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General News
Flags fly at half-mast for Abe
The national flag at the Prime Minister’s Office was flown at half-mast Monday following the death o...
July 11, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Mother of Abe shooting suspect went bankrupt, religious group confirms
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, who was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting former Prime Minis...
July 11, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs 6,231 new cases
Tokyo logged 6,231 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Monday, 2.2 times more compared to the s...
July 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Yosemite fire grows as crews protect iconic sequoias
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in ...
July 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Average US gasoline price falls 19 cents to $4.86 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plunged 19 cents over the ...
July 11, 2022
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Politics & Government
Kishida vows to overcome ‘greatest postwar difficulties’
Calling the current situation of rising prices and national security issues one of the “greatest pos...
July 11, 2022
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Elections
CDPJ suffers setback
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan did not fare well in Sunday’s election,...
July 11, 2022
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Washington Post
Bannon, dangling possible testimony, brings new focus to Jan. 6 role
WASHINGTON - Two nights before supporters of President Donald Trump were set to march on the Capitol...
July 11, 2022
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Elections
LDP member visits site where former Japan PM slain
Liberal Democratic Party members who won seats in Sunday’s House of Councillors election began carry...
July 11, 2022
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Washington Post
Twitter plans to take its fight against Elon Musk to the courts
Twitter has retained a prominent New York law firm as it prepares to fight Elon Musk over his decisi...
July 11, 2022
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Washington Post
Biden says he’s weighing calls for public health emergency on abortion
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - President Joe Biden said Sunday that he is weighing whether to consider decla...
July 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Chinese bank depositors face police in angry protest
BEIJING (AP) — A large crowd of angry Chinese bank depositors faced off with police Sunday, some rou...
July 11, 2022
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General News
Blinken conveys condolences over loss of Abe to Kishida in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Japanese Prime Ministe...
July 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Biden says he’s mulling health emergency for abortion access
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public hea...
July 11, 2022
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Elections
Candidates confirmed in Japan’s upper house election
The Liberal Democratic Party won 63 seats in Sunday’s House of Councillors election, surpassing a ma...
July 11, 2022