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Asia-PacificLaos: Giving rescued bears a new lease on life
Free the Bears has helped rescue over 950 of the world’s most vulnerable bear species, including sun...
October 17, 2022
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Wider WorldIran prison fire kills four, injures 61 as protests persist
DUBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A fire at Iran's Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and in...
October 17, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialAuthoritarian regime heightens danger of China invading Taiwan
It can hardly be said to be behavior befitting the leader of a major power if Chinese President Xi J...
October 17, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina showed ‘significant’ Q3 rebound but faces challenges-state planner
BEIJING, Oct 17 (Reuters) - China's economy showed a significant rebound in the third quarter and em...
October 17, 2022
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Asia-PacificXi pledges ‘strong military’ for China in political report at party congress
Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, expressed his determination to uni...
October 17, 2022
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Wider WorldSenator blocks $75 million in U.S. military aid to Egypt over rights concerns
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Egypt has missed out on an additional $75 million in American militar...
October 17, 2022
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Crime & CourtsEx-Unification Church executive reveals quotas for donations
A former executive of the Unification Church — a religious group that has drawn criticism in the wak...
October 17, 2022
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Princess Kako attends Tokyo event advocating girls’ rights
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, attended a function Sunday commemoratin...
October 17, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Early testing and treatment important to curb spread of disease
Syphilis cases are surging. Early testing and treatment must be promoted in order to curb the spread...
October 17, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan and Australia to conclude new security declaration accounting for China’s expansion
The governments of Japan and Australia have begun negotiating to conclude a new Japan-Australia Join...
October 17, 2022
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PerspectivesLone resident of Matsushima works to revive island
OKAYAMA — Known as the smallest inhabited isle in Okayama Prefecture, Matsushima island is located j...
October 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsTour Kyoto using eco-friendly rental bicycles
KYOTO — In Japan and around the world, Kyoto is seen as the quintessential must-experience travel de...
October 17, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMass brawl breaks out at Tokyo French restaurant
Glasses were thrown, a door was shattered and a man was injured in a brawl involving about 20 to 30 ...
October 17, 2022
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Books & LiteraturePreviously unknown Ogai Mori manuscript identified at University of Tokyo library
Two pages of a previously unknown manuscript written by literary great Ogai Mori (1862-1922) for wha...
October 17, 2022
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CompaniesBusiness’ efforts to combat rising prices are reaching their limit
The Yomiuri ShimbunStaff at the Kameya Kanda east gate shop handle the lunchtime rush on Sept. 28, i...
October 17, 2022