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Crime & Courts
Intl sports events a ‘hotbed for misconduct’
In the wake of recent arrests connected with last summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, there ha...
August 19, 2022
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Obituaries
Touching episodes from the life of Japanese designer Hanae Mori
During my 30 years of reporting on designer Hanae Mori, I only ever saw her shed tears once: While ...
August 18, 2022
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Coronavirus
Nationwide coronavirus cases hit record high
The daily number of new cases of novel coronavirus infection exceeded 255,000 nationwide on Thursday...
August 18, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Aoki executive ‘made 8 requests’ of Tokyo Games board member
A senior executive of Aoki Holdings Inc. compiled a list of requests that was handed in 2018 to a t...
August 18, 2022
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Economy
Average pump price falls to ¥169.8
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday fell ¥0.3 from...
August 18, 2022
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Defense & Security
China links Taiwan issue to ‘credibility’of Japan-China relationship
Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi called the Taiwan issue a matter of “credibility” between Japan and Chi...
August 18, 2022
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Technology
U.S. to revise rules as space junk proliferates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — With Earth’s orbit growing more crowded with satellites, a U.S. government ag...
August 18, 2022
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Weekly Edition
The Japan News / Weekly Edition (8/19-8/25)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
August 18, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan national security chief criticizes China’s military exercises
Takeo Akiba, secretary general of the National Security Secretariat, criticized Beijing’s extensive ...
August 18, 2022
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Science
Pivotal evolutionary change helped pave the way for human speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists have identified evolutionary modifications in the voice box distin...
August 18, 2022
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General News
Grapes of the highest grade
A woman harvests grapes on the rooftop of Akasaka Tameike Tower, 100 meters above the streets of cen...
August 18, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
China: The nation expects to see population shrink by 2025
China’s population growth is set to turn negative by 2025, as low fertility rates and aging bring lo...
August 18, 2022
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Technology
‘Total art’: Inside a vast video game archive
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — In the bowels of an imposing modernist tower in Paris, Laurent Duplouy carefully ...
August 18, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Yoon aims to avoid friction with Japan by settling requisitioned worker issue
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday expressed willingness to resolve the issue...
August 18, 2022
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Washington Post
Trump’s dominance in GOP comes into focus, worrying some in the party
Donald Trump is securing his grip on the Republican Party less than three months before the midterms...
August 18, 2022