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Yomiuri EditorialCreate Effective Control Tower, Not Just New Name
It must be said that Japan’s infectious disease control measures were weak. Organizational change mu...
February 19, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make More Films that People Want to Watch in Theaters
Japanese movie theaters are beginning to recover from the decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. C...
February 19, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan FM Hayashi Tells China’s Wang to Prevent Balloon Incursions
MUNICH — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to prevent a recurrenc...
February 19, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Hayashi Meets Ukraine Foreign Min. Kuleba
Munich, Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met with his Ukrainian coun...
February 19, 2023
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RussiaG7 Foreign Ministers Agree to Continue Support for Ukraine, Maintain Sanctions on Russia
MUNICH — Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries agreed Saturday to remain united in their...
February 19, 2023
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Asia-PacificRecord Number of S. Koreans Have Good Impression of Japan
Tokyo, Feb. 19 (Jiji Press)—A survey by a Japanese institution has found that the proportion of peop...
February 19, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, S. Korea Try to Find Middle Ground over Wartime Labor Issue
MUNICH — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean counterpart Park Jin, meeting on Saturd...
February 19, 2023
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Washington PostWhy Jackson, Miss., Still Can’t Count on Clean Running Water
JACKSON, Miss. - The first time the nation's top environmental official walked through the quiet hal...
February 19, 2023
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Defense & SecurityKishida Condemns N. Korea’s Missile Launch
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday criticized a ballistic missil...
February 19, 2023
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TroubleshooterMy Tyrannical Father Will Need Care as My Mother Died, But I Feel No Love for Him
Dear Troubleshooter: I am a female part-timer in my 40s, and I am looking for advice on how to deal...
February 19, 2023
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TroubleshooterMy Husband Doesn’t Appreciate All the Work I Do at Home
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a part-time worker in my 50s. I’ve been disappointed by my husband as he d...
February 19, 2023
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ReutersBlinken Urges Stepped-Up Sanctions Enforcement Against North Korea over Launch
MUNICH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, standing alongside his South Kore...
February 19, 2023
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Associated PressDogs in Costumes Take over at Rio Carnival Street Party
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Rio de Janeiro kicked off its Carnival on Saturday, about 100 dogs barked a...
February 19, 2023
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Associated PressUS: Russia has Committed Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine
MUNICH (AP) — The United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in ...
February 19, 2023
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Associated PressBlinken: China’s Balloon Incursion ‘Must Never Happen Again’
MUNICH (AP) — The top diplomats from the United States and China met on Saturday in the first high-l...
February 19, 2023