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Performing ArtsNew National Theatre’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ Brings Doge’s Tale to Tokyo
Opera is an all-embracing spectacle, uniting music, art and theater. With such breadth, even the mos...
December 10, 2023
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Figure SkatingFigure Skating-Japan’s Shoma Uno is second; Ilia Malinin Becomes First Skater to Land All Six Quads
BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - American teen Ilia Malinin made more history at the Grand Prix Final in B...
December 10, 2023
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Figure SkatingWorld Champion Sakamoto Wins Again at Beijing Grand Prix Final
Reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto added another title to her winning streak as she crushed the ...
December 10, 2023
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TroubleshooterMy parents Robbed Me of My Life’s Potential
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female part-time worker in my 50s with an older sister and a younger sis...
December 10, 2023
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MarketsTokyo Stocks Likely to Move on Weak Note This Week
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks are expected to move on a weak note this week, with players refrai...
December 10, 2023
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EnvironmentWhy Does Japan Always Get Fossil Award? and Why Not China?
Dubai (Jiji Press)—Japan is a regular recipient of the Fossil of the Day award from a global network...
December 10, 2023
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AFP-JIJIS Korea Plans to ‘Significantly Boost’ Semiconductor Cooperation with Netherlands, US, Japan
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol told AFP that Seoul plans to ramp up semiconductor cooperation...
December 10, 2023
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Associated PressIsrael Presses on with Its Gaza Offensive after US Veto Derails Security Council Efforts to Halt War
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military pushed ahead with its punishing air and ground of...
December 10, 2023
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Associated PressCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom Advances Water Tunnel Project amid Opposition from Environmental Groups
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A long-sought and disputed project in drought-prone California aimed at ca...
December 10, 2023
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Associated PressJapan, U.S. and South Korea Urge a Stronger International Push to Curb North Korea’s Nuclear Program
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan...
December 10, 2023
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Associated Press6 Dead, Nearly 2 Dozen Injured after Severe Storms Tear through Central Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms that tore through central Tennessee killed six people Saturday...
December 10, 2023
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ReutersNorth Korea Condemns US Veto of Gaza Ceasefire Call at UN
SEOUL, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A North Korean senior official criticized the United States for blocking a...
December 10, 2023
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Troubleshooter
Should I Have a Child with My Boyfriend over 30 years Older Than Me?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female company employee in my 30s. I’m unmarried but six weeks pregnant...
December 10, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Set to Replace Another LDP Executive over Alleged Off-the-Books Kickbacks; Other Faction Members Face Similar Accusations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering replacing Tsuyoshi Takagi, chairperson of the Liberal De...
December 10, 2023
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ObituariesRyan O’Neal, star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon,’ ‘Peyton Place’ and ‘Barry Lyndon,’ dies at 82
SEOUL, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A North Korean senior official criticized the United States for blocking a...
December 10, 2023