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General NewsHokkaido town’s ‘flying pumpkins’ ready for harvest
Dark-green pumpkins hang from a greenhouse lattice in the Hokkaido town of Naganuma, which boasts Ja...
September 3, 2022
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EconomyConvenience stores in Japan become ‘one-stop shops’ with more clothes, household goods
Major convenience store operators are finding new business opportunities in areas such as clothing a...
September 3, 2022
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Japan In FocusNagasaki: Film remembers U.S. POWs sacrificed for dam
SASEBO, Nagasaki — A high school student has made a documentary about the history of a local dam, ho...
September 3, 2022
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Political PulseFraught relations with China call for ‘shitataka’ approach by Kishida
“Shitataka” is a Japanese word with multiple meanings that even Japanese find difficult to explain i...
September 3, 2022
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Wider WorldSituation in Sahel region a wake-up call regarding population explosion
BISSAU — Africa’s population is expected to keep growing through the second half of this century, ne...
September 3, 2022
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Climate ChangeTokyo, Kuala Lumpur ink accord to deepen ties
The Tokyo metropolitan government and Kuala Lumpur signed a letter of intent Thursday, aiming to str...
September 2, 2022
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Defense & SecurityFirst in-person IPEF talks to be held in LA next week
WASHINGTON — Los Angeles is to host on Sept. 8 and 9. the first in-person meeting of the Indo-Pacifi...
September 2, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan to revise laws for future pandemics, require hospitals to provide beds
The government on Friday discussed measures to combat a potential future pandemic and decided to rev...
September 2, 2022
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ReutersTaiwan shooting down drone near China was ‘appropriate’, premier says
TAIPEI, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s shooting down of a drone off the Chinese coast that buzzed a Tai...
September 2, 2022
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ReutersAsian shares muted ahead of U.S. payrolls report
SYDNEY, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Asian shares struggled for direction on Friday and the dollar stood tall ...
September 2, 2022
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ReutersMyanmar’s Suu Kyi gets more jail, hard labour for election fraud
Sept 2 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fr...
September 2, 2022
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ReutersINSIGHT-Britain’s new PM faces an 80s playlist: recession, unrest and runaway prices
RUNCORN, England, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s prime minister in waiting Liz Truss models herself on...
September 2, 2022
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ReutersU.N. inspectors assess damage to Ukraine nuclear plant in high-stakes visit
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, Sept 2 (Reuters) – United Nations experts who crossed into Russian-held terri...
September 2, 2022
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RussiaRussia begins large-scale military exercises in Far East
Russian forces on Thursday began the large-scale Vostok 2022 military exercises in Russia’s Far East...
September 2, 2022
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EconomyRussian Deputy PM Meets Mitsui Official over Sakhalin-2
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has had talks with a senior officia...
September 2, 2022