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Trump demands ICE restart traffic stops after Maine killing
U.S. Homeland Security effectively scrapped a new policy announced Tuesday that had suspended most vehicle stops except in serious criminal cases.
Source: The Japan Times
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Astros trade pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. to Brewers
McCullers, a two-time World Series winner and former American League All-Star, has pitched only 39⅓ innings this season, posting a 2-3 record with a 6.86 ERA in eight starts.
Source: The Japan Times
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France’s Matthieu Jalibert to play against Japan in Nations Championship match
Jalibert missed training ahead of the match due to an adductor problem.
Source: The Japan Times
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Chito Kosagawa and Kasumi Asakura win Japan’s top literary prizes
Tech-dystopian fiction and a historical novel claimed Japan's highest literary honors on Wednesday.
Source: The Japan Times
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‘Tony Hawk with Japanese trains’: Denshattack! makes derailing a blast
Launching July 15, the new game mashes up Japanese trains with stylish tricks and fast-paced gameplay for a delightfully addictive time.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan has otaku/fan event insurance to cover oshikatsu expenses when events are cancelled
If you don’t want to travel if you can’t see your oshi, JCB understands. Before we get to our main topic, let’s start with a quick linguistics refresher. In Japanese, oshi literally means “support,” b
Source: SoraNews24
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China outpolls U.S., and Xi beats Trump, in Pew survey
Japan and several countries near China are still broadly negative, with territorial disputes causing great concern.
Source: The Japan Times
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Managing Sino-American Interdependence
Only after World War II did trade become increasingly intraindustry, and now the U.S.-China economic relationship has gone further.
Source: The Japan Times
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Shinkansen trial of moderately air conditioned cars draws mixed reactions from travellers
Some passengers are grateful for the warmer carriages, while others say they’re the last thing Japan needs during an excruciatingly hot summer. One of the unique quirks of train travel in Japan is the
Source: SoraNews24
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A new ‘Quad’ for an ever more complex Indo-Pacific?
The Indo-Pacific does not simply need another acronym. In practice, it needs stronger coordination among trusted partners.
Source: The Japan Times
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