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female office worker in my 20s and have a large birthmark on my face. ...
January 12, 2025
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Troubleshooter
How Do I Tell My Son About His Estranged Father?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a doctor in my early 40s and a mother of a 3-year-old son who does not k...
January 12, 2025
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Crime & CourtsPolice Find Increasing Number of Online Casino Users Gambling Overseas in 2024; Increase of 2.7 Times From 2023
The police across the nation found 143 people who accessed and gambled on overseas online casinos...
January 12, 2025
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General NewsChief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Meets with Mother, Former Classmates of Megumi Yokota; Both Call for Greater Effort to Get Megumi Back in Japan
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi met with Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota, who...
January 12, 2025
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CompaniesTokyo Auto Salon 2025 Unveils 900 Custom Cars; Features Nissan R32 EV, Honda Hybrid Prelude, Hyundai Inster, many more
The Tokyo Auto Salon custom car exhibition is being held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. Approximatel...
January 11, 2025
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Associated PressBiden Extends Time in US for 800,000 Venezuelans, Salvadorans as Trump Readies Immigration Crackdown
MIAMI (AP) — About 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 230,000 Salvadorans already living in the Un...
January 11, 2025
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TechnologyMassive Govt Grant to Test Whether Japan Can Become Research Leader; Not Receiving Grant Can Mean Losing Out on Huge Opportunity for Univs
Tohoku University is the first university to be officially approved for the University for Intern...
January 11, 2025
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Associated PressAmericans Have Dimmer View of Biden Than They Did of Trump or Obama as Term Ends, AP-NORC Poll Finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans have a dimmer view of his pres...
January 11, 2025