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Defense & Security
POLITICS | Defense minister: N. Korea has developed small nuclear warheads
North Korea has developed small nuclear warheads that can be carried by ballistic missiles, Japan’s ...
October 14, 2022
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General News
Society | Ex-baseball star Ramirez gets Foreign Society | Minister’s award for contributions to Japan-Venezuela relations
Former Japan pro baseball star and manager Alex Ramirez was presented with the Foreign Minister’s Co...
October 14, 2022
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Washington PostSouth Korea scrambles jets as Kim Jong Un sends warplanes near border
SEOUL – South Korea scrambled fighter jets overnight Thursday after North Korean warplanes flew clos...
October 14, 2022
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Washington Post
Suspect in custody after at least five killed in North Carolina shooting
by María Luisa Paúl, James Bikales / The Washington Post [posttime] JST, [postdate] A gunman op...
October 14, 2022
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Reuters
South Korea president pledges to build strong readiness against North Korea threats
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday said his government has been working on building a w...
October 14, 2022
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General NewsJapan’s JR East commemorates 150th anniversary of train services in style
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) marked 150 years of railway operations in Japan on Friday by runnin...
October 14, 2022
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Reuters
Xi set to open party congress at challenging time for China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will take the stage on Sunday to kick off a histori...
October 14, 2022
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Associated Press
World’s 1st space tourist signs up for flight around moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s first space tourist wants to go back — only this time, he’s ...
October 14, 2022
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Reuters
Posh ice cream, craft beer in vogue as Chinese downsize their love of luxury
SHANGHAI,(Reuters) – Chinese consumers are typically known for lavish spending on high-end handbags,...
October 14, 2022
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Reuters
Asian shares track Wall Street higher as jitters abound
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Friday, although gains could quickly u...
October 14, 2022
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General News
Woman missing after 2011 Japan tsunami inspires 600 dives, piano composition
A man whose wife became missing following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami has made about...
October 14, 2022
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Reuters
Civilians in ‘annexed’ Kherson flee to Russia as Ukrainians advance
KYIV/KUPIANSK, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Evacuees from Ukraine’s southern Kherson region were expected to...
October 14, 2022
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Crime ＆ Courts
Suspect says victim asked him to kill her
SAPPORO — A 53-year-old man arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of a female college senior ...
October 14, 2022
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Film & TV
Television personality Neru Nagahama promotes sign language
TV personality and actor Neru Nagahama appears in a Japanese sign language education program on NHK-...
October 14, 2022
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Film & TV
Superhero actors meet audience after 3 years in Tokyo
In late August, I hosted the 20th edition of the “Akamatsuri” talk show. The show was held with an a...
October 14, 2022