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JAPAN
Apr 26, 2023

Japan firm fails in bid for historic moon landing

Ispace said that it could not establish communication with the unmanned Hakuto-R lunar lander after its expected landing time.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2023

Biden makes presidential re-election bid official

Biden made his announcement in a slickly produced video released by his new campaign team, in which he declares it is his job to defend American democracy.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 25, 2023

Bankers chase startups in Japan as funding dries up elsewhere

Lenders including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Mizuho Bank are planning to increase the staff they allocate to startup businesses.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 25, 2023

Neil Hartmann: 'When you are out of your comfort zone, you look at things differently'

Neil Hartmann came to Japan as a teenager and got an education in music and Japanese by being Hokkaido’s first English-speaking radio DJ.
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WORLD
Apr 24, 2023

Russia’s technocrats embraced the West, then enabled Putin’s war

The expertise of economic officials who continue to work in the government has helped President Vladimir Putin largely keep the economy afloat in the face of Western sanctions.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 24, 2023

Dean Wilson sets new course at Temple University

Name: Matthew Wilson
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WORLD
Apr 24, 2023

A journey across Sudan's capital Khartoum, a city transformed by war

In the Sudanese capital, charred paramilitary pick-up trucks hit by air strikes litter main streets and weary residents queue for bread in neighborhoods largely emptied of civilian life.
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WORLD
Apr 23, 2023

U.K. gears up for King Charles III's coronation

Charles III will be officially crowned king next month, in a solemn religious service eight months after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2023

Subsidence in an Indian town raises wider concern for Himalayan region

The population in the Himalayan region — which grew by 250% from 1961 to 2011 — has stretched natural resources and caused major changes in land usage.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 23, 2023

Will tourists thirst for trips to a Japanese green tea mecca?

Tourists in Japan can find quality tea anywhere. These rural farmers, however, are hoping some travelers are willing to go far afield for excellent sips.
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WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

More women describe enduring forced abortions in Nigerian Army program

The accounts of two women, who said they met by chance at a wedding outside Nigeria, buttress the testimonies of more than 30 other women and girls who said they endured forced abortions.
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 22, 2023

As Ron DeSantis stumbles, anti-Trump Republicans fear a rerun in 2024 campaign

While the party's nomination race is still in its early days, the angst among 'Never Trumpers' is a sign the former president could be gaining momentum over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

In Puerto Rico, solar power microgrids boost hurricane resilience

When Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico and decimated the Caribbean island's power grid five years ago, the lights stayed on in one building in the mountain town of Adjuntas.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2023

World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets

In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognized as the oldest in the world.
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TENNIS
Apr 22, 2023

Rafael Nadal has endured litany of injuries during long career

During Nadal's career, which has stretched over 20 years, the Spaniard has missed 11 Grand Slams and withdrew during five others.
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WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court preserves broad access to abortion pill

A lower court ruling would have greatly limited the availability of mifepristone while litigation proceeds in a challenge by anti-abortion groups to its federal regulatory approval.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 22, 2023

A Japanese island where the wild things are

From badgering nuisances to downright evil forces, yōkai fill some of the most colorful corners of Japanese folklore. These artists are dreaming up even more.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2023

Memorializing those lost in the GSDF helicopter crash

All 10 SDF members on board a helicopter that crashed in the Miyako Island group are believed to have died in the crash.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 21, 2023

What’s it like to be Shohei Ohtani? Only Bo would know.

'They’re both mythological creatures in a world that doesn’t have that many,” author Jeff Pearlman said.
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EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2023

The promise and peril of AI take shape and demand action

The world must now begin to understand and properly exploit AI while minimizing to the best of its ability the dangers it poses.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2023

Cancer vaccine hunt makes progress, finally

A small cancer drug study shows promise in deploying mRNA technology against melanoma, but fighting tumors is vastly more complex than tackling COVID-19.
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BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2023

Japan's broadening inflationary pressures test BOJ's dovish stance

Consumer inflation held steady above the central bank's target in March and an index excluding fuel costs rose at the fastest annual pace in four decades.
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WORLD
Apr 21, 2023

Heat and drought force Europe to confront growing pain from climate change

Record summer temperatures decimated harvests across France and central Europe last year, while climate-related losses worldwide soared to an estimated $270 billion.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 21, 2023

Use video games to learn Japanese and connect with your children

What are your kids talking about when they bring up Minecraft, Fortnite or Pokemon? Take an interest in their games and learn some new Japanese terms in the process.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2023

India opens a new and sorry chapter in its political history

The implications of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's sentencing for the future of India's democracy should not be underestimated.

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