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Associated PressTrump and Putin Agree to an Immediate Ceasefire for Energy Infrastructure in Ukraine Conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a len...
March 19, 2025
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Social Series30 Years After Sarin Attack — Lessons Learned / Brother Kept Diary For Sister Caught in Sarin Attack, Chronicling Her 25-Year Struggle With Illness
Early afternoon on March 1, Kazuo Asakawa, 65, visited a cemetery in the suburbs of Tokyo. There ...
March 19, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (March 19)
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March 19, 2025
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MusicYomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra’s New Season Promises Exciting Music Journey
The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-2026 (fiscal 2025) season will begin on April 16. Th...
March 19, 2025
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ReutersBOJ Keeps Interest Rates Steady as Trump Risks Loom
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as poli...
March 19, 2025
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General NewsSnow Fall Observed in Central Tokyo; Heavy Snow Warnings Issued for Some Parts of Kanto Region
Snowfall was observed in central Tokyo on Wednesday morning, with the Japan Meteorological Agency...
March 19, 2025
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BaseballBaseball in Japan Looks about the Same, but the Food and the Vibe Are Different
TOKYO (AP) — Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the jammed sellout at the Tokyo...
March 19, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani, Japan’s Other Baseball Stars Shook Their Nerves and Delivered in MLB’s Tokyo Opener
TOKYO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball. Shohei Ohtani even admitt...
March 19, 2025
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General NewsNursing Care Worker Numbers Fall to 2.13 Million; Demand is Growing Higher, but Pay Remains Low
The number of nursing care workers nationwide fell to 2.126 million in fiscal 2023, down by 28,00...
March 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Innovation Party Likely to Back Budget Again on 2nd Pass Through Lower House
The Japan Innovation Party is likely to support the ruling parties in the House of Representative...
March 19, 2025
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General News2 Teenagers Re-Arrested Over Illegal Credit Card Purchases; Allegedly Procured Details From Online Source
New warrants were served Tuesday for two junior and senior high school students suspected of usin...
March 18, 2025
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Washington PostD.C. Drops Lawsuit against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 Attack
The D.C. attorney general’s office has dropped a lawsuit against the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers ...
March 18, 2025
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Washington PostTrump’s Aid Freeze Hampers Anti-Narcotics Programs in Latin America
BOGOTÁ, Colombia - As Latin America’s drug trade surges, the Trump administration’s aid freeze ha...
March 18, 2025
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Washington PostWhite House Official Says 137 Immigrants Deported under Alien Enemies Act
More than half of the 261 immigrants expelled to El Salvador on Saturday were swept out of the Un...
March 18, 2025
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Iran Rejects Trump’s ‘Bullying’ on Nuclear Talks, as Threats Ratchet up
Days after a letter from President Donald Trump reached Iran’s supreme leader, giving him a choic...
March 18, 2025