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General News
NRA OK’s treated water release at Fukushima plant
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approved Friday morning Tokyo Electric Power Company Hol...
July 22, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Govt rejects claims in damages lawsuit over death of Sri Lankan detainee
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — The government on Wednesday rejected plaintiffs’ claims in a damages lawsuit o...
July 22, 2022
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Politics & Government
Akie Abe meets with Kishida
Akie Abe, the wife of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for ab...
July 22, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Overcome language barrier in getting vital information to foreign residents
The needs of foreign residents must not be forgotten when conveying information to the public about ...
July 22, 2022
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Politics & Government
Cabinet sets plan for state funeral for Abe
The government officially decided at a Cabinet meeting Friday to hold a state funeral for former Pri...
July 22, 2022
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Insights Into The World
‘New class’ might set off instability in China
By Takenori Inoki / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] China, a single-p...
July 22, 2022
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Baseball
Ex-Keidanren chief Sakakibara to become next NPB commissioner
Kansai Electric Power Co. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, a former president of Toray Industries Inc. ...
July 22, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Govt must present clear measures to fight the ongoing pandemic
In the absence of a definitive cure for COVID-19, how should the public overcome the rapid spread of...
July 22, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Undignified content intolerable in serious context of elections
During election campaigns, video messages are broadcast in which candidates present their political ...
July 22, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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July 22, 2022
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Defense & Security
China navy ship sails through Japanese territorial waters near Kagoshima Pref.
A Chinese Navy ship sailed through Japanese territorial waters near Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesda...
July 22, 2022
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Manga & Anime
Manga brings young rebel samurai leader to life
In 1335, two years after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate government, a rebellion was staged by re...
July 22, 2022
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Music
Tatsuro Yamashita’s new album reveals timeless touch
Singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita released a new album, titled “Softly,” on the Warner Music Japan...
July 22, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japan SDF vaccination venues to stay open until end-Sept.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that mass COVID-19 vaccination venues ru...
July 22, 2022
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Associated Press
Amazon to buy primary care provider One Medical for $3.9B
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will acquire the primary care organization One Medical in a deal valued rough...
July 22, 2022