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Politics & Government
Japan lower house member Sonoura resigns over political funds scandal
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura resigned from the House of Representatives on Wedn...
December 21, 2022
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Washington Post
Senate begins debate on $1.7 trillion deal to fund government, avert shutdown
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday took the first formal step toward advancing a bipartisan, roughly...
December 21, 2022
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Washington Post
Zelensky slated to meet Biden, appear in Congress on Wednesday
WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday plans to appear in Washington to me...
December 21, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Argentina turns out to welcome World Cup-winning team
BUENOS AIRES — About 4 million fans filled the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday during a parade to...
December 21, 2022
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General News
Scope of Fukushima nuclear accident compensation expanded
Psychological damage stemming from the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident is being re...
December 21, 2022
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Technology
Leak from Soyuz spacecraft cancels Russian spacewalk
A routine spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was calle...
December 21, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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December 21, 2022
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Science
Study: Dinosaurs were ‘struck down in their prime’ by asteroid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The age of dinosaurs ended in cataclysm one spring day 66 million years ago w...
December 21, 2022
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Politics & Government
Govt eyes new legislation to promote wider use of hydrogen, ammonia fuels
The government plans to establish new legislation to support industries involved in the production a...
December 21, 2022
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Climate Change
Warming climate ups threat from bark beetle
HELSINKI (AFP-Jiji) — Deep in the Finnish woods, the moss and blueberry shrubs hide a deadly threat ...
December 21, 2022
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General News
Noted Japan marathon race gets new winner’s trophy
HAKONE, Kanagawa — The Hakone Ekiden marathon relay race has a new winner’s trophy. The trophy was...
December 21, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Culture must be reformed to prevent despicable conduct
A female member of the Self-Defense Forces who was repeatedly sexually harassed by senior colleagues...
December 21, 2022
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Associated Press
Musk says he’ll be Twitter CEO until a replacement is found
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans on remaining as Twitter's CEO until he can...
December 21, 2022
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Washington Post
Coached until she collapsed, an aspiring bodybuilder is now on life support
A 36-year-old female bodybuilder who collapsed days before a November competition is on life support...
December 21, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Market realities prompted decision to allow more fluctuation in bond yields
The Bank of Japan has decided to modify its monetary easing policy. The unexpected move to widen the...
December 21, 2022