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Yomiuri Editorial
Overcome soaring prices, make soft landing possible / Enhance supply chains via international efforts
Coping with inflation worldwide remains the biggest challenge for the global economy this year. Gove...
January 8, 2023
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Associated Press
UK palace allies push back against Prince Harry’s claims
LONDON (AP) — Allies of Britain’s royal family pushed back Saturday against claims made by Prince Ha...
January 8, 2023
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Coronavirus
Japan’s Border Controls Tightened Further for Visitors from China
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—Japan on Sunday tightened further its COVID-19 border controls for visitors from ...
January 8, 2023
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Technology
With eyes on Mars, U.S. scientists test Japan-made robot seal for reducing astronaut stress
Living in space can get stressful, and scientists in the United States are looking to see if they ca...
January 8, 2023
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Defense & Security
As G7 chair, Japan to focus on Ukraine, East Asian security
Now that the international order has been shaken by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and China’s ...
January 8, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan mulls inviting Yoon to G7 Hiroshima summit
The government is considering inviting South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to the Group of Seven su...
January 8, 2023
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General News
Challenges facing language, study support for foreign children
OSAKA — With coronavirus border control measures having been eased, the number of foreign children c...
January 7, 2023
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Companies
McDonald’s Japan to raise prices for 3rd time in less than a year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — McDonald’s Co. (Japan) said Friday that it will raise the prices of about 80% o...
January 7, 2023
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Washington Post
A new climate reality: Less warming, but worse impacts on the planet
In the not-so-distant past, scientists predicted that global temperatures would surge dramatically t...
January 7, 2023
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Washington Post
The House is (somehow) in order, thanks to Cheryl Johnson
A little after 6 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, after a historic three days and 10 rounds of trying – a...
January 7, 2023
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Washington Post
Theater at the edge of war: Laughs, brutal truths and a Zelensky spoof
KRAKOW, Poland – Laughter is a reassuring sound in this picturesque, snow-covered city three hours f...
January 7, 2023
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Washington Post
The happiest, least stressful, most meaningful jobs in America
Envy the lumberjacks, for they perform the happiest, most meaningful work on earth. Or at least they...
January 7, 2023
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Washington Post
The world’s torrid future is etched in the crippled kidneys of Nepali workers
JANAKPUR, Nepal – Head nurse Rani Jha circled around her busy kidney ward, reeling off the list of p...
January 7, 2023
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Companies
Platform integration work begins at Shibuya Station
JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo will have one platform for both the inner and outer loops of the Yamanot...
January 7, 2023
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Washington Post
Supporters raise millions to rebrand Jan. 6 rioters as ‘patriots’
For nearly two hours, about two dozen people on a group Telegram live stream cried, read Scripture, ...
January 7, 2023