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Wave of global price hikes sweeps over Japan’s traditional New Year meal
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is casting a long shadow over this season’s New Year festivities in Ja...
September 24, 2022
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Social Series
In search of lost time 20 years after Pyongyang summit / Younger relatives take over the fight, vow to ‘not let the past fade away’
This is the third installment of a five-part series reflecting on the experiences of Japanese nation...
September 24, 2022
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Companies
Toyota Motor to close its plant in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp.has decided to close its plant in Russia, Russia's Ministry of ...
September 23, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan govt announces new 10-member council for boosting defense capabilities
The government on Thursday announced the 10 members who will make up a new panel that will discuss h...
September 23, 2022
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Reuters
Hong Kong says will scrap COVID hotel quarantine from Sept. 26
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Hong Kong said it will scrap its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine polic...
September 23, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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September 23, 2022
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Markets
Govt and BOJ intervene in currency exchange, effectiveness of trump card is uncertain
The government and the Bank of Japan intervened the currency market by buying the yen and selling th...
September 23, 2022
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General News
Two teen sisters seen “holding each other” killed by train
Two sisters in their teens were killed when they were hit by a train on Wednesday in Higashi-Hiroshi...
September 23, 2022
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Washington Post
Amtrak pledges net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045
America’s passenger railroad plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, Amtrak said...
September 23, 2022
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Economy
Making NISA permanent ‘essential,’ Kishida says
NEW YORK — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated Tokyo’s intention to consider making the Nippon Indiv...
September 23, 2022
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Washington Post
U.S. has sent private warnings to Russia against using a nuclear weapon
The United States for several months has been sending private communications to Moscow warning Russi...
September 23, 2022
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Washington Post
Senate Republicans block bill to require disclosure of ‘dark money’ donors
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked legislation that would have required super PACs ...
September 23, 2022
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Washington Post
U.S. watchdog estimates $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment fraud
A federal watchdog on Thursday found that fraudsters may have stolen $45.6 billion from the nation’s...
September 23, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan to relax border controls from Oct. 11
NEW YORK — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that the government will significantly relax i...
September 23, 2022
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Defense & Security
U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for joint drills
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the Sout...
September 23, 2022