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Reuters
IAEA: Shelling near Zaporizhzhia plant ‘unsustainable’
VIENNA (Reuters) - Shelling has destroyed power infrastructure at the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar wh...
September 10, 2022
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Travel Spots
Hiroshima: The Katsunari experience at renovated Fukuyama Castle
The Spearhead Ichibanyari Race, an attraction at the newly opened Fukuyama Castle Museum, lets visit...
September 10, 2022
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Reuters
U.N. chief calls for ‘massive’ help as Pakistan puts flood losses at $30 bil.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for "massive" international sup...
September 10, 2022
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Travel Spots
Hiroshima: Keep of noted Japanese castle reopens on 400th anniversary
FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima — The keep of Fukuyama Castle in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, has been newly ...
September 10, 2022
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Reuters
U.S., Indo-Pacific countries agree on roadmap to strengthen trade ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and 13 Indo-Pacific countries on Friday agreed on parameter...
September 10, 2022
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Economy
Japan’s M3 money supply gains 3% in Aug.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s M3 money stock in August grew 3.0% from a year before to ¥1.565 quadril...
September 10, 2022
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Economy
Biz failures linked to higher prices top record
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan blamed on higher prices totaled 1...
September 10, 2022
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Associated Press
King Charles III, in first address, vows ‘lifelong service’
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III vowed in his first speech as monarch Friday to carry on Queen Elizabe...
September 10, 2022
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Political Pulse
Japan needs a movement to support marriage among young people
A government panel of experts made headlines in July by calling Japan’s declining number of births a...
September 10, 2022
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Imperial Family
Emperor sends video message to nuclear medicine congress in Kyoto
The Emperor sent a video message on Thursday to the opening ceremony of 13th World Federation of Nuc...
September 10, 2022
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Associated Press
Britain mourns Queen Elizabeth as Charles becomes king
LONDON (AP) — Bells tolled around Britain on Friday and mourners flocked to palace gates to honor Qu...
September 9, 2022
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Obituaries
Queen developed warm ties with Japan, Imperial family
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, not only met with three generations of curren...
September 9, 2022
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Politics & Government
Low-income households in Japan set to receive ¥50,000 handout
The government finalized a package of measures Friday to deal with soaring prices, including a ¥50,0...
September 9, 2022
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Washington Post
Yes on 4′ ballot campaign launches push to legalize marijuana in Md.
An industry-backed campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Maryland launched Thursday, urging...
September 9, 2022
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Washington Post
Pregnant women were jailed over drug use to protect fetuses, an Alabama county says
It was Ashley Banks’s alleged use of marijuana while pregnant that landed her in an Alabama jail in ...
September 9, 2022