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Travel SpotsWakayama: Lighthouse serves as beacon for intl friendship
KUSHIMOTO, Wakayama — Kashinozaki Lighthouse, Japan’s oldest such structure constructed with stone, ...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersPutin says Russia able to mediate in Azeri-Armenian conflict; Yerevan unhappy with Moscow
SAMARKAND (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that despite the Ukraine confl...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersFormer England soccer captain Beckham queues to see Queen Elizabeth’s coffin
LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Former England soccer captain David Beckham queued for more than 13 hour...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersDespite prohibition, El Salvador President Bukele says he will seek re-election
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Thursday he would run for re-electi...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersUkraine says hundreds of bodies found in mass burial site
KYIV/IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian officials said on Friday they had found hundreds of bodies...
September 17, 2022
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Political PulsePolarization of Japan’s voters began to accelerate this year
Political polarization has grown among the Japanese people: Now we are seeing aggressive divisions o...
September 17, 2022
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EnvironmentLocal festivals work to decarbonize
With local festivals often emitting large amounts of greenhouse gas in the process of selling food a...
September 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsJR Kyushu’s Two Stars sightseeing train unveiled
Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, unveiled the sightseeing train Two Stars 4047 to media at a train ...
September 17, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSources: Kadokawa sought favors from ex-Games exec
A former director of Kadokawa Corp. and another executive of the major publishing firm allegedly ask...
September 16, 2022
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Crime & CourtsGovt ordered to pay damages over death of detained Cameroon man
MITO, Ibaraki (Jiji Press)—A district court Friday ordered the government to pay ¥1.65 million in da...
September 16, 2022
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General NewsJapanese professor wins Ig Nobel Prize
Gen Matsuzaki, 50, a professor at the Chiba Institute of Technology, and four others won the Ig Nobe...
September 16, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentCDPJ to be absent from Abe’s state funeral
The ruling and opposition parties have settled on their policies regarding attendance at the state f...
September 16, 2022
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Defense & SecurityRansomware damage reports surge in January-June
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of ransomware damage reports made to Japanese police in January-June...
September 16, 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 16, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChinese survey ship enters Japan’s territorial waters near Kagoshima Pref.
A Chinese Navy ship intruded into Japanese territorial waters near islands in Kagoshima Prefecture o...
September 16, 2022