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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Motegi Officially Announces Bid for LDP President; Party’s Secretary General Duties to be Transferred to Kishida
Toshimitsu Motegi, the secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, officially annou...
September 4, 2024
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Washington PostA Louder Voice in Fighting Abortion Bans: Men in Red States
Thomas Stovall grew up in a strict Baptist family in Mississippi and always believed that anyone ...
September 4, 2024
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Washington PostTurkey’s Stray Dogs, Once ‘Masters of the Road,’ Face New Peril
ISTANBUL - At his shelter on the outskirts of Istanbul, Murat Cem Yetkin refers to his dozens of ...
September 4, 2024
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Washington PostNo X in Brazil? No Problem, Brazilians Say.
RIO DE JANEIRO - When a Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the suspension of the social medi...
September 4, 2024
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Washington PostChina Hosts African Leaders to Rekindle ‘Belt and Road’ Outreach
BEIJING - Leaders and senior officials from 50 African nations are gathering in Beijing on Wednes...
September 4, 2024
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GlobalICC Prosecutor Expresses Concern Over U.S. Pressure; Khan Seeks Japan’s Cooperation In Yomiuri Interview
THE HAGUE — International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan expressed concern over pressure th...
September 4, 2024
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ReutersCathay Pacific Inspections Find 15 A350s Need Engine Parts Replaced
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways 0293.HK said on Tuesday it had inspected its entire Airbus AIR...
September 4, 2024
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GlobalICC Prosecutor: War Crimes Should be Thoroughly Investigated; Talks about Russia, Gaza Situations in Yomiuri Interview
THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has said that war crimes such ...
September 4, 2024
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Asia-PacificJapan’s Conveyor-Belt Sushi Chains Making the Rounds Again in China; Backlash from Treated Water Release Wanes
BEIJING — Japanese food is back on the menu in China, and Japan’s leading conveyor-belt sushi cha...
September 4, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsSuzuki Wins 3rd Medal in Swimming at Paris Paralympics; Kamiji and Tanaka Advance to Wheelchair Doubles Tennis Final
PARIS — Japan’s Takayuki Suzuki won bronze on Tuesday in the men’s 200-meter freestyle for swimme...
September 4, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s National Route 16 in Ichihara, Chiba Pref., Collapses; Possibly Caused by Heavy Rains
Four lanes of road on National Route 16 in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, were found to have collaps...
September 4, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialLargest Budget Requests: Maintain Fiscal Discipline in World with Interest Rates
With the arrival of a “world with interest rates,” fiscal management will become more difficult a...
September 4, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Pauses in Fighting in Gaza: Vaccinations Should Be Clue to Ceasefire
It can hardly be said that the residents of the Palestinian territory of Gaza have gotten out of ...
September 4, 2024
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EconomyJapan’s Rice Exports Hit Record High of 24,469 Tons in Jan.-July Period; Agriculture Minister Emphasizes Domestic Rice Inventory will Improve
Japan’s rice export volume from January to July hit its highest at 24,469 tons, increasing 23% fr...
September 4, 2024
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Wider WorldPersecution and Apology in Brazil / Brazil Apologizes for WWII Anti-Japanese Persecution; 2015 Documentary Helped Victims Break Their Silence
“Brazil had an opportunity to correct a historic mistake,” Japanese Brazilian filmmaker Mario Oku...
September 4, 2024