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Top court turns down Okinawa's last appeal over U.S. base landfill

Top court turns down Okinawa's last appeal over U.S. ba...

Okinawa Prefecture said that Japan's Supreme Court has not accepted its appeal c...

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'Sax Samurai' bringing music and mystery to Nagoya's streets

'Sax Samurai' bringing music and mystery to Nagoya's st...

NAGOYA -- A mysterious "samurai" has been appearing on the streets here, captiva...

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International group pushes for air crash victim rights, open to more members

International group pushes for air crash victim rights,...

HAARLEM, Netherlands (Kyodo) -- Pilar Vera, 71, has come a long way in her fight...

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Bird flu outbreaks in Japan raise concerns over egg shortages, soaring prices

Bird flu outbreaks in Japan raise concerns over egg sho...

Bird flu outbreaks at multiple poultry farms across Japan from the end of 2024 t...

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Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70, authorities say

Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70, a...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria aft...

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Dolce & Gabbana evoke the Dolce Vita during Milan Fashion Week

Dolce & Gabbana evoke the Dolce Vita during Milan Fashi...

MILAN (AP) -- To bling, or not to bling is the eternal question at Dolce & Gabba...

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Hundreds of Swedish forces arrive in Latvia in largest deployment with NATO to date

Hundreds of Swedish forces arrive in Latvia in largest ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday ...

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Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence

Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under U...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti as p...

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Japan gov't-backed lender to fund major German telecom's 5G expansion

Japan gov't-backed lender to fund major German telecom'...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation will provide up to...

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Japanese bathe in icy water at Tokyo shrine in purification ritual

Japanese bathe in icy water at Tokyo shrine in purifica...

TOKYO (AP) -- Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy c...

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A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was...

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Japanese bathe in icy water at Tokyo shrine to purify their souls

Japanese bathe in icy water at Tokyo shrine to purify t...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on S...

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Haiku Classic: Jan. 19, 2025 -- A cold goodbye

Haiku Classic: Jan. 19, 2025 -- A cold goodbye

sayonara-no katate-ni nokoru samusa kanathe hand that wavedgoodbye has kept with...

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Japan's top court rejects lawsuit over enshrinement of Korean man at Yasukuni Shrine

Japan's top court rejects lawsuit over enshrinement of ...

TOKYO -- The Supreme Court on Jan. 17 dismissed a bereaved family's lawsuit dema...

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'Porridge ritual' at Japan Shinto shrine predicts state of society, harvest in 2025

'Porridge ritual' at Japan Shinto shrine predicts state...

SHIMOSUWA, Nagano -- A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the state of soc...

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Editorial: Lessons from 1995 Kobe quake must live on to build society that protects lives

Editorial: Lessons from 1995 Kobe quake must live on to...

Japan on Jan. 17 marked 30 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake, a devastati...