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ReutersRussia, Ukraine Trade Accusations of Infrastructure Attacks After Putin-Trump Call
March 19 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Wednesday of launching air attacks ...
March 19, 2025
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ReutersBolsonaro Son Leaves Congress Role in Brazil to Build Support in the US
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, March 18 (Reuters) - Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of former Brazilian president J...
March 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentOpposition Wants Ishiba to Explain Scandal to Ethics Panel; Seeks to Burnish Own Image, Win Out In Summer Election
Opposition parties have demanded Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appear before the House of Represe...
March 19, 2025
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism / Charm of Train Journey through Valley Full of Ornamental Peach Blossoms in Gunma, Tochigi Prefectures
In 2000, Watarase Keikoku Railway Co. was hoping to increase ridership, and so it planted ornamen...
March 19, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialOfficial Land Values: Work to Ensure Recovery Trend in Regional Areas Takes Root
The upward trend in land values is becoming clearer nationwide. It is important for such a trend ...
March 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentPM Ishida Orders Finalization of National Tourism Plan; 60 Mil. Visitors to Japan Targeted for 2030
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday instructed his Cabinet to finalize a national tourism pl...
March 19, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Online Advertising: Prevent Ads from being Posted on Malicious Websites
The situation is serious — the internet is flooded with disinformation, and illegal pirated conte...
March 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Brazil Plan to Agree on Regular Leaders’ Visits; Ishiba and Lula Will Also Establish Dialogue between Foreign Ministers
Japan and Brazil are in the final stages of coordination to reach an agreement on reciprocal bie...
March 19, 2025
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EconomyBank of Japan Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged at 0.5 Percent; Impact of U.S. Tariffs, January Rate Hike Should be Assessed
The Bank of Japan decided to leave policy interest rates unchanged at around 0.5% at its Monetary...
March 19, 2025
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Wider WorldBrazil’s Lula Has High Hopes for Japan’s Technology to Help Fight Against Global Warming; Speaks Ahead of Upcoming Visit
BRASILIA — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday that Japan’s science and te...
March 19, 2025
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Associated PressNetanyahu Says Israeli Strikes Across Gaza that Killed Hundreds are ‘Only the Beginning’
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday t...
March 19, 2025
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Associated PressJudge Rules DOGE’s USAID Dismantling Likely Violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development by billionaire...
March 19, 2025
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Associated PressUnredacted JFK Assassination Files Released, Sending History Buffs Hunting for New Clues
DALLAS (AP) — Unredacted documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy...
March 19, 2025
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General NewsSnowfall hits Tokyo, Kanto-Koshin Region; Winter Makes Brief Comeback Between Warm Days
Tokyo and the rest of the Kanto-Koshin region experienced snowfall from early Wednesday morning d...
March 19, 2025
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Associated PressPentagon Is Cutting Up to 60,000 Civilian Jobs. About a Third of Those Took Voluntary Resignations
To reach the goal of a 5% to 8% cut in a civilian workforce of more than 900,000, the official sa...
March 19, 2025