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EconomyKishida Cabinet Played Key Role in Minimum Wage Rise
Friday’s decision by a government advisory panel to raise the national average minimum wage by a rec...
July 29, 2023
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General NewsFlood-hit Akita in Race against Clock to Prepare for Popular Festival
Record rainfall that hit the Tohoku region in the middle of this month is having an effect on prepar...
July 29, 2023
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EconomyBOJ Makes Strategic Move to Taper Monetary Easing
The Bank of Japan’s decision to allow the long-term interest rate to rise to 1% is widely seen withi...
July 29, 2023
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Crime & CourtsBigmotor Admits Street Tree Deaths May Be from Herbicides
Bigmotor Co. has admitted on its website that the death of roadside trees in front of outlets of the...
July 29, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (July 29)
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July 29, 2023
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General NewsJapan’s Average Life Expectancy Continues to Fall in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average life expectancy fell for both Japanese men and women for the second...
July 29, 2023
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ElectionsSeiji Maehara Seen Running in DPFP Leadership Race
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Seiji Maehara, 61, acting leader of the Democratic Party for the People, plans ...
July 29, 2023
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Washington PostDeSantis Struggles to Convert Trump Voters in Campaign Reboot
OSCEOLA, Iowa – On his first day back on the trail after shaking up his presidential campaign, Flori...
July 29, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialCareful Explanation Needed to Prevent Market Confusion
The Bank of Japan has decided to revise its monetary easing policy for the first time since Gov. Kaz...
July 29, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Create An Environment That Facilitates Ongoing Increases
Boosting the minimum wage is essential to protect workers buffeted by high prices. The government mu...
July 29, 2023
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Washington PostMy Road Trip with Sinéad O’Connor
Can we just hop back into that rented SUV and head South on the 5? It was early February 2020, and S...
July 29, 2023
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Washington PostChase Young, no longer Wearing a Brace, Wants to ‘Bounce back’ this year
Chase Young isn’t one for expectations or comparisons, so if you ask him whether he feels like the p...
July 29, 2023
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General News5 Years since Disappearance of French Woman in Nikko
Saturday marked five years since a French woman went missing while sightseeing in Nikko, Tochigi Pre...
July 29, 2023
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Washington PostA Ukrainian Village’s final Farewell to Soldier Highlights Toll of War
KRASNOSILLIA, Ukraine – Villagers lined the road from one end of the small settlement to the other. ...
July 29, 2023
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Travel SpotsHyogo: ‘Linguistically Talented’ Sea Lion Gives Birth
TOYOOKA, Hyogo — Aquarium star Hama, known as the most “linguistically advanced” Steller’s sea lion ...
July 29, 2023