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Manga & AnimeMangaka Fujiko Fujio A’s final essay carried in manga magazine
An essay by mangaka Fujiko Fujio A, who died in April at 88, is being carried posthumously in an Oct...
September 16, 2022
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Climate ChangeGreenland treads softly on tourism as icebergs melt
ILULISSAT, Greenland (AFP-Jiji) — As tourists flock to Greenland to take in its breathtaking iceberg...
September 16, 2022
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General NewsJapan expects to secure minimum reserve margin for stable electricity supplies this winter
The reserve margin of electricity is expected to exceed 4% across Japan this winter, surpassing the ...
September 16, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo slightly lowers COVID-19 alert level following decrease in new cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government lowered its coronavirus alert to the second-highest level on Thurs...
September 16, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentSouth Korea, Japan, differ over summit ‘agreement’
SEOUL — Japan and South Korea are at odds over an “agreement” announced by the South Korean presiden...
September 16, 2022
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General NewsGovt plans to offer nationwide travel support
The government has begun considering the launch of a new nationwide travel support program to stimul...
September 16, 2022
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General NewsGovt plans to lift ban on entry of individual tourists
The government plans to lift an entry ban on individual tourists around October, significantly relax...
September 16, 2022
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Climate ChangeIraq’s Garden of Eden now ‘like a desert’
HUWAIZAH MARSHES, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilo...
September 16, 2022
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General NewsSapporo Snow Festival to have tourists at venues next year
SAPPORO — The Sapporo Snow Festival, Hokkaido’s major winter event, will be held in-person in Februa...
September 16, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (September 16)
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September 16, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialGovt must make every possible effort to resolve abduction issue
For the Japanese victims of kidnapping by North Korea and the families waiting for their return to J...
September 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
With major disease in seeming retreat, keep up measures against a comeback
The number of cases of tuberculosis, once called Japan’s “national disease,” has fallen to an all-ti...
September 16, 2022
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CompaniesApple fans in Japan queue to buy new iPhone 14
Apple Inc’s latest phone line, iPhone 14, hit the shelves of the company’s stores and mobile phone s...
September 16, 2022
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Film & TV‘Akira and Akira’ delves into duo overcoming difficulties
The film “Akira and Akira” tells the story of two young men, who share the same given name and confr...
September 16, 2022
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Washington PostXi and Putin meet and pledge to ‘inject stability’ in the world
Amid the global economic uncertainty triggered by Russia’s war on Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinp...
September 16, 2022