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CompaniesKDDI to compensate millions of users over outage
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — KDDI Corp. is set to compensate millions of users over a recent large-scale dis...
July 23, 2022
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Crime & CourtsAbe shooting suspect to undergo psychiatric examination
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to...
July 23, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo begins fourth round of vaccinations for medical workers
The Tokyo metropolitan government began offering fourth doses of novel coronavirus vaccine to medica...
July 23, 2022
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General News‘Time has stopped’ for man whose wife and son remain missing after Hokkaido boat tragedy
SAPPORO — Twelve people remain missing three months after the Kazu I sightseeing boat sank off the S...
July 23, 2022
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General NewsGovt held partially responsible for 2015 Kinugawa river flood
MITO (Jiji Press) — A court on Friday held the government partly responsible for a massive flood aft...
July 23, 2022
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General NewsEffects of Hokkaido tourist boat accident continue to linger in Shiretoko
SHARI, Hokkaido — Tourist boat operators in Shiretoko, Hokkaido, have resumed services three months ...
July 23, 2022
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Manga & AnimeDragon statue unveiled in Kochi Pref. town
KOCHI — A statue of a dragon character from “Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime” (Belle) was unveiled Friday in...
July 23, 2022
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Washington PostHow many Ukrainian refugees have been trafficked? We won’t know for years
Since Russia escalated its war in Ukraine in February, aid workers and volunteers have been reportin...
July 23, 2022
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Japan In FocusShizuoka: Aquarium explores deep mystery of coelacanths
NUMAZU, Shizuoka — The Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium is located at a port facing Suruga Bay, the nation’s...
July 23, 2022
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Washington PostForever seeking a transcendent star, baseball already has one in Shohei Ohtani
LOS ANGELES – Not long after Denzel Washington read a tribute to Jackie Robinson and just before Cla...
July 23, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (July 23)
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July 23, 2022
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Japan In FocusToyama high school students perform Owara dance in farewell show
TOYAMA — Six third-year students of the performing arts club at Toyama Prefectural Yatsuo High Schoo...
July 23, 2022
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CoronavirusChiba Pref. no longer identifying close contacts at daycare centers
The Chiba prefectural government is no longer identifying close contacts of individuals infected wit...
July 23, 2022
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Other SportsKitaguchi spears historic bronze at World Championships
Haruka Kitaguchi won a historic bronze medal in the women’s javelin at the World Athletics Champions...
July 23, 2022
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BaseballFeeble much of night, Braves erupt for 8-1 win over Ohtani
ATLANTA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani threw six dominant innings, only to surrender homers to Matt Olson and ...
July 23, 2022