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General News1st monkeypox case confirmed in Japan
The first case in Japan of monkeypox, which has been spreading alarmingly around the globe, has been...
July 26, 2022
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Defense & SecurityUnmanned Chinese military aircraft spotted over Okinawa
An unmanned Chinese military aircraft was spotted in the airspace between the main island of Okinaw...
July 26, 2022
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ReutersIn hottest city, mothers bear brunt of climate change
JACOBABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) — Heavily pregnant Sonari toils under the burning sun in fields dotted...
July 26, 2022
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Washington PostMyanmar junta executes four pro-democracy activists
Myanmar’s military junta has executed four pro-democracy activists, carrying out its first death sen...
July 26, 2022
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Washington PostInside a gunmaker’s publicity stunt over a rejected Super Bowl ad
A rapidly growing manufacturer of AR-15-style rifles tried to run an ad during the Super Bowl in 201...
July 26, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialRussia must honor agreement it made and allow grain to reach the world
It was a slap in the face to the international community’s hopes for the resumption of grain exports...
July 26, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Reduce burdens to prevent constricted situation at medical institutions
Amid the seventh wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of medical workers are absent f...
July 26, 2022
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Defense & SecurityU.S. OKs sale of advanced air-to-air missiles to Japan
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The U.S. government said Monday it has approved the sale of 150 advanced m...
July 26, 2022
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Washington Post‘The stakes could not be higher’: Kansas abortion vote set for Aug. 2
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – At a recent gathering of abortion rights canvassers in a strip-mall office in ...
July 26, 2022
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Associated PressUS to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than o...
July 26, 2022
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EconomyHouseholds budget more for summer trips than in 2019
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese households’ average budget for this year’s summer holiday rose for the...
July 26, 2022
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Social SeriesVIP protection in Japan compares poorly to other countries
In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, questions have arisen ab...
July 26, 2022
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CoronavirusJR Kyushu cancels 120 trains due to COVID-19 spread among crew
FUKUOKA (Jiji Press) — Kyushu Railway Co. , or JR Kyushu, said Monday that it will not run a total o...
July 26, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMan sentenced to death for killing 7, injuring 10 people in Akihabara in June 2008 executed
Tomohiro Kato, 39, sentenced to death for killing seven and injuring 10 people in Akihabara in June ...
July 26, 2022
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CoronavirusSentiment split over COVID-19 surge
The number of new coronavirus cases topped 200,000 for the first time Saturday, the first weekend af...
July 26, 2022