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Japan In FocusTokyo: Picture books depict innocent eyes in war
Children’s eyes painted in translucent watercolors and sketched in bold with plenty of white space s...
August 8, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan govt workers to see 1st pay hike in 3 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s National Personnel Authority recommended Monday that central government...
August 8, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialDrills assuming invasion of Taiwan pose dangerous threat
The Chinese military continues to conduct unprecedentedly large-scale exercises around Taiwan. It is...
August 8, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Devise measures to deal with heavy rains exceeding expectations
Record-breaking heavy rains are frequently occurring in various parts of the Japanese archipelago, c...
August 8, 2022
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EconomyJapan runs first current account deficit in 5 months
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan ran a current account deficit for the first time in five months in June as s...
August 8, 2022
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GolfAshleigh Buhai wins Women’s British Open after playoff
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) — After seeing a five-shot lead slip away in the final round, Ashleigh Buha...
August 8, 2022
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Associated PressSenate Democrats pass budget package, a victory for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a ...
August 8, 2022
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BaseballWinker hits slam, Mariners drop Angels 6-3; Ohtani injured?
SEATTLE (AP) — Jesse Winker hit a grand slam, Marco Gonzales struck out seven and the Seattle Marine...
August 8, 2022
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Associated PressCease-fire between Palestinians, Israel takes effect in Gaza
APSmoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on a residential building in Gaza, on Sunday AP [posttime] JS...
August 8, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentLDP’s concerns rise over involvement with former Unification Church
The Liberal Democratic Party is concerned with successive revelations about the relationship between...
August 8, 2022
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General NewsUntouched military remains found on southern Japan island
A local board of education in Kagoshima Prefecture has found untouched remains of Imperial Japanese ...
August 8, 2022
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General NewsJapanese NPO suspected of facilitating transplant using trafficked kidney
A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization is suspected of having facilitated an overseas living donor kid...
August 7, 2022
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General NewsSand cats YouTube video proves adorable hit
UTSUNOMIYA — A video of sand cats posted by Nasu Animal Kingdom on YouTube has proved a major hit, d...
August 7, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 26,313 new cases
Tokyo logged 26,313 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Sunday, down by 5,228 from the same ...
August 7, 2022
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Japan In FocusLights, sound used to create ghostly art at summer exhibition
MISAWA, Aomori — A special exhibition to make “ghosts” seem less frightening is being held at the Mi...
August 7, 2022