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Associated PressUN Chief Points to ‘Massive’ Rights Violations in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered “the most massive violations of ...
February 28, 2023
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General NewsJapan to Decide on 1st Abortion Pills in March at Earliest
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Health ministry is expected to decide whether to approve the country’s first ab...
February 28, 2023
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Social SeriesShadowy Organ Transplant / How an NPO Exploited a Law to Arrange Dodgy Overseas Organ Transplants
The recent arrest of the director of a nonprofit organization on suspicion of arranging overseas org...
February 28, 2023
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SoccerMessi Wins FIFA’s Best Men’s Player Award Again
PARIS (AP) — World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s bes...
February 28, 2023
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Associated PressItaly Migrant Tragedy Death Toll Over 60; Dozens Missing
STECCATO DI CUTRO, Italy (AP) — The death toll rose to at least 63 in the migrant tragedy off Italy'...
February 28, 2023
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CompaniesJapanese Firms Accelerating Their Withdrawal from Russia
Major Japanese companies are increasingly speeding their pullout from Russia following that country’...
February 28, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Fumio Kishida Seeks to Unite LDP Ahead of Elections
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Fumio Kishida called for party unity at an LDP...
February 28, 2023
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General News17-Year-Old Ukrainian Evacuee Thriving in Japan
The Yomiuri Shimbun Zlata Ivaschikova is seen in Yokohama on Jan. 31. By Fumito Nagase / Yomiuri Shi...
February 27, 2023
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ReutersTaiwan Says U.S. Military Plane Flew Through Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI (Reuters) — A U.S. P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance military plane has flown...
February 27, 2023
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Defense & SecurityChinese Drone Flights Rise Near Japanese Airspace
Drones from China have caused the Air Self-Defense Force to scramble jets 12 times since August 2021...
February 27, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialHelp Patients, Medical Facilities Understand New System’s Benefits
In the new service, doctors register information on the drugs they are prescribing to patients in a ...
February 27, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Kishida Must Reassess Footing to Build Political Stability
The LDP has held its annual convention. “We will respond to the mandate given by the public by provi...
February 27, 2023
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General NewsJapan Abductee Families Decide to Tolerate Aid to N. Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A group of families of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korea decades ago ...
February 27, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan to Relax Restrictions on Arrivals from China
The government plans to relax restrictions on arrivals to Japan from China starting March 1, easing ...
February 27, 2023
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Asia-PacificAs Dreams Fade, Afghan Girls Turn to Madrasas
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) — In a chilly classroom in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar,...
February 27, 2023