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Politics & GovernmentKishida to visit N.Y. for U.N. General Assembly speech
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit New York from Monday to attend a U.N. G...
September 17, 2022
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Japan In FocusMie: Bamboo and shovel produce curious sight
NABARI, Mie — At first glance, it looks as though a bamboo shoot has sprouted a shovel midway up its...
September 17, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor, Empress depart for U.K. to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
The Emperor and Empress departed Haneda Airport in Tokyo for Britain aboard a government plane Satur...
September 17, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentN. Korea raps Japan over 2002 Pyongyang Declaration
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — A North Korean diplomat has condemned Japan in a statement released ahead of t...
September 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsIt’s your turn
Participants pull a danjiri float to make a sharp turn at an intersection during the parade of the K...
September 17, 2022
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Washington PostBiden’s 11th-hour moves to avert a strike – and a political calamity
As White House aides grew desperate this week, with the hours ticking down toward a potentially deva...
September 17, 2022
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General NewsVermin incineration facility opens in Toyama
Animals such as wild boar and deer are increasingly causing agricultural damage, prompting many loc...
September 17, 2022
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Crime & CourtsElementary school teacher arrested for putting bleach in school lunch
SAITAMA — A 24-year-old elementary school teacher was arrested Friday for allegedly putting bleach ...
September 17, 2022
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Japan In FocusNagasaki: Replica of bombed cross connects Japan, U.S.
NAGASAKI — Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki preserves a cross that was exposed to the atomic bombing of...
September 17, 2022
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Washington PostU.S. expects months of intense fighting in Ukraine-Russia war
Despite Ukrainian forces' startling gains in the war against Russia, the Biden administration antici...
September 17, 2022
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Washington PostIn Martha’s Vineyard, even the doctors can’t afford housing anymore
MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass. - The stacks of chicken broth and shelf-stable milk were dwindling as the f...
September 17, 2022
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CompaniesFTC urges Uber Eats to make improvements on workers’ pay
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Fair Trade Commission has urged Uber Japan Co., the operator of the Uber Ea...
September 17, 2022
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Washington PostModi rebukes Putin over war in Ukraine
Challenged bluntly and publicly by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the war in Ukraine, Russ...
September 17, 2022
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Washington PostWorker shortages are fueling America’s biggest labor crises
The U.S. economy came within hours of shutting down because of a standoff between unions and railroa...
September 17, 2022
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Associated PressPutin vows to press attack on Ukraine; courts India, China
SAMARKAND (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Friday to press his attack on Ukraine despit...
September 17, 2022