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Politics & GovernmentMy Number to Be Tested for Keeping Track of Children in School
Keeping track of students arriving and leaving school through the My Number system is being planned ...
May 11, 2023
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General NewsCompact No-Bathroom Flats Popular Among Young Japanese
An increasing number of young people are living in tiny apartments, some even without bathrooms. The...
May 10, 2023
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Crime & CourtsYouths Drawn into ‘Dark’ Part-Time Jobs Suffer at Hands of Criminal Bosses
The four male teenagers arrested Monday in connection with a robbery case in Tokyo’s Ginza district...
May 10, 2023
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ReutersU.S. Urges WHO to Invite Taiwan to Observe May Meeting
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The United States is encouraging the World Health Organization to invi...
May 10, 2023
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G7 SummitMatsuno: No Notice over Biden’s Possible Absence of G7
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan “has not received any notice from the United States,” Chief Cabinet Secre...
May 10, 2023
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Politics & Government1st Meeting of Sri Lanka Creditors Held
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan and other creditors to Sri Lanka on Tuesday held their first meeting on d...
May 10, 2023
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Crime & CourtsMasked Robbers Likely Took Rolexes Worth ¥100 Million From Tokyo Shop
The total value of over 100 Rolex watches and other items stolen from a specialty store in the Ginza...
May 10, 2023
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Crime & CourtsBill to Put GPS Devices on People Out on Bail Enacted
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan on Wednesday enacted a bill to allow courts to order criminal defendants ...
May 10, 2023
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Washington PostWhite House to Start Budget Talks with GOP as Debt Ceiling Deadline Nears
WASHINGTON - President Biden and congressional leaders agreed Tuesday to start work this week on the...
May 10, 2023
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Defense & SecurityNATO, Japan Working Toward Opening Tokyo Liaison Office, 1st in Asia
WASHINGTON — Japan and NATO are working toward opening a liaison office in Tokyo, Japanese Ambassado...
May 10, 2023
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Washington Post4 Takeaways from the E. Jean Carroll Verdict against Trump
Late in the 2016 presidential campaign, video surfaced of Donald Trump speaking cavalierly about sex...
May 10, 2023
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Washington PostChina and Canada Expel Each Other’s Diplomats over Interference Claims
TORONTO - Beijing on Tuesday ordered a Canadian diplomat to leave China, in a swift retaliatory move...
May 10, 2023
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Washington PostAirlines, FAA, Weather? Data Shows Fault for Delayed, Canceled Flights.
Federal data shows that issues within the control of airlines have consistently been the biggest cau...
May 10, 2023
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Imperial FamilyEmperor Decorates 7 Recipients with Grand Cordon Honors
The Emperor attended the spring Conferment Ceremony for the First Order of Merit in the Seiden-Matsu...
May 10, 2023
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Washington PostThe Pink River Dolphins of the Amazon Have a Warning for Humans
PUERTO CARREÑO, Colombia - The scientists had traveled down the muddy Orinoco River for hours, their...
May 10, 2023