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General NewsRetrieval of Fukushima No. 1 NPP’s Nuclear Fuel Debris Temporarily Suspended Due to Procedural Error
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. suspended procedures to retrieve radioactive nuclear ...
August 22, 2024
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BaseballPitching Woes Continue for the Dodgers, Who Own Narrow NL West Lead Despite Injuries
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers finally have their hitters healthy. Now, the NL West l...
August 22, 2024
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CoronavirusLong COVID Forces 50％ to Quit or Take Sick Leave From Job; Some Employers Dismiss Staff’s Needs, Say Illness Not Real
Many people suffering from so-called long COVID have been forced to quit their jobs or take sick ...
August 22, 2024
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General NewsJAEA Shows Off Fukushima N-Plant Debris Analysis Equipment; Holds Demonstration of Remote Controlled Machinery
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) on Tuesday demonstrated to the press its equipment for anal...
August 22, 2024
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General NewsChina Indicts Astellas Pharma Employee Following Detention
Chinese prosecutors indicted in mid-August a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. whom the C...
August 21, 2024
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General NewsWW2 War Dead Memorial Tours to End Next Year; Program Connected Bereaved Families to Battlefield Locals
A series of battlefield tours to memorialize the dead of World War II will come to a close next y...
August 21, 2024
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General NewsTokaido Shinkansen Line Resumes Operation between Tokyo, Shin-Yokohama Stations after Suspension due to Heavy Rain (Update 1)
The Tokaido Shinkansen line had suspended operations between Tokyo and Shin-Yokohama stations bec...
August 21, 2024
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General NewsTokyo’s JR Yamanote Line Resumes Service after Suspension Due to Heavy Rain (Update 1)
JR Yamanote Line had suspended service on its inner and outer loops due to heavy rain since aroun...
August 21, 2024
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Associated PressAlaska Air Clears a Big Hurdle in Its Proposed Merger with Hawaiian Airlines
Alaska Air is one step closer to acquiring Hawaiian Airlines after the U.S. Department of Justice...
August 21, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentFormer CDPJ Chief Yukio Edano Announces Bid for Leadership, Pledges to Lead ‘Sustainable Wage Increases’
Yukio Edano, a former head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, officially announced ...
August 21, 2024
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GolfShigeki Maruyama Named International Team’s Final Assistant for Presidents Cup
International team captain Mike Weir named Japan’s Shigeki Maruyama as his fifth and final assist...
August 21, 2024
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General NewsAomori Municipalities Ink N-fuel Storage Safety Deal
AOMORI (Jiji Press) — Five municipalities in Aomori Prefecture and the operator of a temporary st...
August 21, 2024
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ReutersThailand Says Mpox Case Recorded in Traveller from Africa
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa ...
August 21, 2024
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ReutersRFK Jr to Weigh Dropping US Presidential Bid to Join Forces with Trump
Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering ending his campaign ...
August 21, 2024
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ReutersJapan Sees Record Visitors for Second Straight Month on Weak Yen
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan set a second-straight monthly record for visitors in July, official data ...
August 21, 2024