Somen makers in western Japan close season with cultural ceremony
Makers of somen noodles in Japan’s western Nara Prefecture have marked the end of this year’s production season with a traditional ceremony at Omiwa Shrine in Sakurai.
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Death panels? New Medicare pilot under Trump would require Obamacare-like authorization that GOP demonized
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Your Mortgage Data Is Probably Public. Can You Hide it?
Politicians are using mortgage data against their enemies, so it’s time to figure out how much of it is available and what citizens can do to shield it.
Japan says security ties with the UK at ‘a new level’ as aircraft carrier arrives in Tokyo
Japanese and British defense ministers praised their growing security ties as they welcomed a Royal Navy aircraft carrier made its first visit in Tokyo.
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Gun used in Emmett Till’s lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder
The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing.