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Japan’s New Security Posture Is Abe’s Legacy | by Taniguchi Tomohiko - Project Syndicate
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Japan’s New Security Posture Is Abe’s Legacy | by Taniguchi Tomohiko - Project Syndicate
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Japan foreign tourists top 3m in March, fueling record spending boom: TOKYO -- The number of monthly visitors to Japan exceeded 3 million for the first time in ...
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Japan foreign tourists top 3m in March, fueling record spending boom
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Indonesia awards Jakarta MRT extension project to Japan's Sojitz: TOKYO -- The Japanese trading house Sojitz has signed a 45 billion yen ($290 million) contract ...
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Indonesia awards Jakarta MRT extension project to Japan's Sojitz
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Toshiba weighs cutting 5,000 jobs in Japan: TOKYO -- Toshiba is considering cutting its domestic workforce by 5,000, equivalent to about 7% of the total in Japan ...
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Toshiba weighs cutting 5,000 jobs in Japan
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Japan restarts world's largest nuclear power plant: After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan also shut down all nuclear power plants ...
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Japan restarts world's largest nuclear power plant
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Oracle to spend over $8bn to build more data centers in Japan: TOKYO -- Oracle will spend a total of more than $8 billion over 10 years, starting in 2024 ...
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Oracle to spend over $8bn to build more data centers in Japan
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Toyota recalls Prius cars, halts orders due to faulty door switches : TOKYO (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor has recalled more than 135,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan ...
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Toyota recalls Prius cars, halts orders due to faulty door switches
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Japan and South Korea agree to deepen trilateral ties with U.S: TOKYO (Kyodo) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he and South Korean President ...
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Japan and South Korea agree to deepen trilateral ties with U.S
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Marvellous Miyazaki deserves her spot in Japan team: PETALING JAYA: Teen sensation Tomoka Miyazaki has earned herself a well deserved spot in a strong looking ...
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Marvellous Miyazaki deserves her spot in Japan team
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Japanese students losing interest in civil service: Public-private job search timing affects student behavior, especially in new graduate hiring.
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Japanese students losing interest in civil service
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Japan’s Official Paris Sunrise Inspired Uniform for 2024 Olympics Unveiled
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Japan’s Official Paris Sunrise Inspired Uniform for 2024 Olympics Unveiled
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A record three million foreigners visited in March: More than three million foreigners visited Japan in March, a record for a single month ...
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A record three million foreigners visited in March
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Toyota to recall over 130,000 Prius hybrid cars due to door glitch: Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it is recalling a total of 135,305 units of the Prius hybrid ...
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Toyota to recall over 130,000 Prius hybrid cars due to door glitch
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Osaka says 'no excuses' after defeat on clay return: Naomi Osaka refused to blame a lengthy trip from Japan to France after losing in straight sets to Martina ...
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Several People Suffer Minor Injuries due to Powerful Earthquake in Western Shikoku Region in Japan; Damages to Water Pipes, Stone Wall Reported
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Several People Suffer Minor Injuries due to Powerful Earthquake in Western ...
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Japan-U.S. alliance holds greater responsibility for global stability: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on ...
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Japan-U.S. alliance holds greater responsibility for global stability
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Japan's 2024 U.S. playbook starts with subnational diplomacy: WASHINGTON -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's six-day trip to the U.S ...
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Japan's 2024 U.S. playbook starts with subnational diplomacy
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G7 Reaffirmed Commitment on Forex in Nod to Japan’s Stance, Kanda Says
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G7 Reaffirmed Commitment on Forex in Nod to Japan’s Stance, Kanda Says
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Cherry blossoms, cheap Yen spur record tourist visits to Japan: Japan hosted a record number of tourists in March as the country’s early start to cherry blossom ...
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Cherry blossoms, cheap Yen spur record tourist visits to Japan
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Japan to allow divorced parents to share custody of children: Change to civil code will bring Japan into line with other G7 countries, amid concerns existing law ...
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Japan to allow divorced parents to share custody of children
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Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases: A lot of people who move to Japan to teach English also end up becoming students ...
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Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language ...
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How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit?: Unless Japan can truly offer progress on Pyongyang’s vital concerns, a bilateral summit is unlikely to materialize.
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How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit?
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Why it’s so hard for China’s chip industry to become self-sufficient: Chip companies from the US and China are developing new materials to reduce reliance on a ...
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Why it’s so hard for China’s chip industry to become self-sufficient
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Former All Blacks coach Foster makes Japan move: Ian Foster has not coached since leading the All Blacks to last year's World Cup final ...
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Former All Blacks coach Foster makes Japan move
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Give credit where credit’s due after prime minister's outstanding U.S. summit: The Japan-U.S. summit has been rightly called historic and a big deal for Tokyo ...
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Give credit where credit’s due after prime minister's outstanding U.S ...
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Japan's 2024 playbook beefs up diplomatic ties with U.S. states: WASHINGTON -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's six-day trip to the U.S ...
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Japan's 2024 playbook beefs up diplomatic ties with U.S. states
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Deeper and Wider Defense Integration Tops Japan-US Summit Agenda: The integration of command-and-control authorities of Japanese and U.S. forces in an emergency ...
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Deeper and Wider Defense Integration Tops Japan-US Summit Agenda
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EDITORIAL: Public-private disaster support can learn from Kumamoto effort | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Japan’s Welcia Says President Steps Down due to ‘Inappropriate Behavior’
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Japan’s Welcia Says President Steps Down due to ‘Inappropriate Behavior’
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The Elephant in the Room: An Imminent Danger to the Japan-US Alliance: During his state visit, Kishida was unusually blunt about the dangers current trends in U ...
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The Elephant in the Room: An Imminent Danger to the Japan-US Alliance
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Japan Ruling Party Struggles in ‘Kingdom of Conservatives’; Liberal Democratic Party Battered By Fundraising Scandal
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Japan Ruling Party Struggles in ‘Kingdom of Conservatives’; Liberal ...
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Philippines says decision to strengthen ties with US a 'sovereign choice' - Asia & Pacific - The Jakarta Post
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Philippines says decision to strengthen ties with US a 'sovereign ...
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Promotes Revised NISA Investment Program to Young People; Kishida Focusing on Moving Money From Savings to Investment in a Safe ...
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Promotes Revised NISA Investment Program to ...
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Foreign visitors to Japan top 3 million in March, single-month record - The Mainichi
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Quick Glance: Record: 3 Million Foreign Visitors to Japan in March
  • In March, the number of foreign visitors to Japan exceeded 3 million for the first time, a 69.5 percent increase from the previous year, driven by tourists attracted to cherry blossoms and Easter holidaymakers.

  • Spending by overseas travelers in the country reached a record of 1.75 trillion yen for the January-March quarter, the highest ever for a three-month period.

  • Prime Minister Fumio Kishida presided over a meeting of a ministerial council established to promote Japan as a tourism-oriented country, expressing expectations of reaching record highs in both arrivals and spending in 2024.

  • The largest number of travelers came from South Korea, followed by Taiwan, with the increase coinciding with the Easter holiday and Japan continuing to work towards attracting an annual 60 million foreign visitors by 2030.
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Yoon, Kishida to hold phone talks late Wednesday: report: TOKYO, April 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister ...
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Yoon, Kishida to hold phone talks late Wednesday: report
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Rock icon slams Taylor Swift: ‘Not important’: Fan footage has shown the carefree moment Travis Kelce lifts Taylor Swift over his head during a Dom Dolla set at ...
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Rock icon slams Taylor Swift: ‘Not important’
Quick Glance: Rock Icon Criticizes Taylor Swift: 'Not Important'
  • Outspoken rock legend Courtney Love criticized Lana Del Rey, Madonna, and Taylor Swift in a new interview, stating that the latter is 'not important.'

  • Love expressed negative views on Taylor Swift, calling her 'not important' and uninteresting as an artist, despite potentially being a safe space for girls.

  • She also mentioned her ongoing feud with Madonna, dating back to their awkward encounter on MTV in 1995.

  • Furthermore, Love harshly criticized Lana Del Rey, suggesting she delay the release of her upcoming album 'Lasso' until 2031 due to perceived overexposure.
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After 100 Years, Lake Tahoe Is Seeing An Old Friend: The Sandhill Crane: Sandhill cranes are returning to the Lake Tahoe basin after a century long hiatus in ...
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After 100 Years, Lake Tahoe Is Seeing An Old Friend: The Sandhill Crane
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Trial kicks off with a setback for ex-President Trump: For the first time in US history, a criminal trial against an ex-president has begun ...
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Trial kicks off with a setback for ex-President Trump
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Princess Aiko Attends Gagaku Court Music Concert; Princess Reportedly Enjoyed Concert Greatly
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26 degrees in April: temperature record in Sapporo, Japan: Temperatures have been recorded in the metropolis since 1877. Now Sapporo has experienced the earliest ...
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26 degrees in April: temperature record in Sapporo, Japan
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Kishida goes all-in on partnership with the US: It is telling that one of the most popular photos from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Washington was ...
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Kishida goes all-in on partnership with the US
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Japan's Sapporo sees earliest 25C day since records began: A city known for the 1972 Winter Olympics and hosting one of the country's biggest snow festivals saw ...
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Japan's Sapporo sees earliest 25C day since records began
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Japan biz leaders' average age rises for 33rd straight year: As of December last year, the average age of company leaders stood at 60.5 years old. In 1990 ...
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Japan biz leaders' average age rises for 33rd straight year
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Yokozuna Terunofuji Performs Sumo Ring-Entering Ceremony with His First-born Son
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Yokozuna Terunofuji Performs Sumo Ring-Entering Ceremony with His ...
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Traditional Japanese Knife Store in Tokyo’s Ningyocho District Dates to Edo Period
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Traditional Japanese Knife Store in Tokyo’s Ningyocho District Dates to ...
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Hydrogen is developing fast in Japan, closer to societal use: Japan is a global leader in hydrogen technology development, largely due to its strategic emphasis ...
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Hydrogen is developing fast in Japan, closer to societal use
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Japan's Hakuba resort tries to avoid skiing into Niseko's rut: NAGANO, Japan -- Hakuba, a resort village in Nagano prefecture, is booming. In the village ...
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Japan's Hakuba resort tries to avoid skiing into Niseko's rut
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The myth of Chinese overcapacity: Early in the morning, factory whistle blows Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes Man takes his lunch ...
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The myth of Chinese overcapacity
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Stellar Blade X NieR: Automata: Yoko Taro and Hyung-Tae Kim on How Their Blockbusters Inspire One Another - IGN
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Stellar Blade X NieR: Automata: Yoko Taro and Hyung-Tae Kim on How Their ...
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Boomers Bought Up the Big Homes. Now They’re Not Budging.: Many empty-nesters are staying put rather than downsizing, keeping housing inventory tight in a market ...
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Boomers Bought Up the Big Homes. Now They’re Not Budging.
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Kishida's leadership put to test as by-election campaigning begins - The Mainichi
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Kishida's leadership put to test as by-election campaigning begins - The ...
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‘Little Red Dot’ dreams big at Singapore Pavilion for Osaka World Expo 2025: At the Pavilion, the STB will showcase the best that Singapore has to offer in food ...
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‘Little Red Dot’ dreams big at Singapore Pavilion for Osaka World Expo ...
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Japan considering first hike in teachers' overtime pay in 50 years: There has been a proposal for raising the allowances to 10% of monthly salary or even higher ...
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Japan considering first hike in teachers' overtime pay in 50 years
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How Gen Zers made the crossword their own: A younger generation of constructors is using an old form to reflect their identities, language and world.
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How Gen Zers made the crossword their own
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Caitlin Clark Takes Down Michael Che Over His Women's Sports Digs On 'Weekend Update'
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Caitlin Clark Takes Down Michael Che Over His Women's Sports Digs On ...
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'Resignation agency' receives scores of requests from new employees in Japan - The Mainichi
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'Resignation agency' receives scores of requests from new employees in ...
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How Shōgun‘s Depiction of Seppuku Compares to Real History: A professor of East Asian history weighs in on the FX miniseries' portrayal of ritualistic suicide in ...
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How Shōgun‘s Depiction of Seppuku Compares to Real History
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Football: Japan gets set to kick off men's Olympic qualification - The Mainichi: DOHA (Kyodo) -- Japan made final preparations Monday on the eve of their first ...
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Football: Japan gets set to kick off men's Olympic qualification - The ...
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Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as 'escalation': Japan has traditionally been a friendly nation to Iran, with Prime Minister Kishida meeting ...
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Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as 'escalation'
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From Indonesia to Japan, dollar's rising strength raises global alarm: TOKYO -- Countries across the globe are becoming increasingly wary of the growing ...
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From Indonesia to Japan, dollar's rising strength raises global alarm
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A Warm Welcome for Japan’s Kishida in Washington: Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida addressed the U.S. Congress and met the president of the Philippines. However ...
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A Warm Welcome for Japan’s Kishida in Washington
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Letitia James Celebrates Two Wins in One Week: James reached an agreement with Stephen Affatato and his company, Affa Organics, after he destroyed parts of the ...
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Letitia James Celebrates Two Wins in One Week
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Kishida returns to scandal, election headwinds after U.S. trip high: TOKYO -- Having basked in the spotlight afforded by a state visit to the U.S. ...
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Kishida returns to scandal, election headwinds after U.S. trip high
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Baseball: Former Samurai Japan slugger Tsutsugo to rejoin BayStars - The Mainichi
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