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Reuters
U.N. report urges only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes
April 4 (Reuters) - Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use. Growing forests and eating less meat. These are...
April 5, 2022
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Associated Press
Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday called for Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes...
April 5, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Tokyo: Travel through history without leaving station
The Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station houses an art gallery in the North Dome of its magnificent red ...
April 5, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Hokkaido: Fluffy ‘snow fairies’ flying into hearts and bellies across Japan
SAPPORO — They are small, cute and very fluffy, and now white birds affectionately known as “snow fa...
April 5, 2022
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General News
Saved as a boy in a baby hatch, he’s ready to tell his story 15 years later
Koichi Miyatsu does not remember much about that day when, as a toddler, he was left in the “baby h...
April 5, 2022
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General News
GSDF unit approaches 10,000th mission to transport emergency patients
A Ground Self-Defense Force unit in Naha will soon conduct its 10,000th mission to transport emergen...
April 5, 2022
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Reuters
Hayashi: 20 Ukrainians will fly to Japan on official govt plane
TOKYO (Reuters) — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Monday that 20 Ukrainians will accompa...
April 4, 2022
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General News
New law makes it harder for teachers fired for sexual assault on students to return to classroom
A law aimed at preventing sexual assault by teachers on students came into force Friday, making it e...
April 4, 2022
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Politics & Government
Kishida keeps approval rating over 50% through 6 months in office, Yomiuri poll says
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet achieved a 59% approval rating in a nationwide poll conducted...
April 4, 2022
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Art
Photo exhibition showing solidarity with Ukraine begins in Tokyo
A photo exhibition featuring Ukrainians living in Japan wishing for peace amid Russia’s military inv...
April 4, 2022
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Reuters
China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for COVID
ReutersResidents line up for nucleic acid testing at a residential area, during the second stage of ...
April 4, 2022
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Markets
TSE starts trading under realigned 3 new markets
Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)—The Tokyo Stock Exchange started trading under restructured three new m...
April 4, 2022
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Economy
LNG futures trading starts on TOCOM
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, or TOCOM, started liquefied natural gas futures t...
April 4, 2022
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Reuters
Western diplomats ask China not to separate COVID-positive children from parents
SHANGHAI, April 4 (Reuters) - Western diplomats have expressed concern about separating children fro...
April 4, 2022
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Politics & Government
Kishida condemns killing of civilians in Ukraine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday condemned the killing of people...
April 4, 2022