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ReutersPence Planning to Attend Trump’s Inauguration, New York Times Reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is planning to attend Presid...
January 18, 2025
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General NewsCommon Test for University Admissions Underway Across Japan
Students taking the Common Test for University Admissions wait for an examination to begin in a h...
January 18, 2025
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ReutersTony Award-Winning British Actor Joan Plowright, Widow of Laurence Olivier, Dies at 95
LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - British actor Joan Plowright, winner of two Golden Globe Awards and a ...
January 18, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIwaya to Attend U.S. President-Elect Trump’s Inauguration; First Time for a Japanese Foreign Minister to Attend a U.S. Presidential Inauguration
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Mo...
January 18, 2025
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Associated PressTrump and Chinese Leader Xi Talk about Trade, Fentanyl and TikTok
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fen...
January 18, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialRecord Number of Visitors to Japan: Improved Readiness Needed to Accept Tourists
The number of foreign visitors to Japan, who are attracted by the country’s many resources for to...
January 18, 2025
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Washington Post
N.J. Will Stockpile Abortion Pills, Governor Says before Trump Inauguration
New Jersey will begin stockpiling supplies of a key abortion drug, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced...
January 18, 2025
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Washington PostSyria’s De Facto Leader, UAE’s President Agree on Importance of Coordination to Support Syrians, Statement Says
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and parts of Los Angeles County have issued “do not...
January 18, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan-U.K. Defense Ministers’ Meeting: Maritime Nations Should Deepen Cooperation
It is significant for Japan and Britain, both maritime nations, to work together to protect free ...
January 18, 2025
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ReutersTikTok Says it Will Go Dark Sunday in US without Assurance from Biden
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - TikTok warned late Friday it will go dark in the United States on ...
January 18, 2025
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ReutersSouth Korea’s President Yoon to Attend Court Hearing on Extending Detention
SEOUL, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Yoon Suk Yeol,South Korea's impeached president, plans to attend a cour...
January 18, 2025
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General NewsBalloon Trips for ‘Space Sightseeing’ to Be Launched in April at Earliest; Space Tourists Can Fly to Stratosphere
Iwaya Inc., a Hokkaido-based startup, announced that it will begin offering balloon trips to the ...
January 18, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (January 18)
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January 18, 2025
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BaseballJapanese RHP Roki Sasaki Says He’s Signed with Dodgers
Japanese star right-hander Roki Sasaki announced on Instagram Friday that he will sign with the L...
January 18, 2025
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Associated PressSupreme Court Backs Law Banning TikTok If It’s not Sold by Its Chinese Parent Company
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok b...
January 18, 2025