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GlobalUN demands Russia reverse ‘illegal’ annexations in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn Russia’s “...
October 13, 2022
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Defense & SecurityNorth Korea says it has deployed cruise missiles able to carry tactical nuclear weapons
SEOUL(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of two long-range strategic crui...
October 13, 2022
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General NewsNHK to cut receiving fees by largest-ever margin in 2023
NHK will slash monthly receiving fees for satellite TV contracts by ¥220 and those for terrestrial ...
October 13, 2022
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General NewsJapan govt OK’s 58 sensitive sites subject to law regulating land use
A government panel approved in a meeting on Tuesday 58 locations in 10 municipalities in Tokyo and f...
October 13, 2022
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ReutersRussia’s FSB arrests eight for Crimea Bridge blast
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had detained fi...
October 12, 2022
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Political SeriesKishida’s first-year report card / PM’s approach to party politics strains ‘honeymoon’ with Komeito
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has passed the first anniversary of its inauguration with its...
October 12, 2022
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Associated PressUkraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's biggest nuclear plant, which is surrounded by Russian troops, has los...
October 12, 2022
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General NewsEpsilon-6 launch fails as JAXA sends self-destruct signal
Japan’s space agency said it sent out a self-destruct signal to the Epsilon-6 solid-fuel rocket soon...
October 12, 2022
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General NewsMedia get sneak peek of Ghibli Park
NAGAKUTE, Aichi (Jiji Press) — Ghibli Park, a new theme park in central Japan that recreates the wor...
October 12, 2022
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MarketsYen’s slide continues as dollar tops ¥146 for 1st time in 24 yrs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The dollar strengthened to top ¥146 for the first time since August 1998 in Tok...
October 12, 2022
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ScienceTaiwan’s pangolins suffer surge in feral dog attacks
HSINCHU, Taiwan (AFP-Jiji) — In most of its habitats, the heavily trafficked pangolin’s biggest thre...
October 12, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Diet effectively closed amid unusual 9-day gap
The Diet is in the unusual situation of being open but effectively closed at the same time, as the b...
October 12, 2022
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Environment‘Like a new planet’: Volcano draws visitors to Spanish isle
LA PALMA ISLAND, Spain (AFP-Jiji) — When the volcano erupted in La Palma last year, Teodoro Gonzalez...
October 12, 2022
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RussiaWill Russia be able to maintain offensive?
KYIV — Following two consecutive days of Russian military attacks on Ukraine’s capital and elsewhere...
October 12, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida stresses Russia should never use nuclear weapons
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed that Russia should never use nuclear weapons nor threaten to u...
October 12, 2022