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US & Canada
Canadian offices going to dogs as remote work ends
OTTAWA (AFP-Jiji) — Daisy moseys over to greet visitors, her tail wagging. She’s listed as chief mor...
June 8, 2022
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General News
Keeping it cool at Cabinet meeting
Clad in kariyushi shirts from Okinawa Prefecture, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and members of his Ca...
June 8, 2022
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Politics & Government
CDPJ submits motions of no confidence against Kishida Cabinet, House Speaker Hosoda
The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan submitted Wednesday to the House of Represen...
June 8, 2022
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Technology
From drones to sensors, Malaysian durian grower goes high-tech
BATU, Malaysia (AFP-Jiji) — Drones spraying pesticide, sensors taking soil readings, sprinklers that...
June 8, 2022
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Associated Press
Chinese Olympian Eileen Gu working for Salt Lake Games bid
Eileen Gu, the California-born athlete who won two gold medals for China in freestyle skiing at the ...
June 8, 2022
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Economy
Japan restaurant operators making further inroads in Asia
BANGKOK — Leading Japanese restaurant chains are making forays into Asian markets in the hope of tap...
June 8, 2022
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Associated Press
‘Only God can help’: Hundreds die as Somalia faces famine
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — No mother should have to lose her child. Owliyo Hassan Salaad has watched ...
June 8, 2022
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Associated Press
Lavrov in Turkey to discuss plan to ship Ukrainian grain
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to hold talks Wednesday with Tur...
June 8, 2022
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Politics & Government
Kishida struggled with LDP’s demands for revisions in basic policy
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced an uphill battle, as the government’s draft of the Basic Policies...
June 8, 2022
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Companies
Volkswagen, JX to test recycling of electric vehicle batteries
German automaker Volkswagen AG and leading Japanese nonferrous metal manufacturer JX Nippon Mining &...
June 8, 2022
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General News
Brightening up Tokyo canal
Visitors take in lilies in full bloom at Samezu Irie Plaza in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday. L...
June 8, 2022
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Associated Press
Griner’s fate tangled up with other American held in Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign count...
June 8, 2022
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Politics & Government
Cabinet approves Kishida’s ‘new form of capitalism’ initiatives
The grand design and action plan for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s “new form of capitalism” was app...
June 8, 2022
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Associated Press
Russia draws closer to capture of Ukraine’s Donbas region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia drew closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine’s eastern industrial ...
June 8, 2022
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Baseball
BayStars’ Imanaga throws franchise’s 1st no-hitter in 52 years
The grand design and action plan for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s “new form of capitalism” was app...
June 8, 2022