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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (November 13)
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November 13, 2024
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Travel SpotsTokyo Skytree Lit Up for Campaign to End Violence Against Women; Various Tourist Attractions Illuminated to Raise Awareness
Tokyo Skytree is lit up in purple on Tuesday, the first day of this year’s national campaign to e...
November 13, 2024
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ReutersSamsung Electronics Shares Hit Lowest in More than Four Years
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics , the world’s top memory chip maker, fell on Wedn...
November 13, 2024
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ReutersTrump Names Musk, Ramaswamy to Lead Newly Formed Department of Government Efficiency
Musk and Ramaswamy “will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, ...
November 13, 2024
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ReutersChina’s Leaders Urge Investigation into Zhuhai Car Attack That Killed 35
ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) - China’s top leaders have urged “all-out efforts” to treat those injured...
November 13, 2024
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General NewsTyphoon Usagi Strengthening, Moving West-Northwest East of Philippines; Approaching Okinawa Pref.’s Sakishima Islands
Typhoon Usagi, also referred to as Typhoon No. 25, was getting stronger and moving in a west-nort...
November 13, 2024
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General NewsJR Chuo Line Rapid Service Temporarily Suspended at Tokyo-Takao Stations due to Accident at Nakano Station
JR Chuo Line rapid service operations has been suspended between Tokyo and Takao stations in both...
November 13, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Win Third Silver Sluggers
Most Valuable Player favorites Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodge...
November 13, 2024
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Associated PressTrump Builds Out Foreign Policy Team with Picks of Hegseth for Pentagon, Ratcliffe for CIA
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump moved to build out his foreign policy t...
November 13, 2024
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Outside ContributorsPolish Ambassador To Japan Reflects On Independence; In 1918 Poland Became Free From Russia, Other Empires
As silence fell over Europe’s trenches and battlefields on the 11th of November in 1918, World Wa...
November 13, 2024
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General NewsGroup Sharing Reality of Dementia Celebrates 10th Anniversary; Members Look Back on History, Achievements
This October marked the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan Dementia Working Group...
November 13, 2024
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General NewsJapan Proposes New Restrictions on Over-The-Counter Drugs; Draft Plan Aimed to Prevent Possible Abuse by Young People, Others
As some over-the-counter drugs are suspected of being abused by young people and others, the Heal...
November 12, 2024
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Associated Press35 Dead as a Driver Hits a Crowd in Zhuhai, China
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in China say 35 people were killed and another 43 injured when a driver ram...
November 12, 2024
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Defense & SecurityChina Unveils J-35A Stealth Fighters at Airshow China in Zhuhai; Russian Military Flight Team Participates to Show Unity
ZHUHAI, China — China began displaying on Tuesday many military aircraft and other weapons in the...
November 12, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPM Ishiba’s Minority Government Walks A Tightrope;Opposition Could Call No-Confidence Vote At Will
Monday’s runoff election in the Diet kept Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in office, but it also sh...
November 12, 2024