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CompaniesHonda Motor Mulling Construction of EV Plant in Canada; Also Eyeing In-House Production of Vehicle Batteries
Honda Motor Co. is considering building an electric vehicle plant in Canada, The Yomiuri Shimbun has...
January 8, 2024
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Associated Press‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates Golden Globes, ‘Poor Things’ Upsets ‘Barbie’ in Comedy
Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five ...
January 8, 2024
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Japan In FocusTokyo Store Displays Masks Worn by Professional Wrestlers
The area around JR Suidobashi Station is dotted with shops associated with professional wrestling. T...
January 8, 2024
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Defense & SecurityGround Self-Defense Force’s 1st Airborne Brigade Conducts This Year’s 1st Parachuting Drill
The Ground Self-Defense Force showed to the press this year’s first parachuting drill by its 1st Air...
January 8, 2024
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Washington PostLongtime Israeli-Palestinian Friendships Fracture after Oct. 7 Attack
EFRAT, West Bank - It's been nearly three months since Palestinian workers were allowed in this Jewi...
January 8, 2024
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Travel SpotsKinkakuji Covered with Light Layer of Snow; 1st Snowfall in Kyoto
The Kinkakuji temple, a World Heritage site in Kyoto, was also blanketed in a light layer of snow on...
January 8, 2024
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Washington PostShe’s 16. The War in Ukraine Wrecked Her City – and Her Childhood.
IZYUM, Ukraine - Newly 16, she likes to walk alone, hands shoved in pockets, music loud in her ears,...
January 8, 2024
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ReutersNorth Korea Vows Military Strike If Any Provocation, Fires Artillery Rounds
SEOUL, Jan 7 (Reuters) - North Korea will launch a military strike immediately in response to any pr...
January 8, 2024
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Associated PressThe Pentagon Adds New Details about Austin’s Secretive Hospital Stay and the Delay in Telling Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's co...
January 8, 2024
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Associated PressCongressional Leaders Announce an Agreement on Spending Levels, a Key Step to Averting Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the...
January 8, 2024
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Associated PressWhat to Know about the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 Jet That Suffered a Blowout
NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal author...
January 8, 2024
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Associated Press2 Dead in Kherson While Soldiers Celebrate Orthodox Christmas on the Front Line
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was subjected Sunday to numerous shellin...
January 8, 2024
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Associated PressNorth Korea Again Fires Near the Sea Border with the South, as Its Leader’s Sister Mocks Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea again fired artillery shells near its tense sea boundary with ...
January 8, 2024
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Manga & AnimeMiyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Soars, Winning Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film (Update 1)
BREAKING: Hayao Miyazaki’s film “The Boy and the Heron” has won the Golden Globe for Best Picture - ...
January 8, 2024
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ObituariesJapanese Actress Meiko Nakamura Dies at 89
Actress and popular TV personality Meiko Nakamura died due to a pulmonary embolism on Dec. 31 at the...
January 8, 2024