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Editorial: Will renewed 'America First' doctrine under Trump 2.0 really make America great?

Editorial: Will renewed 'America First' doctrine under ...

Espousing his "America First" doctrine, Donald Trump has returned to power follo...

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Japan gasoline price hits 17-month high of 185.10 yen on subsidy cut

Japan gasoline price hits 17-month high of 185.10 yen o...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The average retail price of gasoline in Japan soared to a 17-mo...

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Baseball: Derek Jeter leads Ichiro Suzuki praise after US Hall of Fame election

Baseball: Derek Jeter leads Ichiro Suzuki praise after ...

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Derek Jeter, Sadaharu Oh and Hideki Matsui were among many t...

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Japan LDP's No. 2 calls for consensus on selective surname system

Japan LDP's No. 2 calls for consensus on selective surn...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The No. 2 figure in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party sai...

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Sushi restaurant serving as east Japan town's exchange hub with inbound tourists opens

Sushi restaurant serving as east Japan town's exchange ...

SAKAI, Ibaraki -- A sushi restaurant constructed by this east Japan town as a ba...

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Sumo: Kinbozan upsets Onosato, maintains lead in championship race

Sumo: Kinbozan upsets Onosato, maintains lead in champi...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Unheralded front-runner Kinbozan maintained his lead Wednesday ...

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Man arrested for allegedly kicking rabbit in west Japan amid 77 animal deaths

Man arrested for allegedly kicking rabbit in west Japan...

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A man was arrested for allegedly kicking a rabbit on an isl...

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Tokyo assembly election to be held June 22 ahead of upper house race

Tokyo assembly election to be held June 22 ahead of upp...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo metropolitan assembly election will be held on June 2...

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Japan's emperor eyes visit to Iwoto Island to mark 80 years since WWII

Japan's emperor eyes visit to Iwoto Island to mark 80 y...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a v...

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3 people stabbed at JR Nagano Station, 1 unconscious

3 people stabbed at JR Nagano Station, 1 unconscious

NAGANO (Kyodo) -- Three people were stabbed on Wednesday evening at a central Ja...

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Japan to allow schools to exclusively use digital textbooks from 2030

Japan to allow schools to exclusively use digital textb...

A Japanese education ministry task force has proposed allowing schools to exclus...

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Dozens of firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff and celebrity

Dozens of firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex...

TOKYO (AP) -- Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials o...

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Tokyo stocks sharply higher in morning as SoftBank Group soars

Tokyo stocks sharply higher in morning as SoftBank Grou...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, led by rise...

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Japan annual wage talks begin amid high hopes for sustained pay hikes

Japan annual wage talks begin amid high hopes for susta...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's annual spring wage negotiations began Wednesday, with t...

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Hyogo police chief denies unfounded claims deceased ex-councilman faced arrest

Hyogo police chief denies unfounded claims deceased ex-...

KOBE -- The head of Hyogo Prefectural Police has completely denied claims that a...

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Baseball:  Ichiro Suzuki becomes 1st Asian elected to US Hall of Fame

Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki becomes 1st Asian elected to U...

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the ...