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BaseballCelebrate Shohei Ohtani’s MVP Win with Japan Post’s Exclusive Stamp, Towel Set
Japan Post Co. announced Friday that it will release a commemorative stamp set and a special towe...
November 23, 2024
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Associated PressJudge Delays Trump Hush Money Sentencing in order to Decide Where Case Should Go Now
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump won't be sentenced thi...
November 23, 2024
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Associated PressNATO and Ukraine to Hold Emergency Talks after Russia’’s Attack with New Hypersonic Missile
KYIV (AP) — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central ci...
November 23, 2024
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Japan In FocusHiroshima: Video of Hiroshima Police Officers Dancing to Song Warning Against Scams Goes Viral
HIROSHIMA — A video clip made by officers of the Asaminami Police Station in Hiroshima to warn ag...
November 23, 2024
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Political PulseFighting Poverty Is Harder Than Fighting Gravity; Nelson’s 1977 Observation Still Resonates Today
It was a mission so difficult that many regarded its success as a dream come true. It was the U.S...
November 23, 2024
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Social SeriesExamining Generative AI: Cutting Through the Chaos / False Stories Spread to Thwart Western Aid for Ukraine, Reduce Nation’s Resolve to Battle Russia
A false “scoop” that Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, purchas...
November 23, 2024
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Imperial FamilyU.N. Panel’s Stance on Imperial Succession Refuted; Experts Question Motives, Lack of Transparency
GENEVA/NEW YORK — The reverberations from a U.N. committee’s recommendation that the Japanese gov...
November 23, 2024
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General NewsIndian Ambassador Speaks to Japanese Students in Tokyo; Urges Teens to See World from New Perspectives
Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George told junior high and high school students at a recent semi...
November 22, 2024
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Imperial FamilyJapan Eyes 325-Mil.-Yen Govt Funds for Princess Yuriko’s Funeral
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government decided Friday to spend about ¥319.5 million out of ...
November 22, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt Adopts Economic Package; Including Plans to Raise ¥1.03 Million Threshold
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government on Friday adopted an economic package focusing on be...
November 22, 2024
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Associated PressSouth Korea Says Russia Supplied Air Defense Missiles to North Korea in Return for Its Troops
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in exchange for...
November 22, 2024
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Washington PostAmazon and SpaceX Aim to Defang the Federal Labor Board. Trump may Help
Donald Trump’s presidential administration is poised to oversee major cuts to the powers of the f...
November 22, 2024
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General NewsJCG Sent Senior Official to Request Anti-Whaling Activist’s Extradition; Paul Watson’s Greenland Detention Hits 4 Months
The Japan Coast Guard dispatched a senior official to Denmark in late September to directly reque...
November 22, 2024
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Associated PressCountries at UN Climate Summit under Pressure with No Finance Deal Entering Final Day
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Countries at the United Nations climate summit amped up the pressure on t...
November 22, 2024
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Associated PressDuct-taped Banana Sells for $6.2 Million at Art Auction
NEW YORK (AP) — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, so...
November 22, 2024