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Yomiuri EditorialDispelling workers’ concerns main prerequisite for introduction
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to lift the ban on e-money salary payments in whi...
October 30, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Devise mechanism to take advantage of people’s desire to donate
Twenty-five years have passed since the enforcement of the Organ Transplants Law, which recognizes b...
October 30, 2022
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Japan In FocusNara: Traditional setta sandals attract global audience
NARA — Local footwear businesses in Nara Prefecture, a major production center for items including s...
October 30, 2022
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Travel SpotsKochi: Plastic waste found in sea turtle given as game prizes
MUROTO, Kochi — With plastic waste having a negative impact on marine life, an aquarium in Shikoku a...
October 30, 2022
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Travel SpotsOkayama: Armed procession of portable shrine resumes
NIIMI, Okayama — People along a street in the center of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, went down on thei...
October 30, 2022
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General NewsBattery sharing for electric motorbikes starts in Tokyo
A battery-sharing service for electric motorcycles with removable batteries was launched by the Tok...
October 30, 2022
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Japan In FocusMiyazaki: Colorful crosswalks expected to reduce accidents
MIYAZAKI — Most Japanese people expect proper crosswalks to be drawn in white paint on black asphalt...
October 30, 2022
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Associated PressIran’s Guard warns protesters as more unrest roils country
DUBAI (AP) — Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a new warning on Saturday to antigovernm...
October 30, 2022
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Associated Press2 explosions rock Somalia’s capital, killing at least 30
MOGADISHU (AP) — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key go...
October 30, 2022
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TroubleshooterI’m miserable after being promoted and transferred to a boring department
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female civil servant in my 20s. After I was promoted, I was transferred ...
October 30, 2022
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Associated PressRenters face charging dilemma as U.S. cities move toward EVs
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join ...
October 30, 2022
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TroubleshooterMy parents constantly argue, drag me into their fights
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female student in my 20s and live with my parents. Recently, my parents ...
October 30, 2022
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Associated PressSuspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon
The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating h...
October 30, 2022
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ObituariesGerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97
NEW YORK (AP) — Gerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spi...
October 30, 2022
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ReutersSouth Korea’s Yoon declares mourning period after Halloween crush kills 151
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Su...
October 30, 2022