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Politics & Government
Kishida, Macron say G7 cooperation against Russia important
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron, in their te...
June 2, 2022
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Performing Arts
Koichi Domoto celebrates 1,900th appearance playing lead in ‘SHOCK’ musical
Actor-singer Koichi Domoto celebrated his 1,900th appearance playing the lead in the “SHOCK” musical...
June 2, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Tax official, 6 others nabbed over COVID-19 aid fraud in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police arrested a group of seven, including a 24-year-old official of th...
June 2, 2022
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Economy
Consumer sentiment up in May
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Consumer sentiment in Japan improved for the second straight month in May, gove...
June 2, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Information gathering, border control measures must not be neglected
Reports of infectious diseases other than COVID-19 have been emerging in various countries amid the ...
June 2, 2022
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Economy
Listed companies recruiting outside directors over stricter code
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Listed companies in Japan are increasingly adding outside directors to their bo...
June 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Ukraine beats Scotland 3-1 in World Cup qualifying playoff
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Ukraine’s emotion-filled quest to qualify for the World Cup amid an ongoing...
June 2, 2022
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Europe
Ukrainian girl rescued from Russian-held hospital by grandfather
CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine — The grandfather of a 12-year-old girl orphaned by the war in Ukraine made a ti...
June 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Buffalo supermarket gunman indicted on terror, hate charge
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist attack on a Buffal...
June 2, 2022
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Associated Press
U.S. and Germany agree to supply advanced weapons to Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Germany pledged on Wednesday to equip Ukraine with some of the adv...
June 2, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Improving the lives of workers is primary responsibility of labor unions
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, labor unions play a major role in improving the terms and con...
June 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Jury sides with Johnny Depp in libel case, awards him $10 million
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amb...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
Musk memo to Tesla staff: return to office or leave company
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has asked employees to return to office or leave the company, ac...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
California should pay reparations to African Americans, task force says
A California task force released a 500-page report detailing the state’s role in perpetuating histo...
June 2, 2022
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Reuters
U.S., Taiwan to launch trade talks after island excluded from Indo-Pacific group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will launch new trade talks with Taiwan, U.S. officials sa...
June 2, 2022