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Imperial Family
Crown couple attends Okinawa dance performance
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended a performance of traditional Okinawan dance a...
September 5, 2022
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Reuters
Canada hunts suspects in stabbing spree that killed 10, wounded 15
WELDON, Saskatchewan (Reuters) — Canadian police hunted for two suspects in a stabbing spree that ki...
September 5, 2022
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Reuters
S. Korea braces for ‘very strong’ typhoon, businesses curb operations
SEOUL (Reuters) — Typhoon Hinnamnor neared South Korea on Monday, forcing flight cancellations, susp...
September 5, 2022
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Reuters
Britain’s Truss expected to be named Conservative leader, new PM
LONDON (Reuters) — Liz Truss is expected to be named leader of the governing Conservative Party and...
September 5, 2022
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Washington Post
Maryland wanted equity in mobile sports betting. NFL season will begin without it.
The National Football League season begins Thursday without Maryland's mobile sports betting industr...
September 5, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Steadily proceed with measures without rose-colored glasses
The number of children on waiting lists to enter certified nursery schools has recently declined, bu...
September 5, 2022
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Washington Post
Despite what you’ve heard, plenty of teachers still love what they do
Here are some recent headlines: "Teachers are leaving the profession in droves." "The teacher shorta...
September 5, 2022
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General News
Bone marrow registrations slow amid COVID
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Bone marrow donor registrations in Japan for use to treat blood cancer and leuk...
September 5, 2022
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Art
Japanese artist’s towering mural in N.Y. calls for road safety
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — A mural drawn by a Japanese artist on a building by a road with heavy traffi...
September 5, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Ad agency suspected of paying bribes for Tokyo Olympics contract
An Osaka-based advertising agency, Daiko Advertising, is suspected of being involved in the bribery ...
September 5, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Failure to govern Afghanistan deepens humanitarian crisis
If Afghanistan’s Taliban administration isolates itself from the international community and continu...
September 5, 2022
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Washington Post
Twitter can’t afford to be one of the world’s most influential websites
In the weeks leading to Twitter's launch of a new fact-checking program to combat misinformation, ex...
September 5, 2022
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Associated Press
Emergency declared as flash flooding hits northwest Georgia
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Thunderstorms and heavy rain pounded parts of northwest Georgia on Sunday, s...
September 5, 2022
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Associated Press
Energy problems in Ukraine and Europe take center stage
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Energy problems plagued Ukraine and Europe as much of the Russian-occupied regi...
September 5, 2022
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General News
Retired athletes catching Japanese firms’ eyes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Companies in Japan, struggling to secure competent workers, are looking intens...
September 5, 2022