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Elections
Key numbers in the upcoming Japanese upper house election
The numbers 56, 63, 32 and 82 will be the keys to determining success or defeat in next month’s Hous...
June 24, 2022
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General News
People earned living from ammunition, sunken ships in Okinawa during WWII
Amid the devastation following World War II, many residents of Okinawa found a source of income in t...
June 24, 2022
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Elections
Japanese upper house: Good sense and reconsideration
Question: What are the characteristics and role of the House of Councillors? Answer: The House of ...
June 23, 2022
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Washington Post
As Biden touts gas tax pause, even some of his own officials balk
President Joe Biden appealed to Congress on Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax, saying it was ...
June 23, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Police arrest fraud suspect transferred
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police on Wednesday arrested a COVID-19 relief fraud suspect who was tran...
June 23, 2022
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Associated Press
Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000
GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan red...
June 23, 2022
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Associated Press
Airport chaos: European travel runs into pandemic cutbacks
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has told The Associated Press that the W...
June 23, 2022
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Weekly Edition
The Japan News / Weekly Edition (6/24-6/30)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
June 23, 2022
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Associated Press
The AP Interview: Estonian PM says don’t play down Russia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has told The Associated Press that the W...
June 23, 2022
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General News
Service honors war victims on day Battle of Okinawa ended 77 years ago
ITOMAN, Okinawa — The Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony was held Thursday at the Peace Memorial Park in...
June 23, 2022
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Companies
Toyota to further cut July vehicle output
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Leading Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will additiona...
June 23, 2022
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Global
U.S. official: G7 to exert more pressure on Russia
WASHINGTON — Group of Seven leaders will announce measures at their upcoming summit to exert more pr...
June 23, 2022
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General News
Tohoku Shinkansen line celebrates 40th anniversary
The Tohoku Shinkansen line on Thursday marked 40 years since its opening. East Japan Railway Co. ...
June 23, 2022
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Elections
Party executives drum up support in key constituencies
Ruling and opposition party executives were out and about Thursday trying to rouse support in urban ...
June 23, 2022
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Defense & Security
MSDF training vessel docks in London, marks 120th anniversary of Japan-U.K. alliance
LONDON — The Maritime Self-Defense Force training vessel JS Kashima sailed up the Thames River in Lo...
June 23, 2022