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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 16)
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February 16, 2024
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General NewsJapan Prison Guards to Use Honorific “San” When Addressing Inmates; Measure Aimed at Curbing Human Rights Abuses
Staff at prisons across Japan will soon use the honorific suffix “san” when addressing inmates in mo...
February 16, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentReport: 32 Diet Members of Japan’s LDP Aware of Kickback Practice; 11 Knew Money Was Going Unreported in Funds Reports
Thirty-two of the 85 ruling Liberal Democratic Party Diet members whose offices had received kickbac...
February 16, 2024
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Washington Post‘How to Have Sex’: A Movie Made to Get Audiences Talking about Consent
Like lots of British teens, writer-director Molly Manning Walker spent her school holidays taking ch...
February 16, 2024
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Washington PostUnions Are Hugely Popular. Why Aren’t They More Powerful?
Sixty-seven percent of Americans approve of unions, according to Gallup. But just 10 percent of U.S....
February 16, 2024
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Travel SpotsNara: Deer Cracker-Throwing Contest Delights Deers
NARA — A cracker-throwing contest featuring some unique rules and four-legged obstacles was held on ...
February 16, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialNuclear Waste Disposal Site: Devise Ways to Broaden Understanding of Local Residents
Local consent is essential for the construction of a final disposal site for high-level waste genera...
February 16, 2024
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Washington PostAnthony Epstein, Pathologist behind Epstein-Barr Virus find, Dies at 102
Anthony Epstein, a British pathologist whose chance attendance at a lecture on childhood tumors in A...
February 16, 2024
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Companies6 Japanese Companies to Sign Memorandums with Ukrainian Govt for Agricultural Reconstruction in Ukraine
Six Japanese companies, including agricultural machinery makers, are expected to sign memorandums wi...
February 16, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan’s GDP Falls to 4th: Aim to Boost World Ranking by Completely Ending Deflation
Japan’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) has fallen to fourth place in the world. This is due to...
February 16, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan SDF Chief of Staff Yoshihide Yoshida Admitted to Hospital Due to Overfatigue; Will Still be Contactable in Event of Emergency
The Self-Defense Forces’ top uniformed officer Yoshihide Yoshida, who is chief of staff of the Joint...
February 16, 2024
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Washington PostFormer FBI Informant Charged with Lying about Biden Business
Special counsel David Weiss – who has previously filed criminal charges against President Biden’s so...
February 16, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s LDP Conservative Group with Sanae Takaichi as Adviser Holds 1st Regular Luncheon Gathering; Move Likely to Strengthen Solidarity for Next LDP President Election
A voluntary group of the Liberal Democratic Party’s conservative members, including Sanae Takaichi, ...
February 16, 2024
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Washington PostTrump Ramps up Calls to Congress to Impeach Biden
Former president Donald Trump escalated his calls for Congress to impeach President Biden, just one ...
February 16, 2024
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Asia-PacificN. Korean Leader’s Sister Says Kishida’s Pyongyang Visit Might Come
Seoul, Feb. 15 (Jiji Press)—The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that Japanes...
February 16, 2024