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General NewsTokyo: Chuo Line Partly Halted Due to Incident at JR Kunitachi Station
Service on the JR Chuo Line was suspended following an incident at Kunitachi Station at around 4 p.m...
January 28, 2024
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Associated PressIran Launches 3 Satellites into Space That Are Part of a Western-criticized Program as Tensions Rise
JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest f...
January 28, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Chief Cabinet Secretary Meets with Okinawa Governor
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi held talks with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tam...
January 28, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentNago Mayor Conveys Residents’ Concerns to Chief Cabinet Sec.
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Taketoyo Toguchi, mayor of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday conveyed to Chief...
January 28, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialSompo Japan Insurance: Reform Corporate Culture under New Management Team
A major non-life insurance company that is supposed to give its clients peace of mind allegedly prio...
January 28, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Donations to Disaster-Hit Areas: Create System to Ensure Funds Reach People in Need
Since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, many donations have been made to support the affected people an...
January 28, 2024
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Washington PostU.N. Court Orders Israel to Halt Killings in Gaza, but No Cease-Fire
THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Israel to do more to prevent the ki...
January 28, 2024
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Washington PostU.S. Stalls Gas Export Projects That Activists Say Are ‘climate Bombs’
President Biden weighed in decisively in favor of climate activists fighting new fossil fuel develop...
January 28, 2024
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Washington PostJury Orders Trump to Pay E. Jean Carroll More than $83 Million for Defaming Her
NEW YORK - A civil jury on Friday ordered Donald Trump to pay the writer E. Jean Carroll more than $...
January 28, 2024
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Washington PostRussia Projects Confidence as It Pursues Alliances to Undermine West
Russia is increasingly confident that deepening economic and diplomatic ties with China and the Glob...
January 28, 2024
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Travel SpotsFlames Spread over Mt. Wakakusa in Nara During Festival to Pray for Ancestors’ Souls and Peaceful Life; Viewers Gaze at Red Sky and Moon Above Kofukuji Temple
NARA — A traditional grass-burning event, in which participants pray for the repose of their ancesto...
January 28, 2024
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DeliciousEssence of Japanese Food Strikes Chord with Foreign Chefs; Washoku Celebrates 10 Years on UNESCO List
More than 10 years have passed since washoku — Japanese cuisine — was registered as a UNESCO intangi...
January 28, 2024
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General NewsCompletion of 2nd Runway at Busy Fukuoka Airport Expected by Autumn
Construction on a second runway at Fukuoka Airport is expected to be completed in autumn this year, ...
January 28, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Calls for Postponement of 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Citing Need to Prioritize Reconstruction in Ishikawa Prefecture
Sanae Takaichi, the minister in charge of economic security, has called for the postponement of the ...
January 28, 2024
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General NewsHokuriku Shinkansen Line Temporarily Suspends Operation Due to Power Outage: Malfunction of Seismograph in Noto Area Suspected
A power outage occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture at about 8:10 a.m. Sunday, causing a...
January 28, 2024