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Associated PressA Drone Pierced the Outer Shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Plant. Radiation Levels are Normal
CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine (AP) — A drone armed with a warhead hit the protective o...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressOpenAI Board Unanimously Rejects Elon Musk’s $97.4 Billion Proposal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI says its board of directors has unanimously rejected a $97.4 billion ...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressHelicopter Crew in Collision with Plane May not Have Heard Key Instruction from Tower, NTSB Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlin...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressTikTok Returns to Apple and Google App Stores in the US
HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after Pre...
February 15, 2025
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BaseballSeiya Suzuki and Counsell Are Working on Their Communication in Spring Training with the Cubs
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Seiya Suzuki is working on his communication with Craig Counsell, and the mana...
February 15, 2025
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Olympics & ParalympicsRace Walker and Olympic Silver Medalist Koki Ikeda Suspended 4 Years for Doping
MONACO (AP) — Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda, a former Olympic silver medalist, has been banned ...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressThe Art of the Deal? Zelenskyy Says a Ukraine-Russia Agreement Must Come through Trump Negotiations
MUNICH (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Donald Trump's histor...
February 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsShiga: Cafe to Open in Hall Designed by Architect William Merrell Vories Offers Taste of the Past
OMI-HACHIMAN, Shiga — A cafe will open this month in the Waterhouse Memorial Hall, a structure de...
February 15, 2025
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Japan In FocusFukui: Myanmar Trainees Take Online Classes about Local Dialect; Also Other Details of Daily Life in Region
FUKUI — The Fukui prefectural government is offering online classes about the culture and dialect...
February 15, 2025
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Japan In FocusKochi: Night Bus with Lie-Flat Seats to Be Introduced on Trial Basis for Service between Kochi, Tokyo
KOCHI — Lie-flat seats, which allow passengers to lie completely flat, will be introduced on a ni...
February 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsMie: Young Animal Trainer Makes Debut at Toba Aquarium Working with Sea Lion; Fulfills Childhood Dream
TOBA, Mie — A Tokyo-born animal trainer has made her debut at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Pref...
February 15, 2025
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Political PulseArtificial Intelligence Pollutes Web with Fake Info;Bogus Images, Data Often More Convincing than Reality
When we think of “pollution,” it’s easy to imagine the natural environment. Microplastics are spr...
February 15, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Importer, Having Bought Syrian Soap Throughout Civil War, Hopes Sales Will Now Aid in Reconstruction
Roughly two months have passed since Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in December....
February 15, 2025
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General NewsDigital Textbooks Eyed to Become ‘Official Textbooks’ in Japan from 2030; Report Includes Concerns of What Age to Introduce New Textbooks
Making digital textbooks “official textbooks” that will be free and screened by the government, l...
February 15, 2025
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Business SeriesBroken Talks: Honda & Nissan / Nissan Took Umbrage at Honda’s Subsidiary Proposal; Nissan Executive Fumes about “Insane Decision”
Talks for a proposed “merger of the century” between Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have be...
February 14, 2025