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ReutersMore than a dozen killed in Indonesia’s 5.6 magnitude quake, local official says
JAKARTA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - More than a dozen people were killed in a 5.6-magnitude quake that rattl...
November 21, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentGovt submits extra budget bill to diet
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Monday submitted to the Diet a second supplementary budget b...
November 21, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSupreme Court quashes guilty verdict for Kodansha editor over murder of wife
The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a high court ruling that a former editor of major publisher Koda...
November 21, 2022
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EconomyHuman rights, environment now factors when procuring palm oil
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese companies face increasing calls for eliminating human rights violation...
November 21, 2022
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EconomyMETI to set 60％ renewable energy target for auto manufacturing
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry intends to set a fiscal 2030 target of achieving about 60% ...
November 21, 2022
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Asia-PacificG-7 seeks significant U.N. measures over DPRK
BERLIN (Jiji Press) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies called on the U....
November 21, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan 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 NewsUkrainian 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 CupFinally 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 NewsTeacher 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 NewsUniversity 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 PostRSV, 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 PostCOP27 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