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Coronavirus4,764 new cases of coronavirus infection in Tokyo
Tokyo logged 4,764 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Wednesday, up 1,765 from a week befor...
May 11, 2022
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CompaniesPanasonic keeps profit outlook flat amid price rises, shortages
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp said on Wednesday it expected operating profit growth to be flat t...
May 11, 2022
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CompaniesToyota reports record ¥2.9 tril. operating profit for FY21
Automobile giant Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday reported a group operating profit of ¥2,995,697 mil...
May 11, 2022
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ScienceAirborne microplastics being studied by Japanese researchers
The spread of microplastics not only in seas and rivers but in the air as well is a cause for concer...
May 11, 2022
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ReutersHealth problems will not stop Pope Francis, cardinal says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is “not going to stop,” despite recent health problems that h...
May 11, 2022
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Associated PressBiden sees bigger role for US farms due to Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to put a spotlight on the spike in food prices from Russ...
May 11, 2022
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Associated PressMost Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached...
May 11, 2022
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Associated PressShanghai reaffirms ‘zero-COVID’; WHO says not sustainable
BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai reaffirmed China’s strict “zero-COVID” approach to pandemic control Wednesda...
May 11, 2022
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Associated PressAl-Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — A journalist for Al-Jazeera was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in t...
May 11, 2022
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ReutersJapan’s Takeda Pharma says full-year profit slid 9.5%
TOKYO (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Wednesday that 12-month operating profit slid 9....
May 11, 2022
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General NewsAutomated train to carry passengers in Yamanote Line trial
East Japan Railway Co. will conduct a demonstrative experiment of automatic operation of trains with...
May 11, 2022
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EconomyJGBs for individuals struggling amid COVID crisis
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Issuances of government bonds tailored for individual investors, which were int...
May 11, 2022
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EconomySumitomo Mitsui ordered to report glitch
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Financial Services Agency has ordered Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and its...
May 11, 2022
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ObituariesJapanese popular comedian Ryuhei Ueshima dies
Comedian Ryuhei Ueshima, of the popular comedy trio Dachou Club, has died in an apparent suicide. He...
May 11, 2022
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CompaniesToyota Q4 operating profit skids 33%, misses estimate
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit slumped by a third, as a slid...
May 11, 2022