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Associated PressCrews rescue 2 from plane caught in power lines in Maryland
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Two people were extricated from a small plane early Monday in Maryland, sev...
November 28, 2022
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General NewsTokyo Holds English Speaking Test for High School Applicants
Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)—The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education on Sunday held its first Engli...
November 28, 2022
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Soccer World CupJapan determined to bounce back after Costa Rica loss
AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Samurai Blue captain Maya Yoshida said he has shifted his focus onto the team’s u...
November 28, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor leaves hospital after prostate biopsy
The Emperor left the University of Tokyo Hospital in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on Monday morning, a day a...
November 28, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialEstablish seamless island defense system to be ready for rapid response
Chinese ships’ intrusions into Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands have become a ...
November 28, 2022
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Crime & CourtsHakuhodo, Tokyu advertising agencies raided over alleged Tokyo Games bid-rigging
The headquarters of major advertising agencies Hakuhodo Inc. and Tokyu Agency Inc. were searched by ...
November 28, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Local govts must not overlook poor management of operators
With an increasing number of people choosing to dismantle ancestral tombs, columbaria — structures c...
November 28, 2022
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SumoRehabilitated sumo wrestler repays stablemaster with 1st championship
No. 9 maegashira Abi won an unusually close competition at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the las...
November 28, 2022
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ReutersChina COVID cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests
BEIJING, Nov 28 (Reuters) - China posted another record high COVID-19 infections on Monday, after an...
November 28, 2022
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CompaniesToyota gives makeover to Prius 25 years after hybrid’s debut
Toyota Motor Corp. earlier this month unveiled a redesigned Prius on the occasion of the hybrid’s 25...
November 28, 2022
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ObituariesFilm director Yoichi Sai dies of cancer at 73
Film director Yoichi Sai died Sunday of bladder cancer. He was 73. He is known for directing such ...
November 28, 2022
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EconomyIC tags eyed to aid book distribution, thwart shoplifting
A group of companies is planning to use integrated circuit (IC) tags to promote the efficient distr...
November 28, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina tries ‘sponge city’ water management concept
BEIJING (AP) — To cushion the impact of extreme weather due to climate change, a Chinese landscape a...
November 28, 2022
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EconomyJapan eyes reward points for electric driving
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Environment Ministry is considering creating a system to grant reward point...
November 28, 2022
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Washington PostKansas town weighs racial justice as ex-officer faces charges of abuse
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A dozen years after his retirement, Roger Golubski returned to the Wyandotte Cou...
November 28, 2022