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Politics & Government
Indonesia to remove import curbs on Japanese foods
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday announced the complete removal of...
July 28, 2022
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Associated Press
Asian shares, oil prices mostly higher after Fed rate hike
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after the Federal Reserve ratcheted up ...
July 28, 2022
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Associated Press
Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapo...
July 28, 2022
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Crime & Courts
4 TEPCO ex-execs appeal compensation order
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesd...
July 28, 2022
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General News
Heatstroke sufferers triple in Japan in June
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of people taken to hospital by ambulance due to heatstroke totaled 1...
July 28, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Governors offer prayer to Shinzo Abe at shooting site in Nara Pref.
NARA — Governors attending the National Governors' Association conference in Nara visited the site o...
July 28, 2022
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General News
Japan’s 2nd monkeypox case confirmed in Tokyo
A new case of monkeypox, which has been spreading alarmingly around the globe, has been confirmed in...
July 28, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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July 28, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japanese science council shifts stance on dual-use research
The Science Council of Japan has effectively endorsed advanced science and technology research that ...
July 28, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan should watch, learn from efforts being made in Europe
Russia, a resource-rich country, has been squeezing its supply of natural gas to Europe in an effort...
July 28, 2022
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General News
Right to reconstruct iconic Tokyo capsule building to go on auction block
The architectural office of the world-renowned late architect Kisho Kurokawa will sell the rights to...
July 28, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Executions of pro-democracy activists display lack of respect for human life
Pro-democracy activists were among the four people Myanmar’s military executed as it continues its o...
July 28, 2022
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Art
Traditional Edo furin gets twist that chimes with younger people
The Edo furin wind chimes tinkle as they sway in the wind, and their hand-painted designs project an...
July 28, 2022
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Associated Press
US rocket system enables Ukraine to pummel key supply bridge
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops used American-supplied precision rocket launchers to knock out...
July 28, 2022
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Associated Press
Courts block abortion bans in Wyoming, North Dakota
AP Photo / Michael ConroyAnti-abortion supporters try to cover a sign of an abortion rights supporte...
July 28, 2022