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Associated PressMillions of Americans Face Below-zero Temperatures as Storms Bring Blast of Arctic Air, Snow and Ice
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans fa...
January 15, 2024
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Obituaries‘The Honeymooners’ actress Joyce Randolph has died at 99; played Ed Norton’s wife, Trixie
NEW YORK (AP) — Joyce Randolph, a veteran stage and television actress whose role as the savvy Trixi...
January 15, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeHeavy Snow Expected Again for Quake-Stricken Areas
Heavy snow is expected in Hokuriku region and the Sea of Japan side of northern Japan on Monday. Str...
January 15, 2024
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PerspectivesLEGEND / Isao Aoki Always at the Forefront of Japanese Golf; First Male Japanese Player to Win on PGA Tour
With an illustrious career spanning 56 Japan Golf Tour titles, one European Tour title, one Australi...
January 15, 2024
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ReutersDenmark’s King Frederik X Appears before Huge Crowds after Taking the Throne
COPENHAGEN, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Denmark’s King Frederik X ascended the throne on Sunday, succeeding h...
January 15, 2024
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Asia-PacificN. Korea Says Ballistic Missile Test Launch Successful
Seoul (Jiji Press)—North Korea successfully test-fired an intermediate-range solid-fuel ballistic mi...
January 15, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Sees No Problem with Choosing Scandal-Involved Personnel for Political Reform Headquarters
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he saw no problem with selecting to serve on the pol...
January 15, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentNine Members of Japan’s Ruling Liberal Democratic Party at Political Reform Headquarters Suspected of Failing to Report Fundraising Revenues
Nine lawmakers of the Abe faction who have joined the Liberal Democratic Party’s political reform h...
January 14, 2024
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Crime & CourtsMan Goes into Cardiac Arrest After Being Shot at Starbucks in Ehime; Perpetrator on the Run
MATSUYAMA — A man went into cardiac arrest after apparently being shot at a Starbucks in Shikoku-Chu...
January 14, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeIshikawa Prefecture to Centralize Evacuees’ Data into its Disaster Information System
The Ishikawa prefectural government will centralize data on evacuees collected by the Self-Defense F...
January 14, 2024
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Asia-PacificTaiwan President-Elect To Seek Cooperation With Japan, U.S.; China’s De-Facto Interference in Election Backfired
Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party won the Taiwan presi...
January 14, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialTaiwan Presidential Election: Voters Indicate Continued Wariness toward China
Taiwan’s voters have chosen to maintain the current administration’s hard-line approach to China. Th...
January 14, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Reducing Food Waste: Change Mindset to Eliminate Harm from ‘Age of Plenty’
The waste of still-edible food is a crucial issue for Japanese society, which heavily relies on impo...
January 14, 2024
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Associated PressThe Ruling-Party Candidate Strongly Opposed by China Wins Taiwan’s Presidential Election
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidentia...
January 14, 2024
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Associated PressFrom a Ludicrously Capacious Bag to Fake Sausages: ‘Succession’ Props Draw Luxe Prices
NEW YORK (AP) — Someday soon, someone will be walking down the street proudly carrying a ludicrously...
January 14, 2024