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EconomyJapan CPI posts fastest rise in over 7 yrs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Core consumer prices in Japan rose 2.4 % from a year earlier in July, marking t...
August 19, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 27,676 new cases
Tokyo logged 27,676 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Friday, up by 7,275 from the same day l...
August 19, 2022
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EconomyFundamental action required to raise wages
The government should take fundamental action to bring about higher wages, with July’s consumer pric...
August 19, 2022
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ReutersN. Korea tells South Korean president to ‘shut his mouth’ after offer of aid
SEOUL (Reuters) — North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Fri...
August 19, 2022
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ArtKyoto exhibition showcases work by British artist Brian Eno
The British music producer Brian Eno, who has collaborated with David Bowie and U2, among others, is...
August 19, 2022
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ReutersChina issues first national drought alert, battles to save crops in extreme heatwave
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities b...
August 19, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan conveys worries to Solomon Islands over China pact
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday told his Solomon Islands counter...
August 19, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, China move to rebuild relationship ahead of diplomatic milestone
The recent high-level talks between Takeo Akiba, secretary general of the National Security Secretar...
August 19, 2022
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PerspectivesWhat would you do if caught in a flood while driving?
Successive downpours and typhoons in recent years have flooded roads, and people have died in vehicl...
August 19, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan govt to strengthen Unification Church consultations
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government will set a monthlong intensive consultation period, starting ear...
August 19, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentOpposition demands extraordinary Diet session to probe LDP links to Unification Church
Leading opposition parties are calling on the government to convene an extraordinary session of the ...
August 19, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (August 19)
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August 19, 2022
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General NewsSearch for missing people after Japan April boat tragedy finds bones, belongings
SHARI, Hokkaido — Police found what appeared to be several human bones Thursday at the western tip o...
August 19, 2022
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Washington Post‘The Three Climateers’: Meet the new generation of Senate climate hawks
When the largest climate bill in U.S. history passed the Senate this month, Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Haw...
August 19, 2022
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Imperial FamilyImperial family cancels holiday plans due to COVID-19 concerns
The Emperor and his family have cancelled a planned summer trip to the Nasu Imperial Villa in Nasu,...
August 19, 2022