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ObituariesEx-U.S. Senator Who Worked for Japanese-American Internees Dies
Washington (Jiji Press)—Former U.S. Republican Senator Alan Simpson, who worked to restore the ho...
March 16, 2025
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ReutersMassive Rallies across South Korea Ahead of Key Ruling on Impeachment of Yoon
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans gathered in huge numbers in the capital Seoul on Saturday to supp...
March 16, 2025
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ReutersZelenskyy Says Troops Not Surrounded in Kursk, Russia Says It Retakes 2 Villages
Ukrainian troops are still fending off Russian and North Korean forces in Russia’s Kursk region b...
March 16, 2025
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ReutersAngry Canadians Get Their ‘Elbows up’ in Face of Trump Threats
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadians are upset. At first it was the threat, and then the reality, of tar...
March 16, 2025
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ReutersTrump Launches Large-Scale Strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at Least 24 Killed
WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military stri...
March 16, 2025
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Associated PressTens of Thousands Join Pro-Europe Rally in Rome, amid Worries over European Union’s Plan to Rearm
ROME (AP) — Tens of thousands of Italians joined a pro-Europe rally in Rome's city center Saturda...
March 16, 2025
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Associated PressHere’s What You Need to Know about St. Patrick’s Day
NEW YORK (AP) — If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day.
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Associated PressHamas Says It Will Only Release American-Israeli Hostage If Ceasefire Deal Is Implemented
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four ...
March 16, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Invokes 18th Century Law to Speed Deportations, Judge Stalls It Hours Later
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge barred the Trump administration Saturday from carrying out depo...
March 16, 2025
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Associated PressAt Least 26 Dead in Massive U.S. Storm after Kansas Reports 8 Fatalities
Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-t...
March 16, 2025
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Social SeriesSouthwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Businesses Pop Up on Remote Islands in Support of Locals’ Dreams; State of Islands Provides Vision of Japan’s Future
This is the seventh and last installment in a series of articles looking at the country’s future ...
March 16, 2025
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General NewsPaper Crane Made by Hiroshima Girl Sadako Presented to Obama in Hawaii
A nonprofit organization run by relatives of Sadako Sasaki, the model for the Children’s Peace Mo...
March 16, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba’s Gift Voucher Scandal a Blow to Budget Talks; PM Admits Causing ‘Unpleasantness’ and ‘Indignation’
Dark clouds are hanging over Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s management of his administration aft...
March 15, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Hits Long HR in Return to Japan Against Yomiuri Giants
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the To...
March 15, 2025
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BaseballCubs Fire Blanks in Warmup for Tokyo Series with Dodgers; Hanshin Tigers Hurlers Combine on 3-hit Shutout
The Chicago Cubs were not much of a hit in their first game in Japan. The Hanshin Tigers’ pitcher...
March 15, 2025