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Crime & CourtsDoctors announce Abe’s death
Doctors of the Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, announced the death o...
July 8, 2022
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Washington PostChina’s summer floods and heat waves fuel plans for a changing climate
Last month, in Dapocun village, on a tributary of the Yangtze River in southwest China, rushing wate...
July 8, 2022
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Associated PressFacing pressure, Biden to sign order on abortion access
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will take executive action Friday to protect access to abortio...
July 8, 2022
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Associated PressBeijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vacc...
July 8, 2022
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Crime & CourtsEx-PM Abe shot dead
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the victim of a fatal gun attack while taking part in a campaig...
July 8, 2022
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General NewsTokyo logs 8,777 new cases, up 150% from last week
Tokyo logged 8,777 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Friday, a 150% increase from the 3,54...
July 8, 2022
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Crime & CourtsGlobal reactions to attack on Abe
The attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was covered by media outlets around the world Friday,...
July 8, 2022
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Crime & CourtsAbe shooting suspect: “Not a grudge against political beliefs”
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Abe shooting suspect: “Not a grudge agains...
July 8, 2022
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Associated PressEx-leader Shinzo Abe critically shot in shock Japan attack
TOKYO (AP) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an arch-conservative and one of his nation's...
July 8, 2022
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Crime & CourtsGun attack throws election campaign site into chaos
A gun attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe threw an ordinary election campaign scene, where m...
July 8, 2022
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CoronavirusInfections rising nationwide
Coronavirus infections have been surging nationwide, with all 47 prefectures seeing a week-on-week ...
July 8, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Return to the basics of infection control measures
The coronavirus is spreading again. The nation must brace itself once again and strictly observe bas...
July 8, 2022
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Crime & CourtsAbe shooting suspect an ‘ex-MSDF member’
Tetsuya Yamagami, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Friday’s shooting of former P...
July 8, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida: Abe attack a challenge to democracy
Following a gun attack against former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara on Friday, Prime Minister Fu...
July 8, 2022
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Insights Into The WorldSending unmistakable signals and enforcing rules
The current war in Ukraine has surprised all three participants: Russia, Ukraine and NATO countries....
July 8, 2022