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ReutersTaiwan Ruling Party’s Lai Wins Presidential Election
TAIPEI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party, won a...
January 13, 2024
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SumoModified Toyota Century To Be Used For Victory Ride of Sumo Champion
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled a modified version of its top-of-the-line Century on Saturday at Tokyo’s...
January 13, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeFamilies in Earthquake-Hit City Face Tough Decision on Plan to Move Students 100 Kilometers Away
WAJIMA, Ishikawa Pref. – Junior high school students and their families in the earthquake-devastat...
January 13, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeOver 11,000 Houses in Ishikawa Pref. Damaged by Noto Peninsula Earthquake; Wajima, Suzu Yet to Submit Figures
The Ishikawa prefectural government announced Saturday that the number of houses listed as either e...
January 13, 2024
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General NewsWhite Daffodils Bloom around Lighthouse in Wakayama Prefecture
White daffodils bloom around the Kashinosaki Lighthouse in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, ahead of ...
January 13, 2024
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Travel SpotsTottori: Express Train Made Less Shaky in Bid to Reduce Trainsickness
YONAGO, Tottori — The Yakumo limited express train, notorious among passengers for causing trainsick...
January 13, 2024
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General NewsCommon University Entrance Exams Begin, with Over 5,000 Applicants in Quake-hit Ishikawa Pref.
The two-day Common Test for University Admissions began Saturday morning across the nation, includin...
January 13, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialCollision at Haneda Airport: Strengthen Systems to Guard Against Human Error
The recent aircraft collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport has come to be seen as a result of a combina...
January 13, 2024
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Airstrikes on Houthi Targets: Crisis in Middle East Must Not Escalate Further
U.S. and British forces launched air strikes against military bases of Houthi armed rebels in Yemen....
January 13, 2024
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Japan In FocusHyogo: 19th Century Lighthouse Moved to Make Room for New Infrastructure
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo — A 19th-century lighthouse was recently moved more than 100 meters to make room ...
January 13, 2024
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Washington PostU.S.-led Coalition Strikes Iran-aligned Houthi Militants in Yemen
A U.S.-led military coalition struck Iran-aligned Houthi militants in Yemen on Thursday, a dramatic ...
January 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKamikawa, Blinken Stress Role of Alliance in Washington Talks; Nations’ Top Diplomats Reaffirm Views on Taiwan Strait
WASHINGTON — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washi...
January 13, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeQuake-hit City Plans Group Evacuation of Junior High School Students to Other City
The city government of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit hard by the Noto Peninsula Earthq...
January 13, 2024
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Washington PostSeeking Cash, Hamas Turns to Allies Experienced in ‘Financial Jihad’
Three days after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, one of Hamas’s top political leaders put out a call fo...
January 13, 2024
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Washington PostAfter Midair Failure, Critics Ask: Did Boeing Learn from Max Crashes?
Last week’s dramatic midflight blowout of a portion of a Boeing 737 Max jet over Portland, Ore., is ...
January 13, 2024