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General NewsLong wait finally ends for foreign workers kept out by pandemic
“Is that to eat here?” Vietnamese workers said cheerfully in Japanese as they practiced taking an or...
May 31, 2022
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EconomyLumber self-sufficiency rate hits 48-year high
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s self-sufficiency rate for lumber in 2020 rose 4.0 percentage points fro...
May 31, 2022
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DeliciousCoffee-flavored craft beer served at cafe
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki — The city of Tsukuba, a craft beer brewery and a coffee shop have jointly created ...
May 31, 2022
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General NewsSearch for missing continues in Hokkaido
An intensive search continued for 12 people still missing after a sightseeing boat sank off the Shi...
May 31, 2022
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Associated PressA ‘terrible nightmare’: Treating Ukraine’s wounded civilians
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — In wheelchairs and on stretchers, in ambulances and on train station platfo...
May 31, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan protests S. Korea’s maritime activities near Takeshima for 2nd consecutive day
Japan’s Foreign Ministry for the second consecutive day lodged a protest through a diplomatic channe...
May 31, 2022
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Associated PressDistress in Singapore as Malaysia bans chicken export
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia will stop exporting chickens from Wednesday in a protectionis...
May 31, 2022
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Associated PressChina manufacturing improves as virus curbs eased
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese manufacturing activity started to rebound in May after the government eased a...
May 31, 2022
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General NewsPress gets peek of JR Central’s excavation work site for maglev station in Sagamihara
Central Japan Railway Co. held a press viewing for the first time of a building site of a station i...
May 31, 2022
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Japan In FocusTokyo: Learn about life under the sea on dry land
Facing Tokyo Bay, the Toyomi district of Chuo Ward, Tokyo, is well-known as a distribution hub for m...
May 31, 2022
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ReutersPopulist millionaire faces ex-rebel for Colombia presidency
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Leftist Sen. Gustavo Petro celebrated his first-round lead in Colombia’s pre...
May 31, 2022
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ReutersFrance blames ticket fraud for Champions League final chaos
PARIS (AP) — French authorities defended police on Monday for indiscriminately firing tear gas and p...
May 31, 2022
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Japan In FocusTochigi: Used vending machines turn into bottle collection bins
OYAMA, Tochigi — A vending machine operator in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, has been promoting an init...
May 31, 2022
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ReutersAfter Ukraine, ‘whole world’ is a customer for Turkish drone, maker says
BAKU (Reuters) – Ukraine’s destruction of Russian artillery systems and armored vehicles with Turkis...
May 31, 2022
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Japan In FocusLocal Toyama railway celebrates girl, age 6, as its 100-millionth passenger
TOYAMA — Ainokaze Toyama Railway celebrated its 100-millionth passenger since its opening in March 2...
May 31, 2022