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Travel SpotsA-maze-ing field of corn
FUKUSHIMA — A large maze has appeared in a cornfield at a ranch in Kagamiishi, Fukushima Prefecture....
August 16, 2022
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Asia-PacificSri Lankan president: China cannot use southern port for military purposes
COLOMBO — China will not be allowed to use the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota for military p...
August 16, 2022
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CoronavirusKishida orders review of COVID classification
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked relevant ministers to review the need for mandatory reporting...
August 16, 2022
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Washington PostInside Ukraine’s captured nuclear plant, the sounds of explosions – and constant fear
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine - There's no warning when incoming fire slams into the grounds of Europe's lar...
August 16, 2022
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Washington PostAfter deadly church fire, Egyptian neighborhood searches for answers
GIZA, Egypt - The back roads of a working-class neighborhood in greater Cairo transformed into makes...
August 16, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (August 16)
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August 16, 2022
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Social SeriesForeign students return / Ukrainian students grateful for Japan’s support
In a video posted on YouTube, Ukrainian student Valeriia Savenko introduces herself in Japanese and ...
August 16, 2022
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Washington PostIn Taliban-era Afghanistan, U.S. grapples with having little sway
A year after withdrawing U.S. troops, the Biden administration wields scant leverage in Afghanistan ...
August 16, 2022
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DeliciousFishmonger uses YouTube to promote seafood
Fishmonger Asana Mori is promoting seafood through videos on YouTube, at a time when consumers are b...
August 16, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentCabinet finds no need to examine ministers’ relations with Unification Church
The government approved a written response at a Cabinet meeting on Monday that there is no need to e...
August 16, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan must sharpen diplomacy, defense capabilities to maintain peace
Postwar peace was built on the precious sacrifices of the 3.1 million war dead. To maintain it, Japa...
August 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Yoon’s ability to improve relations with Japan will be tested
It is commendable that there has been a reversal of the previous South Korean administration’s polic...
August 16, 2022
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Defense & Security4 Chinese ships enter Japanese waters off Senkakus
Four China Coast Guard ships intruded into Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Oki...
August 16, 2022
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Washington PostA year after U.S. drone strike killed Afghan civilians, relatives on path to resettlement
The Biden administration in recent weeks has moved out of Afghanistan nearly four dozen relatives of...
August 16, 2022
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ReutersUK leadership candidates seek to undermine new push for Scottish independence
LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The two candidates battling to be Britain's next prime minister will vie ...
August 16, 2022