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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Ease Mask-wearing Guidelines on March 13
The government has announced to ease mask-wearing guidelines on March 13, with the decision on wheth...
February 11, 2023
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Asia-PacificMyanmar Coup Takes ‘Catastrophic Toll’
Two years after Myanmar’s military coup, a young factory worker-turned-resistance fighter mourns the...
February 11, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 11)
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February 11, 2023
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General NewsJapan Temple Belfry Illuminated with Colors of Ukraine
The belfry at Zenkoji temple in Nagano is illuminated with yellow and blue lights, evoking the color...
February 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentU.S Media Report on Ex-PM Shinzo Abe’s Memoir
U.S. media have been reporting on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s newly published memoir, “Abe Sh...
February 11, 2023
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ReutersBiden and Lula Project Unity on Democratic Values and Climate Change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden met on Friday with Brazilian leftist President Luiz ...
February 11, 2023
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ReutersU.S. adds 6 Chinese Entities Tied to Balloon Program to Export Blacklist
APSenate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks to reporters after a closed...
February 11, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialUeda Must Flexibly Manage Policies in Line with Changing Circumstances
How will Kazuo Ueda take over and revise the Bank of Japan’s nearly 10 years of massive monetary eas...
February 11, 2023
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Asia-PacificAfghan Women Prosecutors Once Seen as Symbols of Democracy Find Asylum in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) — Pushing her son on a swing at a playground on a sunny winter’s day in Madrid, for...
February 11, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Tokyo, Manila Must Deepen Cooperation to Maintain Maritime Order
As China intensifies its hegemonic activities in the East and South China Seas, it is important for ...
February 11, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Philippine President Marcos Jr. OK’s Value-Added Tax Refund for Foreign Tourists
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the implementation of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund P...
February 11, 2023
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AFP-JIJIDiscipline Panel Starts Talks on Absent Lawmaker GaaSyy
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The discipline committee of the House of Councillors on Friday began discussing...
February 11, 2023
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DeliciousNourishing, Warming Daikon and Chicken Soup
Culinary expert Wu Wen shares a recipe for daikon radish and chicken wing soup using the seasonal ve...
February 11, 2023
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General NewsGranddaughter of Man Who Helped Ertugrul Crew Members 130 Years Ago to Hold Charity Event to Support Quake-hit Turkey
More than a century ago, Tsukiko Watari’s grandfather helped raised money for victims of a Turkish s...
February 11, 2023
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Associated PressIndian Gov’t Withdraws Appeal to Hug Cows on Valentine’s Day
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government on Friday withdrew its appeal to citizens to mark Valentine’s Da...
February 11, 2023