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Yomiuri EditorialDigitization must make it convenient for people to interact with government
It has been one year since the Digital Agency was established last September. It is difficult to say...
August 31, 2022
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Washington PostUkraine lures Russian missiles with decoys of U.S. rocket system
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine may be outgunned but in the latest sign it is not yet outfoxed, a fleet of d...
August 31, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Kishida apologises for party members’ ties with Unification Church
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that politicians ...
August 31, 2022
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Washington PostBan Russian tourists? The E.U. is divided.
BRUSSELS - With fighting raging in eastern Ukraine and Europe bracing for a war-induced recession, s...
August 31, 2022
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Washington PostPakistan reels from ‘apocalyptic’ floods, pleads for international aid
Multistory hotels crumbling into rising waters. Surging waves crashing into elevated roads and bridg...
August 31, 2022
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General NewsWHO Exec from Japan taking leave amid racism allegations
PARIS (Jiji Press) — Japanese doctor Takeshi Kasai, the World Health Organization’s regional directo...
August 31, 2022
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General NewsEvacuation order lifted for part of Futaba
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Tuesday lifted its nuclear evacuation order for part of Futab...
August 31, 2022
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Japan In FocusTokyo museum offers animals in the wild — in CG
Children in Japan often read zukan — or illustrated books — that depict the diverse community of liv...
August 31, 2022
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Associated PressMikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing ...
August 31, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentDigital Agency struggles to reform Japanese bureaucracy 1 year after launch
Thursday marks one year since the Digital Agency was launched. While the agency has developed apps t...
August 31, 2022
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Climate ChangeJapan govt to develop ports capable of accepting hydrogen tankers
The government is planning to build ports capable of accepting hydrogen tankers. As the world stri...
August 31, 2022
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General NewsReality of overseas organ transplants / Recipients return to face rejection from medical institutions wary of trafficking
Some recipients of organ transplants abroad were refused medical examinations or regular visits to h...
August 30, 2022
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Washington PostGreenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds
Human-driven climate change has set in motion massive ice losses in Greenland that couldn't be halte...
August 30, 2022
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Washington PostThe lessons of Uzbekistan’s lost sea
Not for the first time, out on the salt pan, my mind had turned to death. It must have been 140 degr...
August 30, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 14,219 new cases of COVID-19
Tokyo logged 14,219 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Tuesday, down 7,551 from the same da...
August 30, 2022