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Economy
Outspoken leader of key Japanese business organization to step down after long tenure
Key business leader Akio Mimura will step down as chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Indu...
October 30, 2022
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Baseball
Orix in position to capture title
The Orix Buffaloes won their third consecutive Japan Series game over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on S...
October 30, 2022
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General News
Shibuya again attracts costumed fans for Halloween festivities
Ahead of Halloween on Monday, many young people and foreign visitors clad in fancy costumes have bee...
October 30, 2022
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Environment
Bleaching hits over 90% of Japan’s largest coral reef
More than 90% of coral in the Sekisei Lagoon, located between Iriomote and Ishigaki islands in Okina...
October 30, 2022
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Companies
Discount stores thrive in U.S. amid surging prices
NEW YORK — Discount store chains, including those operated by Japanese companies, are increasingly ...
October 30, 2022
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General News
Eyebrows raised over Tottori Prefecture’s ¥300 mil. for Andy Warhol works
TOTTORI — Tottori Prefecture has created a stir after spending almost ¥300 million to buy five of An...
October 30, 2022
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Travel Spots
Okinawa: Shuri Castle holds ‘reconstruction festival’ 3 years after blaze
NAHA — A festival kicked off Saturday at Shuri Castle in Naha, where work is underway to restore the...
October 30, 2022
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Reuters
Biden to travel to Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia for November summits – White House
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt to participate in the COP27 United Nations climate cha...
October 30, 2022
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Washington Post
Here’s what causes crowd crushes like the deadly one in Seoul
On Saturday - in what appears to be one of the deadliest disasters in South Korea since 2014 - nearl...
October 30, 2022
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Washington Post
Top national-security prosecutor joins Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation
One of the Justice Department's most experienced national security prosecutors has joined the team o...
October 30, 2022
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Washington Post
Russia pauses grain deal after Ukraine strikes warships in Crimea
Russia suspended its participation in the U.N.-brokered deal that allowed Ukraine to export its grai...
October 30, 2022
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Washington Post
At least 146 dead in Seoul Halloween crowd crush
SEOUL - At least 149 people died and another 75 were injured Saturday night into early Sunday after ...
October 30, 2022
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Washington Post
Attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband follows years of GOP demonizing her
WASHINGTON - In 2010, Republicans launched a "Fire Pelosi" project - complete with a bus tour, a #FI...
October 30, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Dispelling workers’ concerns main prerequisite for introduction
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to lift the ban on e-money salary payments in whi...
October 30, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Devise mechanism to take advantage of people’s desire to donate
Twenty-five years have passed since the enforcement of the Organ Transplants Law, which recognizes b...
October 30, 2022