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Yomiuri EditorialPhaseout of Coal-Fired Power Plants: Make Use of Japan-Originated Decarbonization Technology
There is a growing international trend of calls for the phaseout of coal-fired thermal power plan...
May 9, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Children Who Require Ongoing Medical Care: Generous Support Needed throughout Their Adult Lives
It is important to ensure that children who require medical assistance in their daily lives and t...
May 9, 2024
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General NewsCentral Japan Councillor ‘Harassed’ Australian Mayor’s Daughter; Lewd Behavior Alleged At Sister-City Event
Norio Nagata, the vice chairman of the Minokamo city council in Gifu Prefecture, was accused of s...
May 9, 2024
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General NewsJR East Freezes Plan to Mothball More Station Ticket Offices; Partly Due to Surging Number of Overseas Visitors to Japan
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) has paused its plan to slash the number of ticket offices that s...
May 9, 2024
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TechnologyU.K. Women’s Codecracking Army Gets Belated Recognition
CAMBRIDGE, England (AFP-Jiji) — During World War II, dozens of women Cambridge University student...
May 9, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Offer Southeast Asian Countries Flood Risk Maps; Satellite Data Should Help Improve Public Safety
Japan’s land ministry plans to start providing flood risk maps to Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia a...
May 9, 2024
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EconomyReal Wages Drop in March for Record 24th Straight Month; 2.5％ Decline Attributed to Higher Consumer Price Index
Japan’s real wage index fell 2.5% in March from a year earlier, marking the 24th straight month o...
May 9, 2024
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ScienceGenome Study Reveals Prehistoric Ethiopian Origins of Coffee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jo...
May 9, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan: Unauthorized Video of MSDF Destroyer Likely Authentic; MSDF’s Security Measures will Probably be Called into Question
The Defense Ministry has concluded that a video posted online of a Maritime Self-Defense Force de...
May 9, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Likely to Add Fin Whales to Species Targeted by Commercial Whaling
The Fisheries Agency intends to add fin whales to the three species of whale that Japan has targe...
May 9, 2024
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May 9, 2024
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Associated PressUS and Philippine Forces Sink a Ship during Largescale Drills in the Disputed South China Sea
LAOAG, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveilla...
May 9, 2024
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Associated PressWhy the US Paused the Delivery of 2,000-pound Bombs to Israel ahead of a Possible Rafah Attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — As it targets Hamas' underground tunnels in Gaza, Israel has relied on powerful...
May 9, 2024
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Associated PressPalestinians Flee Chaos and Panic in Rafah after Israel’s Seizure of Border Crossing
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up...
May 9, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Administration will Propose Tougher Asylum Standards for Some Migrants at the Border
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding...
May 9, 2024