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Associated PressIndian woman condemns release of her convicted rapists
NEW DELHI (AP) — A Muslim woman who was gang raped while pregnant during India’s devastating 2002 re...
August 19, 2022
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Crime & CourtsProsecutors swooped after evidence piled up against Takahashi
The arrest of former Tokyo 2020 organizing committee executive Haruyuki Takahashi and others on Wedn...
August 19, 2022
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Crime & CourtsIntl sports events a ‘hotbed for misconduct’
In the wake of recent arrests connected with last summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, there ha...
August 19, 2022
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ObituariesTouching episodes from the life of Japanese designer Hanae Mori
During my 30 years of reporting on designer Hanae Mori, I only ever saw her shed tears once: While ...
August 18, 2022
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CoronavirusNationwide coronavirus cases hit record high
The daily number of new cases of novel coronavirus infection exceeded 255,000 nationwide on Thursday...
August 18, 2022
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Crime & CourtsAoki executive ‘made 8 requests’ of Tokyo Games board member
A senior executive of Aoki Holdings Inc. compiled a list of requests that was handed in 2018 to a t...
August 18, 2022
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EconomyAverage pump price falls to ¥169.8
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday fell ¥0.3 from...
August 18, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChina links Taiwan issue to ‘credibility’of Japan-China relationship
Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi called the Taiwan issue a matter of “credibility” between Japan and Chi...
August 18, 2022
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TechnologyU.S. to revise rules as space junk proliferates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — With Earth’s orbit growing more crowded with satellites, a U.S. government ag...
August 18, 2022
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (8/19-8/25)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
August 18, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan national security chief criticizes China’s military exercises
Takeo Akiba, secretary general of the National Security Secretariat, criticized Beijing’s extensive ...
August 18, 2022
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SciencePivotal evolutionary change helped pave the way for human speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists have identified evolutionary modifications in the voice box distin...
August 18, 2022
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General NewsGrapes of the highest grade
A woman harvests grapes on the rooftop of Akasaka Tameike Tower, 100 meters above the streets of cen...
August 18, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina: The nation expects to see population shrink by 2025
China’s population growth is set to turn negative by 2025, as low fertility rates and aging bring lo...
August 18, 2022
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Technology‘Total art’: Inside a vast video game archive
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — In the bowels of an imposing modernist tower in Paris, Laurent Duplouy carefully ...
August 18, 2022