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Asia-PacificWildlife protection improving for flora, fauna as nation seeks to raise targets
China will have 75% of its wild animals and 80% of its wild plants on land under the national key pr...
June 27, 2022
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Asia-PacificPreserving the Mekong Delta’s floating markets
The Mekong Delta’s famed floating markets, where local speciality produce is sold on boats, provide ...
June 27, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida raps China for ‘unfair, opaque’ aid to developing countries at G7
ELMAU, Germany — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida criticized China by name for its “unfair and opaque” ...
June 27, 2022
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ReutersG-7 leaders to commit to Ukraine, US sending anti-air system
ELMAU, Germany (AP) — The Group of Seven economic powers are set to commit themselves to supporting ...
June 27, 2022
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General NewsCompanies work to conserve electricity
Companies took various steps to deal with a power crunch Monday amid the brutal heat, in response to...
June 27, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
System must be effective to encourage public cooperation
With the supply and demand balance for electricity expected to be tight from this summer onward, it ...
June 27, 2022
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EconomyRestaurant sales rose 20.4% in May, recovering to almost pre-COVID level
Restaurant sales increased 20.4% in May from the same month last year, the Japan Food Service Associ...
June 27, 2022
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CompaniesMatsuya Ginza interiors reused in Daiwa Toyama
TOYAMA — Department store operator Daiwa Co.’s Toyama store has begun efforts to reuse interior dec...
June 27, 2022
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ReutersTaiwan, United States to hold trade talks on Monday
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan and the United States will hold trade talks on Monday under a newly agreed...
June 27, 2022
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General NewsSummer snow
White poplar puffs blanket the ground, looking like out-of-season snow in the garden of the Hokkaido...
June 27, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapanese prime minister cautions against countries drawing ‘wrong lessons’ from Ukraine invasion
MUNICH — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday urged other Group of Seven leaders to ensure that co...
June 27, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.S. to talk semiconductors with eye on China during Economic 2+2 in July
The Japanese and U.S. governments have begun coordinating to hold their first diplomatic-economic di...
June 27, 2022
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CompaniesTSMC opens state-of-the-art semiconductor base in Tsukuba
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has opened a state-of-the-art semiconductor technology...
June 27, 2022
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ReutersTaiwan radio enthusiasts monitor China warplanes
SYUHAI, Taiwan (Reuters) — Shortly after dawn on a southern Taiwanese beach, Robin Hsu’s iPhone ping...
June 27, 2022
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General NewsMETI says may upgrade power crunch advisory to warning
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry said it may upgrade a power crunch “advisory” to power crun...
June 27, 2022