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ReutersGaza Ceasefire Deal Reached between Israel, Hamas; Truce to Begin Sunday
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in...
January 16, 2025
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Defense & SecurityCyber Defenders To Need Prior OK To Neutralize Servers; Govt Eyes Establishing Independent Organ To Give Approval
Police and the Self-Defense Forces are expected to be required to obtain prior approval from an e...
January 16, 2025
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested at Tokyo Airport Over Slapping Female Employee; Authorities Say He Was Angry Over Missing Flight
A man, who was arrested on suspicion of slapping a female employee at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, was...
January 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentHarmony In Japan-China Ties Has Long Way To Go; Meeting of Sides’ Ruling Party Officials First in Years
BEIJING — There is a long way to go for Japan and China to improve bilateral relations, even afte...
January 15, 2025
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TechnologyJapanese Space Startup Ispace’s Lunar Lander Launched; Rover to Gather Regolith after Touchdown around Late May
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Japan-based space startup ispace, Inc.’s Resilience lunar lander was...
January 15, 2025
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SoccerUkraine Holds First Soccer Tournament for War-Wounded Amputees — and Plans to Go International
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The players were chosen from among the thousands of Ukrainians wounded in th...
January 15, 2025
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General NewsForeign Visitors to Japan Spend Over 8 Trillion Yen for 1st Time
Spending by foreign visitors to Japan exceeded 8 trillion yen for the first time in 2024, reachin...
January 15, 2025
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ReutersQueen Hatshepsut Temple Foundation Blocks Uncovered
CAIRO (Reuters) — Archaeologists have uncovered intact portions of the foundation wall of pharaon...
January 15, 2025
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ScienceSpacecraft Beams Back Mercury’s Stunning Photos
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of ...
January 15, 2025
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Crime & CourtsEx-MUFG Bank Employee Held over Gold Bullion Theft, Allegedly Stole ¥260 Million Worth from Safe Deposit Vault
A former MUFG Bank employee has been arrested on suspicion of stealing 20 kilograms of gold bulli...
January 15, 2025
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January 15, 2025
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General NewsRed-Crowned Cranes Perform Dance of Love at Hokkaido Sanctuary
A pair of Tancho, or red-crowned cranes, perform a dance of love in the village of Tsurui in Hokk...
January 15, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialInfluenza Rages: Increase Vigilance to Prevent Mass Infections
Influenza continues to rage across the country. The rapid increase in the number of patients has ...
January 15, 2025
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Crime & CourtsUnprovoked Anger Believed to be Motive of Kitakyushu Stabbing Suspect; Authorities Think Victims were Likely Targeted by Suspect
KITAKYUSHU — Unprovoked anger is believed to be the motive of the suspect in the stabbing of two ...
January 15, 2025
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Japan In FocusShinto Purification Ceremony Held in Northern Japan Shrine; Worshippers at Aomori’s Uto Shrine Burn Items to Pray for Good Health in New Year
AOMORI — About 50 worshippers attended a Shinto purification ritual at Uto Shrine on Dec. 28, bur...
January 15, 2025