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Yomiuri EditorialLearn from History of Pandemic to Avoid Future Hospital Bed Shortages
A shortage of hospital beds became a serious problem during the COVID-19 pandemic, which continued f...
May 15, 2023
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Japan In FocusShizuoka Pref. Festival Heralds Season’s 1st Tea Leaf Harvest
SHIMADA, Shizuoka — The Kanaya tea festival held last month heralded the first tea harvest of the se...
May 15, 2023
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Japan In FocusNagano Chausuyama Zoo Opens New Lion House
NAGANO — The Nagano Chausuyama Zoo now has a new facility for lions that re-creates the animal’s nat...
May 15, 2023
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RussiaJapan’s Fishery Imports from Russia in 2022 Hit 3-Decade High
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Japan’s imports of fishery products from Rus...
May 15, 2023
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US & CanadaNew York City’s Japan Parade Showcases Japanese Culture
NEW YORK — The second annual Japan Parade that celebrates Japanese culture was held in Manhattan on ...
May 15, 2023
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G7 SummitG-7 Education Ministers See Mixed Effects of Generative AI
KANAZAWA (Jiji Press) — Education ministers from the Group of Seven major countries on Sunday adopte...
May 15, 2023
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G7 SummitS. Korean Pres. Yoon to Visit Hiroshima from Fri.
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit the western Japan city of Hiros...
May 15, 2023
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General NewsJapan’s Cultural Affairs Agency Completes Relocation to Kyoto
The Cultural Affairs Agency, which began moving the bulk of its divisions from Tokyo to Kyoto in Mar...
May 15, 2023
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Washington PostFrom Rahmbo to Rahm-bassador: How An Unlikely Diplomat Has Wooed Japan
TOKYO - Tokyo's Pride Parade is about to begin and Rahm Emanuel, the American ambassador to Japan wh...
May 15, 2023
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Washington PostHow One Family Escaped the War in Sudan – and What They Carried with Them
ASWAN, Egypt - The family of four packed their bags quickly. There was only room for essentials. Th...
May 15, 2023
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G7 SummitU.S. President Joe Biden, Japan PM Fumio Kishida to Hold Summit in Hiroshima on Thursday
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Hirosh...
May 15, 2023
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Associated PressChina Sentences 78-Year-Old US Citizen to Life in Prison on Spying Charges
BEIJING (AP) — China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spyin...
May 15, 2023
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Japan In Focus‘Apple Pie’ taxis help promote pastry biz in Aomori Pref. city
HIROSAKI, Aomori — An Aomori Prefecture cab firm is helping to promote sales of apple pies with the ...
May 15, 2023
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Associated PressHerders in Kenya Kill 10 Lions, Including Loonkiito, One of The Country’s Oldest
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of Kenya's oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has ...
May 15, 2023
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Associated PressTurkey’s Erdogan Says He Could Still Win, Would Accept Presidential Election
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an incr...
May 15, 2023