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General News
Patients in Japan have easier access to virtual pharmacist consultations
The service of pharmacists being able to speak with patients online and provide them with instructio...
November 7, 2022
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General News
Craftsman prepares ‘lucky’ bunnies for Year of the Rabbit
A craftsman in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, puts the finishing touches on a rabbit daruma doll in...
November 7, 2022
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Reuters
Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back
Nov 6 (Reuters) - After Twitter Inc laid off roughly half its staff on Friday following Elon Musk's ...
November 7, 2022
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Companies
Major shipping firms log record 1st half profits
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s three major shipping companies have reported record April-September gro...
November 7, 2022
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Associated Press
UN weather report: Climate woes bad and getting worse faster
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Earth’s warming weather and rising seas are getting worse and doing so...
November 7, 2022
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Economy
Plentiful yellowtail stealing spotlight from fall bonito
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Catches of bonito, which are in season in autumn, have been poor while landings...
November 7, 2022
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Associated Press
Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, is warning residents that they must prepa...
November 7, 2022
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Associated Press
Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch the moon’s disappearing act Tuesday — there won’t be anothe...
November 7, 2022
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Other Sports
Bucs’ Tom Brady goes over 100,000 yards passing for career
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady became the first player in NFL history to throw for more than 100,000 y...
November 7, 2022
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Associated Press
Biden slams GOP, Trump warns of ‘tyranny’ ahead of midterms
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden pilloried Republicans up and down ballots across the nation...
November 7, 2022
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Wider World
Descendants proudly fete youth who helped discover Tut’s tomb
LUXOR, Egypt — It was 100 years ago on Friday that the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankha...
November 7, 2022
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Companies
Honda to start testing self-driving electric cars
Honda Motor Co. plans to begin field tests for the development of self-driving electric cars in Joso...
November 7, 2022
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Science
Papers coauthored by U.S., China researchers drop by up to 25%
Fewer papers coauthored by researchers in the United States and China have been carried in Western a...
November 6, 2022
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Defense & Security
Kishida vows to enhance defense capabilities
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, participating in an international fleet review on...
November 6, 2022
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Imperial Family
Emperor undergoes MRI to check for prostate issues
The Emperor underwent a magnetic resonance imaging examination on Sunday to see if there are any pro...
November 6, 2022