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Yomiuri EditorialCompetition Among Major Powers Hindering the Creation of Global Rules
There should be no weapons that automatically kill or injure people through the use of artificial in...
July 31, 2023
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Crime & Courts2021 Tokyo Train Attacker Gets 23 Years in Prison
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court’s Tachikawa branch on Monday sentenced a 26-year-old man t...
July 31, 2023
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General NewsArsenic-Containing Water Leaked at Hokkaido Geothermal Site
RANKOSHI, Hokkaido — Mitsui Oil Exploration Co.’s geothermal energy research site in Hokkaido contin...
July 31, 2023
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General NewsJapan Town Installs Eye-Catching Road Markings To Encourage Safe Driving at Crosswalk
A red and yellow checkered pattern has been applied to a road just before a pedestrian crossing in C...
July 31, 2023
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Soccer World Cup(UPDATE 4) Nadeshiko Japan Cruise Past Spain to Top Soccer Group
Nadeshiko Japan continued their perfect run at the Women’s World Cup with a 4-0 victory over No. 6-r...
July 31, 2023
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MarketsTokyo Stocks Rally in Wake of BOJ Monetary Easing Moves
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks rebounded Monday as investors weighed the Bank of Japan’s decision...
July 31, 2023
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Other SportsJapan Fencers Triumph in Men’s Foil at Fencing World C’ships
MILAN — Japan scooped the men’s team foil title Sunday at the 2023 Fencing World Championships, mark...
July 31, 2023
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General NewsJapan Eyes Cutting Back Excess Classroom Hours
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry plans to ask pu...
July 31, 2023
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Crime & CourtsBail granted to Ichikawa Ennosuke
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke was granted bail on Monday by the Tokyo District Court. Ichikawa, wh...
July 31, 2023
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PerspectivesJapan to Extend Visas for Foreign Domestic Workers
The government plans to extend the maximum stay for foreign residents who provide domestic work assi...
July 31, 2023
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Washington PostTurkey’s Earthquakes Turned This Town into ‘Nothing.’ Can It be Saved?
NURDAGI, Turkey - Hasan Kilic still visits what remains of the building where he lost nearly everyon...
July 31, 2023
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Washington PostRepublican Presidential Hopefuls Blast DeSantis over Slavery Standards
Black Republicans and fellow GOP presidential hopefuls continue to slam Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ov...
July 31, 2023
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Washington PostNo ‘Oppenheimer’ Fanfare for Those Caught in First Atomic Bomb’s Fallout
TULAROSA, N.M. - A strong rumble woke 13-year-old Lucy Benavidez Garwood in the darkness, shaking th...
July 31, 2023
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Wider WorldSouth African Dance Performance Taken to Global Stage by Troupe, Attracts Local Attention
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) — Thato Qofela first performed pantsula, a symbol of Black South African cult...
July 31, 2023
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Washington PostHuge Cleanup, Thousands without Power after Storms Pummel Washington, D.C., Region
Abby Froehlich was babysitting Saturday evening, playing with three young children in the living roo...
July 31, 2023