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General NewsTokyo Tech to allocate 14％ of undergrad admission to female-only selection scheme
To increase the proportion of women in its student body, the Tokyo Institute of Technology has annou...
November 18, 2022
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Imperial FamilyPrincess Hisako tests positive for novel coronavirus
Princess Hisako, the widow of the Emperor’s cousin Prince Takamado, has tested positive for the nove...
November 18, 2022
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Asia-PacificJapan PM says conveyed concerns to China’s Xi about peace in Taiwan Strait
TOKYO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Chinese leader Xi to engage in...
November 17, 2022
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General News2022 Beaujolais Nouveau sales begin
Bottles of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau hit shelves Thursday, with events held across Tokyo to pro...
November 17, 2022
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Asia-PacificMyanmar releasing 4 foreigners in broad prisoner amnesty
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military-controlled government announced Thursday it was releasing and depo...
November 17, 2022
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BaseballShohei Ohtani ‘looking forward’ to playing in WBC next March
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani announced Thursday that he had told Samurai Japan mana...
November 17, 2022
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ScienceTime for Japan to star in space development
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA’s huge Space Launch System rocket blasted off Wednesday with two J...
November 17, 2022
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EconomyDairy farmers fear milk glut over New Year’s holiday season
Dairy farmers fear that rising prices may cut into consumer demand for milk, thereby worsening a nat...
November 17, 2022
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Washington PostCrucial missteps led to tragically delayed rescue in a Seoul alley
For nearly four hours before people started dying during a Halloween celebration in Seoul's Itaewon ...
November 17, 2022
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TechnologyScientists reconstruct epic biblical battles in groundbreaking new study
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Ancient ruins tell only a partial story of the epic sieges and conquests recou...
November 17, 2022
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Washington PostU.K. braces for ‘austerity on steroids’
Satvir Kaur is angry. The 38-year-old remembers what it was like growing up in Southampton in the 19...
November 17, 2022
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Washington PostBiden allies push for ambitious climate action at 2 global gatherings
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - The Biden administration and its allies pushed for more ambitious climate c...
November 17, 2022
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ArtNew technique sees Takaoka lacquerware applied to modern items
Small thin pieces of abalone shells were being carefully attached to the bottom of a dodecagonal gla...
November 17, 2022
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Washington PostAir Force combat veteran convicted of felony role in Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON - Twenty-one minutes after Mike Pence was evacuated from the Senate chamber on Jan. 6, an...
November 17, 2022
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (11/18-11/24)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
November 17, 2022