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Crime & CourtsSuspected bullet holes found in parking lot near scene of Abe attack
Nara prefectural police found suspected bullet holes on Wednesday on the wall of a parking lot about...
July 13, 2022
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Outside ContributorsHow Japan can embrace gender equality and nurture a more inclusive society
The World Economic Forum on July 13 released the Gender Gap Index, which quantifies the gaps between...
July 13, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentYomiuri poll: 73% see Abe shooting as ‘threat to democracy’
A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun found that more than 70% of respondents were concerned that...
July 13, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 16,878 cases
Tokyo logged 16,878 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Wednesday, double the figure from the s...
July 13, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSuspect fired second shot at Abe from close range
The suspect in the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fired his second shot at Abe f...
July 13, 2022
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General NewsJapan’s police agency admits problems with Abe’s protection, forms inspection team
The National Police Agency has set up an in-house inspection team to identify problems with the secu...
July 13, 2022
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Crime & Courts4 former Tepco executives ordered to pay ¥13.32 trillion
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company...
July 13, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (July 13)
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July 13, 2022
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MusicJazz legend Yamashita reprises 1969 ‘gate-crash’ concert at Waseda University
Jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita performed at Waseda University on Tuesday, reprising a concert he gave...
July 13, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialChina’s bid to expand group under its leadership unrealistic
China is clearly using its economic aid and investment in a bid to create an “axis of rivalry” with ...
July 13, 2022
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Washington PostJan. 6 panel escalates showdown with Trump over influencing witnesses
WASHINGTON - Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., ended Tuesday's hearing of the House committee investigating t...
July 13, 2022
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General NewsSyphilis spreads nationwide at record pace
Syphilis is spreading at a record pace nationwide as more than 5,000 cases of the sexually transmitt...
July 13, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan’s response to fatal shooting has attracted global attention
The shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has brought heartwarming condolences from many coun...
July 13, 2022
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Washington PostTrump hid plan for Capitol march on day he marked as ‘wild’, panel says
Donald Trump scrawled the words on Twitter that motivated right-wing extremists to seek blood on Jan...
July 13, 2022
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General NewsPeach Aviation gifts namesake fruit to passengers
OSAKA — Low-cost airline carrier Peach Aviation on Tuesday doled out peaches grown in Kinokawa, Waka...
July 13, 2022