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Cultural ViewpointsSymbol of the American Dream is drying up, literally
“You need more water,” my next-door neighbor says decisively. We can both see clearly that the grass...
May 19, 2022
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ScienceTreated water release deemed safe but local entities need convincing
Nuclear regulators have endorsed a plan to release treated radioactive water stored at the crippled ...
May 19, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmpress attends Japanese Red Cross Society gathering
The Empress attended the Japanese Red Cross Society’s national assembly in Tokyo on Thursday for the...
May 19, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKomeito asks Kishida to hold G-7 summit in Hiroshima
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of Komeito, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal ...
May 19, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChinese Bombers Pass between Okinawa Islands
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Two Chinese H-6 bombers passed between the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojim...
May 19, 2022
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CompaniesToyota group plant to resume operations
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — An automobile assembly plant of a Toyota Motor Corp. group company that stoppe...
May 19, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor plants rice at palace
The Emperor conducted the annual rice planting in the rice paddies at the Imperial Palace on Wednesd...
May 19, 2022
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Defense & SecurityU.S. cautious about possible nuclear test by N. Korea in connection to Biden’s trip to Japan, S. Korea
WASHINGTON — There is a “genuine possibility” that North Korea will take provocative actions, inclu...
May 19, 2022
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General NewsSaturation divers begin Kazu I search operation
SHARI, Hokkaido — The search for 12 people who remain missing after the Kazu I sightseeing boat sank...
May 19, 2022
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ScienceFukushima treated water’s effect on humans sufficiently small, TEPCO says
The Nuclear Regulatory Authority has thoroughly evaluated the effects of treated water on the human ...
May 19, 2022
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General NewsNorth Korean IT engineer modified disaster mitigation app for Hyogo Pref.
A China-based North Korean software engineer, who is suspected of having posed as a South Korean man...
May 19, 2022
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Washington PostBiden’s Justice Dept. pressed for strong response to Buffalo massacre
The day after a gunman killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo grocery store, Damon Hewitt’s phone rang....
May 19, 2022
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Washington PostHer sister was killed at Oxford High. She refuses to let the school move on.
OXFORD, Mich. – She’d rarely left the house in the four months since the shooting, but on the first ...
May 19, 2022
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CoronavirusLarge amount of Moderna vaccine to be discarded
YOKOHAMA — Municipalities in Kanagawa Prefecture are likely to discard a large amount of vaccine for...
May 19, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Minister, IAEA Head Discuss Fukushima N-Plant Water
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese industry minister Koichi Hagiuda and visiting International Atomic Energ...
May 19, 2022