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Shohei Ohtani hits major league-leading 20th home run in Dodgers' 9-5 victory over Guardians

Shohei Ohtani hits major league-leading 20th home run i...

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 20th home run of th...

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Editorial: Hyogo governor must quit over role in whistleblower personal info leak

Editorial: Hyogo governor must quit over role in whistl...

A third-party panel investigating leaked personal information about a former loc...

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Japan elementary school teacher sacked for allegedly possessing 500 child porn videos

Japan elementary school teacher sacked for allegedly po...

SAGA -- A 37-year-old teacher at an elementary school in Karatsu, Saga Prefectur...

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Tokyo stocks rise in morning on firm chip issues, exporters

Tokyo stocks rise in morning on firm chip issues, expor...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday morning, with the Nikkei index brie...

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Japan's 1st law to promote safe AI use, development enacted

Japan's 1st law to promote safe AI use, development ena...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted its first legislation t...

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Shiga governor says reactions to midge outbreak at Osaka Expo site excessive

Shiga governor says reactions to midge outbreak at Osak...

OSAKA -- Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki said reactions over a plague of non-biting mi...

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Emperor of Japan meets Iceland's president, discusses gender equality

Emperor of Japan meets Iceland's president, discusses g...

TOKYO -- Emperor Naruhito met with Icelandic President Halla Tomasdottir at the ...

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High court orders Tokyo gov't, state to compensate for illicit probe

High court orders Tokyo gov't, state to compensate for ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese high court on Wednesday ordered the Tokyo metropolit...