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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoKabuki star performs at temple ahead of tour marking succession to new stage name
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI performed at Naritasan Shinshoji temple on Saturday in Narita City, C...
October 23, 2022
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ReutersBoris Johnson will run for UK leadership and has the numbers needed, minister says
LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Boris Johnson will enter the race to replace Liz Truss as British prime m...
October 23, 2022
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Washington PostBosses should fix toxic workplaces, surgeon general says. Here’s how.
If you think your workplace is toxic and hurting your physical and mental health, you are not alone....
October 23, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor, Empress pay respects to war dead in Okinawa
NAHA — The Emperor and Empress on Saturday paid their respects to the spirits of those who died in t...
October 23, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentS. Korean Group to Erect Comfort Women Statue in U.S.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A South Korean group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, plans to build a park featu...
October 23, 2022
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Associated PressGross or great? Fancy butter boards soar as shortage looms
Butter boards, the polarizing stepchild of charcuterie, have taken TikTok to new food-craze heights ...
October 23, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Create Disaster Debris Database to Improve Estimates
Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to create a disaster debris database ...
October 23, 2022
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Markets‘Covert’ intervention to prop up yen sends shock waves through markets
The recent “covert” currency intervention by the Japanese government and Bank of Japan sent shock wa...
October 23, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentGovt OK’s bill to redraw lower house electoral map
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Friday adopted a bill to reduce vote-value disparities by redraw...
October 23, 2022
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ReutersChina’s Xi clinches third term, packs leadership team with loyalists
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third leadership term on Sunday ...
October 23, 2022
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General NewsSmall villages seek to convey significance at ‘g7’ summit in western Japan
SHINJO, Okayama — A group of villages with small populations began a summit on Friday in Shinjo, Oka...
October 23, 2022
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Associated PressReport: TikTok bad at culling US election misinformation ads
TikTok's algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for ...
October 23, 2022
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Washington PostThink your pet acts weird? Meet these furry pals.
Dogs and cats often act in amusing and bewildering ways. Sometimes science can explain their behavio...
October 23, 2022
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TroubleshooterMy husband is having an affair, and I want revenge
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 60s. I have raised two children, and I’m now in a management...
October 23, 2022
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TroubleshooterI keep changing jobs because I clash with my coworkers
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m an unemployed 35-year-old single woman. I’ve been unable to work for a com...
October 23, 2022