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Defense & SecurityReplacement of Japan’s top defense bureaucrat causes stir
The government’s decision Friday to replace Administrative Vice Defense Minister Kazuhisa Shimada ha...
June 19, 2022
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoNational Theatre to reopen in 2029 with new look
The Japan Arts Council, the independent administrative agency that operates the National Theatre in ...
June 19, 2022
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General NewsTop court: nuclear accident ‘could not have been avoided’
In the lawsuit where residents who were forced to evacuate following the nuclear accident at the Fuk...
June 18, 2022
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BaseballYamamoto tosses 4th no-hitter of NPB season
Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto fired a no-hitter against the Saitama Seibu Lions in Pacific L...
June 18, 2022
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ElectionsKishida visits Toyota plant ahead of national election
TOYOTA, Aichi (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday paid a visit to a Toyota Motor C...
June 18, 2022
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CompaniesSleep aid market booming amid pandemic
The market for sleep aids is expanding rapidly as more people have difficulty getting to sleep due t...
June 18, 2022
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Asia-PacificCambodia: Rubber-based exports rise 16.5% but per-ton price dips
Cambodia exported rubber and articles thereof to the tune of $149.8 million in the first four months...
June 18, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
1 in 3 workers keen to change jobs in next 6 months
More workers in Singapore may change employers as the labor market continues its recovery, with more...
June 18, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsTakanashi announces plans to continue career
Ski jumping star Sara Takanashi used an Instagram post on Friday to announce plans to continue her c...
June 18, 2022
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Asia-PacificLaos: Find French-style architectural curiosities in Thakhaek district
The French were forced out of Indochina in the 1950s but signs of their presence still remain in iso...
June 18, 2022
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ReutersPoor workers bear brunt of India’s heat wave
NOIDA, India (Reuters) — For construction worker Yogendra Tundre, life at a building site on the out...
June 18, 2022
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Reuters
In Indonesia, climate change takes a bite out of apple crops
PASURUAN, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — As dark clouds gather in the morning sky, Indones...
June 18, 2022
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Imperial FamilyCrown prince visits exhibit about Okinawa
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visited the Tokyo National Museum on Friday to view th...
June 18, 2022
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CompaniesNidec faces difficulty in selecting successor to charismatic leader
Nidec Corp. faces a difficult task in selecting a successor to the charismatic leader who founded th...
June 18, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChina moving to build structure in East China Sea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Ministry said Friday that it has confirmed moves by China to transport ...
June 18, 2022