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Associated Press
Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing ...
August 31, 2022
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Politics & Government
Digital Agency struggles to reform Japanese bureaucracy 1 year after launch
Thursday marks one year since the Digital Agency was launched. While the agency has developed apps t...
August 31, 2022
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Climate Change
Japan govt to develop ports capable of accepting hydrogen tankers
The government is planning to build ports capable of accepting hydrogen tankers. As the world stri...
August 31, 2022
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General News
Reality of overseas organ transplants / Recipients return to face rejection from medical institutions wary of trafficking
Some recipients of organ transplants abroad were refused medical examinations or regular visits to h...
August 30, 2022
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Washington Post
Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds
Human-driven climate change has set in motion massive ice losses in Greenland that couldn't be halte...
August 30, 2022
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Washington Post
The lessons of Uzbekistan’s lost sea
Not for the first time, out on the salt pan, my mind had turned to death. It must have been 140 degr...
August 30, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs 14,219 new cases of COVID-19
Tokyo logged 14,219 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Tuesday, down 7,551 from the same da...
August 30, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japan to accelerate rollout of new COVID booster shots
The government is preparing to roll out booster shots of new COVID-19 vaccines that are effective ag...
August 30, 2022
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Delicious
Turkish breakfast at embassy
A quick quiz for you. The three great cuisines of the world are French, Chinese and … ? The correct ...
August 30, 2022
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Obituaries
Kyocera Honorary Chairperson Inamori dies at 90
Kyocera Corp. founder and chairman emeritus Kazuo Inamori passed away on Aug. 24 of old age, the ele...
August 30, 2022
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Delicious
‘Udon pref.’ dreams of local wheat production
OSAKA — There is growing momentum behind the reevaluation of locally produced food in Kagawa Prefect...
August 30, 2022
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Baseball
Judge hits 50th, Ohtani also goes deep as Angels edge Yanks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 50th home run of the season but Shohei Ohtani also went d...
August 30, 2022
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Defense & Security
S. Korea asks JCG vessel to stop survey in Japan’s EEZ
The Japan Coast Guard announced Monday that its survey vessel had been asked by the South Korean coa...
August 30, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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August 30, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan govt calls Russian military drills ‘totally unacceptable’
The government on Monday strongly condemned upcoming Russian military drills in the northern territo...
August 30, 2022