As its Japanese name suggests, the region of Tohoku extends to the northeast of the archipelago. It includes the six prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima, located between Tokyo to the south and the island of Hokkaido to the north.
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Sake and flavours: a journey through Tohoku
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How Trump’s base could break
President Donald Trump has held his coalition together throughout much of the first year of his second term in office like few other figures could — albeit at times with bailing twine and a red MAGA cap — but cracks are starting to show, according to the latest results from The POLITICO…
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Flights resume as normal after software update warning
Getty ImagesThousands of Airbus planes are returning to normal service after being briefly grounded following a warning that solar radiation could interfere with onboard computers.
The aerospace giant – based in France – said about 6,000 of its A320 planes had been affected, with most requiring a…
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Top Ukraine officials head to US for peace talks – POLITICO
“The task is clear: to swiftly and substantively work out the steps needed to end the war,” Zelenskyy said. “Ukraine continues to work with the United States in the most constructive way possible.”
The Ukrainian officials are expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
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How Zelensky’s right-hand man fell from power
James WaterhouseUkraine correspondent in Kyiv
Getty ImagesAndriy Yermak was one of Ukraine’s most powerful figures Andriy Yermak was a constant, looming presence in Ukraine’s government – a seemingly immovable figure on the political stage.
Despite his towering frame, you might not always have…
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A conservative media war erupts. Both sides hope Trump is in their corner.
Brendan Carr, President Donald Trump’s top TV regulator, has landed in the center of another media fight — this time between two powerful groups of Trump-friendly news executives, each pushing him to tilt the law in their favor.
The nation’s largest TV station owners want Carr’s…
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Northwestern reaches $75M deal with Trump administration to get federal funding reinstated
Northwestern University agreed to pay $75 million to the federal government as part of a deal with the Trump administration to restore millions in frozen federal research dollars.
The university said Friday the agreement would end probes by the Department of Health and Human Services and the…
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Thousands of Airbus planes grounded due to software glitch – POLITICO
A number of airlines around Europe announced that they were affected, including Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines. Brussels Airlines said that none of its flights was impacted.
Sara Ricci, communications chief for Airbus’s commercial aircraft division, said that some 6,000 aircraft…
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More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admin’s mass detention policy
The Trump administration’s bid to systematically lock up nearly all immigrants facing deportation proceedings has led to a fierce — and mounting — rejection by courts across the country.
That effort, which began with an abrupt policy change by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July…
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Digital Networks Act: new pushback from 6 EU member states
Six EU countries are challenging the upcoming Digital Networks Act, pushing to keep national control over key telecom rules. Meanwhile, European consumers, trade partners, and the EU’s own watchdog cast doubt on the Commission’s plans.
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