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General NewsTsushima Mayor Rejects First Step for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Warns of Harm to Reputation of Tourism, Fisheries Industries
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — The mayor of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, said Wednesday he will not accept a...
September 27, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial‘Blue Tickets’ for Cycling Violations: Establish System to Improve Bicyclists’ Manners
Bicycles are a popular and easy-to-use form of transport, but they and their riders are often involv...
September 27, 2023
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PerspectivesTwo Children Depicted in ‘Flee to Safety’ Vietnam War Photo by Pulitzer Winner Kyoichi Sawada Speak in Exclusive Interview
BINH DINH PROVINCE, Vietnam — When photojournalist Kyoichi Sawada won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in pho...
September 27, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Economic Measures: Refrain from Fiscal Spending on Premise of Budget Scale
With economic activities steadily progressing toward normalcy now, is it necessary to continue massi...
September 27, 2023
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ReutersPhilippines Urges Fishermen to Keep Up Presence at China-held Shoal
MANILA, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The coastguard of the Philippines urged the country’s fishermen on Wedne...
September 27, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Seek International Cooperation on ‘Urban Mines’; Discarded Electronic Devices are Valuable Sources of Metal
The government plans to call for cooperation with the United States and the European Union to promot...
September 27, 2023
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ReutersPressure Piles on China Evergrande with Report Chairman under Police Surveillance
HONG KONG, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The chairman of China Evergrande Group 3333.HK has been placed under ...
September 27, 2023
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Travel Spots‘Lemon Bright’ Cosmos Flowers Turn Tokyo Park Yellow
Visitors walk through a yellow carpet of flowers at Showa Kinen Park, which straddles the border of ...
September 27, 2023
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Climate ChangeAnalysis / Climate Change Adds Workplace Costs, Hazards
As Texas baked in this summer’s record temperatures, local UPS driver Chris Begley started feeling u...
September 27, 2023
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Crime & CourtsLawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto Indicted for Alleged Bribery over Wind Power Projects, COVID-19 Benefit Fraud (Update 1)
House of Representatives member Masatoshi Akimoto was indicted Wednesday on suspicion of bribery in ...
September 27, 2023
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Washington PostD.C. Surpasses 200 Homicides for the Year at Earliest Point Since 1997
WASHINGTON - For the first time in a quarter-century, the year's homicide toll in Washington has sur...
September 27, 2023
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ObituariesMandela’s Granddaughter Zoleka Dies at 43; Her Life was Full of Tragedy but She Embraced His Legacy
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Zoleka Mandela, a granddaughter of Nelson Mandela whose life was tang...
September 27, 2023
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Japan In FocusNinja Stamp Sheets, Oshinobiin, Promote Regions Around Japan
AOMORI — Oshinobiin sheets of paper bearing commemorative stamps are being issued in ninja-related l...
September 27, 2023
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Washington PostSenate Moves Forward on Short-Term Deal to Avert Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON - The Senate moved forward Tuesday night on a bipartisan short-term plan to avert a gover...
September 27, 2023
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Washington PostThousands Flee Nagorno-Karabakh as U.S. Demands Protection for Civilians
GORIS, Armenia - At close to midnight in Goris, the cars keep on coming. There are old Soviet vehicl...
September 27, 2023