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Associated Press
Russians leave Chernobyl site as fighting rages elsewhere
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to the ...
April 1, 2022
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Associated Press
Amazon staff reject union in Alabama, lean toward it in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Alabama appear to have rejected a union bid in a tight race, accor...
April 1, 2022
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Imperial Family
Princess Akiko of Mikasa becomes a visiting professor at Ritsumeikan University
Princess Akiko of Mikasa became a visiting professor at Ritsumeikan University on Friday, the Imperi...
April 1, 2022
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General News
Meet wild feline idols: Pallas’ cats
We are two Yomiuri Shimbun reporters who are both desperately in love with cats. When there is no si...
April 1, 2022
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Washington Post
How a war in Ukraine crushed the hopes of thousands of elderly Japanese
NEMURO, Japan - Soviet soldiers barged into Hirotoshi Kawata's home on Sept. 4, 1945, searching for ...
April 1, 2022
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Fashion
Will the time come for Japanese designers to shine?
I have been covering fashion and apparel businesses in Japan and abroad for 40 years, and I am a bit...
April 1, 2022
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Associated Press
Scientists finally finish decoding entire human genome
Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the mis...
April 1, 2022
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Social Series
Okinawa 50 years since return: Living with U.S. bases 3 / Okinawans born to U.S. soldiers, Japanese nationals still suffer from discrimination
Okinawa Prefecture hosts 70% of all U.S. military facilities in Japan. The presence of U.S. bases ha...
April 1, 2022
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Associated Press
Pakistan’s embattled PM Khan defiant, says he won’t resign
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan remained defiant Thursday, telling t...
April 1, 2022
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Associated Press
As Russia sees tech brain drain, other nations hope to gain
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russia’s tech workers are looking for safer and more secure professional p...
April 1, 2022
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Defense & Security
Isles illegally occupied by Russia: draft report
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Ministry says in a draft of its Diplomatic Bluebook for 2022 that four ...
April 1, 2022
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Economy
Japan business mood sours as Ukraine war, rising fuel price take toll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence soured in the first quarter, a quarterly central ban...
April 1, 2022
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Reuters
Russia will respond to EU sanctions, says clash with Moscow not good for bloc – RIA
Russia will respond to European Union sanctions and says the 27-nation bloc might realize that a con...
April 1, 2022
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Reuters
Georgia says ‘unacceptable’ for breakaway region to vote on joining Russia
Georgia said on Thursday that plans by the Russian-backed breakaway region of South Ossetia to hold ...
April 1, 2022
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Reuters
Putin tells Europe: Pay in roubles or we’ll cut off your gas
Illustration/Reuters file photoA model of the natural gas pipeline is placed on Russian Ruble bankno...
April 1, 2022