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Crime & CourtsRobbers 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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ObituariesManga 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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EconomyHurdles 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 & GovernmentUpper 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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ReutersChina’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 NewsTokyo 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 PressBiden 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 NewsTokyo 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 & GovernmentJapan’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 PressKey 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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CompaniesTrendy 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
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EconomyJapan, U.K. Economy Experts Discuss Reform of Capitalism
LONDON — Prominent economists and business experts from Japan, the United Kingdom and other parts of...
February 21, 2023
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Associated PressSeattle Considers Historic Law Barring Caste Discrimination
Among Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she ...
February 21, 2023
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Washington PostAbraham Lincoln’s Love Letters Captivated America. They were a Hoax.
Her name was Ann Rutledge, and she was said to be Abraham Lincoln's sweetheart. No one knew much mor...
February 21, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialRemain on Guard Despite Recent Decrease in COVID-19 Cases
Seasonal influenza, which has been quiet during the COVID-19 pandemic, has begun to spread for the f...
February 21, 2023