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Associated Press
North Korea test-fired missile from underwater
SEOUL (AP) — North Korea flight-tested a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine on...
May 7, 2022
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General News
Half of college juniors caring for family members worry about jobs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nearly half of university juniors in Japan who have provided care for family me...
May 7, 2022
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Business Series
Tech firms in Japan touting services for digital education
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major technology companies in Japan are touting their services at a time when s...
May 7, 2022
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Defense & Security
Kishida set to announce U.S. base park plan, eyeing Okinawa gubernatorial race
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce a plan to turn a residential area in the U.S. m...
May 7, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Hyogo: Public split over reinstallation of nude women statues
TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo —The possible reinstallation of a pair of nude female statues in Takarazuka, Hyogo...
May 7, 2022
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General News
Tall order: 1,200-year-old tradition continues in Nagano Prefecture’s Suwa district
Passionate cries fill the air as hundreds of participants lug a giant fir trunk through the Suwa dis...
May 7, 2022
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Associated Press
U.S. added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hirin...
May 7, 2022
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Business Series
Japan cosmetics makers accelerating plastic reduction efforts
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Cosmetics makers in Japan are accelerating their efforts to reduce plastic use ...
May 7, 2022
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Companies
JAL logs net loss of ¥178 billion
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Airlines on Friday reported a second straight consolidated net loss for t...
May 7, 2022
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Companies
Marubeni annual net profit doubles to record
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Marubeni Corp. said Friday that its consolidated net profit nearly doubled to ...
May 7, 2022
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Companies
Inspection data falsification uncovered at Japan Steel Works unit
A subsidiary of Japan Steel Works Ltd. falsified inspection data of materials used in power plants,...
May 7, 2022
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Associated Press
Marcos redux? Dictator’s son may win Philippine presidency
MANILA (AP) — Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte smile and chat of their love of burgers and mang...
May 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Kamala Harris finally finds her moment and her message
Vice President Kamala Harris has not had an easy go of it. From thankless, unsolvable issues (e.g., ...
May 7, 2022
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Washington Post
China won’t repeat Putin’s Ukraine mistakes in Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping is watching his friend Russian President Vladimir Putin fumble Russia’s...
May 7, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
North Korea fires apparent ballistic missile, Japanese Defense Ministry says
North Korea launched a projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the South Korean Joint Chiefs...
May 7, 2022