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General News
Lawsuit seeks injunction against state funeral for Abe
Members of a citizens’ group filed a lawsuit Friday in Osaka District Court seeking an injunction ag...
August 20, 2022
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Companies
Mitsui to notify Russia of keeping rights and interests in Sakhalin-2 project
Mitsui & Co. plans to notify the Russian government of its intention to maintain its rights and inte...
August 20, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Reforms needed to improve technical intern program
The poor working conditions of foreign trainees in Japan’s so-called technical intern program have l...
August 20, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Industry, govt, academia must strive to make use of Japan’s seabed resources
If the mining of rare mineral resources in the seabed in waters around Japan can be commercialized, ...
August 20, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Kagawa: When you wish upon a cucumber …
SHODOSHIMA, Kagawa — An unusual Buddhist ritual in which a cucumber is used to pray for the healing ...
August 20, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Kochi: Traditional spider sumo tournament held at shrine
SHIMANTO, Kochi — A shrine in Shikoku held a spider wrestling tournament earlier this month where lo...
August 20, 2022
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Washington Post
Kamoya Kimeu, renowned fossil hunter in Africa, is dead
Kamoya Kimeu, a Kenyan who worked with the renowned Leakey family of paleontologists, was considered...
August 20, 2022
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Washington Post
Lockdowns long over, Americans still hooked on online groceries
The arrival of Covid-19 disrupted lifestyles, and prognosticators weighed in on the long-term change...
August 20, 2022
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Washington Post
Oscars producer Will Packer finds fixing Hollywood a never-ending job
In “Beast,” the Universal Pictures thriller released Friday, Idris Elba plays a father locked in a b...
August 20, 2022
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Associated Press
Authors and friends rally and read for Salman Rushdie
NEW YORK (AP) — Friends and fellow authors spoke out on Salman Rushdie’s behalf during a rally Frida...
August 20, 2022
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Associated Press
Russia probe memo wrongly withheld under Barr, court rules
The Justice Department under Attorney General William Barr improperly withheld portions of an intern...
August 20, 2022
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Associated Press
EU regulator OKs plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies
LONDON (AP) — A smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used ...
August 20, 2022
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Associated Press
Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs th...
August 20, 2022
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Associated Press
Iran deal tantalizingly close, but US faces new hurdles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Last week’s attack on author Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian natio...
August 20, 2022
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Political Pulse
Kishida faces a political landscape greatly altered by Abe’s death
The shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had a major impact on the administration of Pri...
August 20, 2022