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Associated PressBTS Member J-Hope Announces First Solo Tour after Completing Military Service
NEW YORK (AP) — Smooth like butter, like a superstar about to hit the road. BTS member J-Hope wil...
January 13, 2025
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General NewsTokyo to Help Teachers Repay Student Loans
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Tokyo metropolitan government will establish a program to support the repa...
January 13, 2025
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Associated PressCalifornia Man Says Two of His Cats Died after Drinking Raw Milk Recalled for Bird Flu
A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he m...
January 13, 2025
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Associated PressCanada’s Trudeau Urges US Consumers to Consider the Harm of Trump’s Tariff Threats
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday sugg...
January 13, 2025
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Associated PressBiden and Netanyahu Discuss the Latest in the Effort to Reach an Israel-Hamas War Ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe...
January 13, 2025
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Defense & SecurityQuad Foreign Ministers to Meet in Washington on Jan. 21
Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)—The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and Indi...
January 13, 2025
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General News2 Unconscious, 3 Injured in Vehicle Collision on Tomei Expressway in Shizuoka Pref.
Two people are unconscious and three injured after an accident involving a large truck, a mini pa...
January 13, 2025
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ScienceKyoto University, Kajima to Build Model Artificial Gravity Facility; Aiming for Habitation on Extraterrestrial Bodies
KYOTO — Kyoto University’s SIC Human Spaceology Center and Kajima Corp., a Tokyo-based major gene...
January 13, 2025
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Associated PressLos Angeles Wildfire Death Toll Surges to 24 as Firefighters Brace for More Fierce Winds (UPDATE 1)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a weekend spent blocking the explosive growth of fires that destroyed th...
January 13, 2025
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CompaniesMizuho Bank Experiments with Remote Customer Service; Robots Equipped with Touchscreens Serve Customers
Mizuho Bank is considering introducing remote-controlled robots for customer service at its branc...
January 13, 2025
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ReutersTokyo Museum Offers Visitors ‘Flashback’ to Defunct Technology
TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Tucked away in a corner of central Tokyo, the Extinct Media Museum live...
January 13, 2025
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Social SeriesSho-Chu Time / Raising Profile of Shochu Overseas Through Events; Use as Cocktail Base Promoted by Kagoshima Government
KAGOSHIMA — In early December, Kirishimacho Joryusho, a shochu distillery in Kirishima, Kagoshima...
January 13, 2025
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General NewsTokyo to Subsidize Epidurals for Childbirths in the Capital, Says Gov. Yuriko Koike
Tokyo will provide subsidies of up to ¥100,000 for epidural anesthesia given for childbirth from ...
January 13, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Indonesia, Malaysia Shows Desire to Maintain Ties as Both Nations Moving Closer to Beijing
BOGOR, Indonesia — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s visits to Malaysia and Indonesia in his first ...
January 12, 2025
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TechnologyJapan Fire Response Teams to Get Remote-Controlled Robots; Equipment Can Travel Rough Roads, Work in Dangerous Areas
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting robots and other sp...
January 12, 2025