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Japan In FocusKagoshima: Town eyes net-zero emissions with mangroves
SETOUCHI, Kagoshima — Efforts have begun to expand mangrove colonies in the town of Setouchi in the ...
August 13, 2022
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DeliciousColorful rice, red shiso leaves a summer treat
If you’re looking for a refreshing and tangy summer dish, Japanese cooking specialist Takamitsu Aiha...
August 13, 2022
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General NewsOver 60％ of beaches in Japan’s disaster-hit prefectures have reopened
Almost two-thirds of beaches in three prefectures hit hard by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake h...
August 13, 2022
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CompaniesJ&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year
Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same i...
August 13, 2022
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CoronavirusCumulative COVID cases exceed 15 mil.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s cumulative novel coronavirus cases topped 15 million Thursday as the se...
August 13, 2022
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US & CanadaFBI seized top secret documents in Trump estate search
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI recovered “top secret” and even more sensitive documents from former Presi...
August 13, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentFutenma base biggest issue in Okinawa governor race
NAHA (Jiji Press) — The advisability of relocating a key U.S. base within Okinawa Prefecture will li...
August 13, 2022
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US & CanadaAuthor Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Ira...
August 13, 2022
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Political PulseAuthoritarian regimes need a neighborly nudge toward democracy
Authoritarianism now runs rampant in some parts of Southeast Asia. I was a correspondent in this reg...
August 13, 2022
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EuropeVolunteers paint flowers of hope in war-torn Ukraine
KYIV — Images of sunflowers have started appearing on burned-out cars and the walls of bombed buildi...
August 13, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentSluggish approval rating sends shock waves through Japan’s new Cabinet
A recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey showing the lowest-ever approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Mi...
August 13, 2022
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CompaniesShimizu develops AI fire-extinguisher system to protect historical structures
Shimizu Corp. has developed technology that uses artificial intelligence to protect wooden cultural ...
August 12, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 20,401 coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 20,401 new cases of novel coronavirus infections on Friday....
August 12, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentPoll: Kishida Cabinet approval rating drops to 51%
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plunged to an all-time low of 51...
August 12, 2022
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General NewsKitakyushu market hit by fire again; no injuries reported
KITAKYUSHU — A fire broke out near Tanga Market in Kitakyushu on Wednesday night, burning an area o...
August 12, 2022