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Politics & Government
Japan Diet Delays Start of Extra Budget Debate
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet, or Japan’s parliament, on Monday delayed the start of deliberations o...
November 21, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Will leaving steps up to local govts help prevent spread of coronavirus infections?
The eighth wave of novel coronavirus infections is believed to have begun. The central and local gov...
November 21, 2022
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General News
Ukrainian youths visiting Hiroshima wish for peace back home
HIROSHIMA — Seven Ukrainian children, who have been displaced to Aichi and Gifu prefectures due to R...
November 21, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Accord on creating fund must be 1st step toward unity on global warming
The U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP27) held in Egypt has come to a close. A decision has been ma...
November 21, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Finally football
AL KHOR, Qatar — Jubilant Qatari and Ecuadorian supporters gather ahead of the opening match of the ...
November 21, 2022
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General News
Teacher admonished over punishment at special needs school in Japan
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoOsaka prefectural government office The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST,&en...
November 21, 2022
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General News
University of Tokyo ‘to employ 300 women faculty members’
The University of Tokyo plans to newly employ about 300 women professors and associate professors, a...
November 21, 2022
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Washington Post
RSV, flu, covid and staffing shortages push some hospitals to capacity
When Christina Anderson's mother started having chest pains in October, they rushed to the nearest e...
November 21, 2022
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Washington Post
COP27 leaves world on dangerous warming path despite historic climate fund
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - The final decision of the U.N. Climate Change Conference on Sunday yielded ...
November 21, 2022
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Associated Press
European World Cup teams to defy FIFA in armband standoff
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a tense meeting at the World Cup on Sunday, FIFA tried to end a standoff with ...
November 21, 2022
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Associated Press
World Cup dismay for Qatar as Ecuador wins opening game
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — The large swathes of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar soccer...
November 21, 2022
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Associated Press
Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay club, is subdued by patrons
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A 22-year-old gunman opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Colorado S...
November 21, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Qatar opens World Cup with lavish half-hour ceremony : Jung Kook performs at the opening ceremony
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman extended one yellow-gloved hand to a FIFA W...
November 21, 2022
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Political Series
Defense Perspective: Proposals / Counterattack capabilities vital for deterrence
The government will by the end of this year revise three key security-related documents — the Natio...
November 21, 2022
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Defense & Security
Keen Sword conducted amid tension of looming Taiwan contingency
Japan and the United States have wrapped up their largest joint military exercise, Keen Sword, amid ...
November 21, 2022