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Perspectives
Entering the Priesthood and Creating a Safe Place for People with Worries
When people become resident priests or nuns, they bring with them their experience with loneliness, ...
January 11, 2024
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Reuters
The Female Marines Japan Is Training for War
ABOARD JS OSUMI (Reuters) — Hikari Maruyama, Runa Kurosawa and Sawaka Nakano are part of an elite fo...
January 11, 2024
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Associated Press
UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding that Houthi rebels stop attacks on Red Sea shipping
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council demanded an immediate halt to attacks by Yemen’s Hou...
January 11, 2024
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Baseball
ESPN’s Early Season Baseball Schedule Will Be the Sho Show, Featuring Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN's early season baseball schedule will be the Sho Show....
January 11, 2024
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Associated Press
Chris Christie Questions Nikki Haley’s Ability and Desire to Beat Donald Trump
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday rejected the idea that endin...
January 11, 2024
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General News
JAL Considers Preserving, Exhibiting Remains of Aircraft Burned after Collision with Coast Guard Aircraf
In the wake of the collision between a Japan Airlines and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft on a Haneda A...
January 11, 2024
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Associated Press
Music Streams Hit 4 Trillion in 2023. Country and Global Acts — and Taylor Swift — Fueled the Growth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Listened to more music last year? You're not alone....
January 11, 2024
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Associated Press
Former First Lady Melania Trump’s Mother, Amalija Knavs, Has Died
Former First Lady Melania Trump's Mother, Amalija Knavs, Has Died ...
January 11, 2024
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Associated Press
Man Accused of Stabbing a South Korean Politician Wanted to Stop Him from Becoming President: Police
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The man accused of stabbing South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung i...
January 11, 2024
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Economy
OECD Urges Japan’s Central Bank to Gradually Raise Interest Rates
TOKYO (Reuters) — The Bank of Japan should gradually raise short-term interest rates and make its bo...
January 11, 2024
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Markets
Nikkei Stock Average Rise More than 500 Points, Extending More Than 3 Decades High
Nikkei Stock Average rose more than 500 points on Thursday morning, hovering around 34,950 as of 9:1...
January 11, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Death Toll in Central Japan Quake Rises to 206
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. (Jiji Press)—The death toll in Ishikawa Prefecture from a huge earthquake t...
January 11, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Demand for Liquid Infant Formula Surges After Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Meiji Co., announced plans to increase the production of liquid infant formula, demand for which ha...
January 10, 2024
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Companies
Toyota Likely Top in Global Vehicle Sales
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. is believed to have secured the top spot in global vehicle s...
January 10, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake
8 ‘Disaster-Related’ Deaths Reported in Noto Earthquake; Overall Toll from Disaster Reaches 206 Fatalities
Eight evacuees had been recognized as of Wednesday as “disaster-related fatalities” after the Noto P...
January 10, 2024