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Delicious
Farmers cultivate a taste of home for foreign residents
Vegetables not common in Japan are growing in sales in the domestic market, and in one particular co...
June 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Ship pollution is rising as the U.S. waits for world leaders to act
When the first American-made lake freighter built in more than 35 years launched in Sturgeon Bay, Wi...
June 7, 2022
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Washington Post
China secretly building PLA naval facility in Cambodia, Western officials say
China is secretly building a naval facility in Cambodia for the exclusive use of its military, with ...
June 7, 2022
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General News
Green pigeons glide over Kanagawa sea
Japanese green pigeons are gliding over Terugasaki coast in the town of Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture. S...
June 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Gun seizures in Washington, D.C., are soaring – but charges aren’t sticking
WASHINGTON – A D.C. police officer pulled over the driver of a Pontiac Bonneville because it had lic...
June 7, 2022
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Associated Press
$3M settlement reached in lawsuit over Black man’s death
A North Carolina sheriff’s office announced a $3 million settlement on Monday in a lawsuit filed by ...
June 7, 2022
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Associated Press
British writer, Brazil Indigenous official missing in Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A British journalist and an Indigenous affairs official are still missing in a...
June 7, 2022
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Associated Press
Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal
DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is threatening to walk away from his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, accusi...
June 7, 2022
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Imperial Family
Ceremonies mark 10th anniversary of death of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa
Ceremonies were held in Tokyo on Monday on the 10th anniversary of the death of Prince Tomohito of M...
June 7, 2022
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Associated Press
Proud Boys documentarian to be among first Jan. 6 witnesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — A documentary filmmaker who recorded members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist...
June 7, 2022
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Coronavirus
Govt guidelines to require foreign tourists to wear masks
Foreign tourists will be required to wear masks and take other COVID-19 prevention measures when vis...
June 7, 2022
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Europe
Lithuania seeks Japan’s cooperation in convoy to escort Ukrainian grain
The Lithuanian foreign affairs minister has asked for Japan’s cooperation with a proposed convoy of ...
June 7, 2022
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Economy
Philippines to call for banana price rise in Japan
The Philippine government plans to seek the understanding of a Japanese retail association regarding...
June 7, 2022
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Obituaries
Ex-Sony Leader Nobuyuki Idei Dies at 84
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Former Sony Corp. President Nobuyuki Idei has died, Japanese electronics and ente...
June 7, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Abuses by public servants are inexcusable
It is outrageous that a tax official would fill his own pockets by abusing a support program designe...
June 7, 2022