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General News
Diaper Disposal Poses Challenge for Japan Childcare Facilities
Parents have welcomed the health ministry’s recommendation in January that childcare facilities disp...
February 21, 2023
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Coronavirus
Wearing Mask on Airlines to be Discretionary from March 13
The Scheduled Airlines Association of Japan, of which 19 domestic airlines are members, announced Tu...
February 21, 2023
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Associated Press
Putin Suspends Russian Participation in Nuclear Pact with U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is suspending its participation in a treaty aimed ...
February 21, 2023
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Reuters
Groundwater Carries Radiation Risk for North Korean Cities near Nuke Test Site – Rights Group
SEOUL, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and Ch...
February 21, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Robbers Take ¥9 Mil. in Cash from Tokyo Company Office
Four men stole about ¥9 million in cash from a company office in Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon. The gr...
February 21, 2023
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Obituaries
Manga Legend Leiji Matsumoto Remembered for Passion for Outer Space
Like an eternal child, Leiji Matsumoto was always going off on imaginary adventures into outer space...
February 21, 2023
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Economy
Hurdles Remain In Push To Raise Wages Of Nonregular Workers
Some major companies have announced plans to increase the wages of nonregular employees in the upcom...
February 21, 2023
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Politics & Government
Upper House Panel Demands Absent Lawmaker GaaSyy’s Apology
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Discipline Committee of Japan’s House of Councillors on Tuesday voted to de...
February 21, 2023
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Reuters
China’s Top Diplomat Urges End to Hostilities Ahead of Moscow Visit
BUDAPEST, Feb 20 (Reuters) - China's top diplomat Wang Yi, who is to visit Russia this week on the o...
February 21, 2023
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General News
Tokyo Zoo Bids Farewell to Giant Panda Xiang Xiang
Xiang Xiang, a 5-year-old giant panda born and raised at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens, left Japan...
February 21, 2023
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Associated Press
Biden Declares ‘Kyiv Stands’ in Surprise Visit to Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden swept unannounced into Ukraine on Monday to meet with Presi...
February 21, 2023
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General News
Tokyo May See Japan’s Earliest Sakura Blooms of the Year
Weather companies have started releasing their bloom forecasts for the “cherry blossom front,” which...
February 21, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan’s Law on Organ Transplants Set for Diet Review
Health minister Katsunobu Kato said Monday the government will consult the Diet to review the Organ ...
February 21, 2023
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Associated Press
Key Developments in the Aftermath of the Turkey, Syria Quake
ISTANBUL (AP) — As the search and rescue effort for buried survivors of the Feb. 6 earthquake starte...
February 21, 2023
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Companies
Trendy Outfitter Forever 21 Returns to Japan after 4-Year Break
U.S. fashion brand Forever 21 restarted its business in Japan on Tuesday some four years after withd...
February 21, 2023