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Modified monument marking A-bomb group's Nobel Peace Prize unveiled in Nagasaki

Modified monument marking A-bomb group's Nobel Peace Pr...

NAGASAKI -- A monument commemorating the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the J...

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Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials

Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Israel killed two senior Iranian security of...

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China ignores Trump's Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips

China ignores Trump's Hormuz request as the Iran war de...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- China won't help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormu...

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Sumo: Nat'l sport faces decline in new recruits despite growing popularity

Sumo: Nat'l sport faces decline in new recruits despite...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Despite sumo's growing popularity, the number of people who too...

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Measles cases in Tokyo rise sharply, matching last year's total by mid-March

Measles cases in Tokyo rise sharply, matching last year...

TOKYO -- Reported measles cases in the Japanese capital have increased rapidly t...

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Japan, US set to agree on $100 million joint project in shipbuilding

Japan, US set to agree on $100 million joint project in...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are expected to agree on a $100 mil...

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Graduation meals discarded in Fukushima Pref. over 2011 quake memorial day concerns

Graduation meals discarded in Fukushima Pref. over 2011...

IWAKI, Fukushima -- About 2,100 servings of red bean rice, which had been schedu...

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Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor embraced by Obama, dies at 88

Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor embraced ...

Shigeaki Mori, the survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing ‌whom former U.S. Pr...

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Long-range missile launchers shown in southwestern Japan before deployment

Long-range missile launchers shown in southwestern Japa...

The Defense Ministry held an exhibition of missile launchers and other equipment...

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Tokyo subway line shut down by in-train mobile battery fire

Tokyo subway line shut down by in-train mobile battery ...

The Tokyo Metro’s Hanzomon subway line is pretty handy for getting around the ci...

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Strait of Hormuz closure hits ethylene supplies in Japan

Strait of Hormuz closure hits ethylene supplies in Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A major Japanese oil company said Monday it will reduce its pro...

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World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start the season opener for the Dodgers at home

World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start the seas...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start another s...

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News in Easy English: JAL workers can now wear sneakers for comfort

News in Easy English: JAL workers can now wear sneakers...

IZUMISANO, Osaka -- Japan Airlines (JAL) now allows flight attendants and ground...

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Why France is bolstering military presence in the Middle East, as Macron prepares for postwar talks

Why France is bolstering military presence in the Middl...

PARIS (AP) -- France's government is bolstering the country's military presence ...

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Editorial: Japan must rely on diplomacy, not deployment, to help end Middle East crisis

Editorial: Japan must rely on diplomacy, not deployment...

Japan needs a clear-eyed view of what it can realistically do to help bring the ...

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Fashion Week Tokyo opens with debut show by knitwear-focused label KAKAN

Fashion Week Tokyo opens with debut show by knitwear-fo...

TOKYO -- Fashion Week Tokyo, one of Japan's largest fashion events, opened on Ma...