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General NewsJapan Watchdog Warns over Dwindling Prospects for Civil Service due to Long Hours
The National Personnel Authority (NPA), addressing the current working environment for the nation’s ...
July 1, 2023
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Zen Buddhism Training Hall Short of Resident Students
NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto — A training hall for Zen Buddhism in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, which accepts ...
July 1, 2023
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General News‘Originator Profile’ Tech Gains Support Among Japanese News Media
Moves to realize the practical application of Originator Profile (OP), a digital technology that aim...
July 1, 2023
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General NewsHeavy Rain Halts Sanyo Shinkansen Service
Service on the Sanyo Shinkansen line has partially been suspended on Saturday afternoon due to heavy...
July 1, 2023
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Associated PressShooting in France Shows US is not Alone in Struggles with Racism, Police Brutality
A police killing caught on video. Protests and rioting fueled by long-simmering tensions over law en...
July 1, 2023
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Japan In FocusKochi: Stone Stacks Helping Stroke Patient’s Road to Recovery
AKI, Kochi — About 40 stacks of stones resembling unique sculptures line the coastline along more th...
July 1, 2023
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General NewsHeavy Rain in Japan Leaves 1 Dead in Yamaguchi
One person died after his car was inundated by an intense downpour due to a linear precipitation ban...
July 1, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialPanel Warns against Leaving Burdens on Shoulders of Future Generations
No matter how urgent and important some issues — such as the low birth rate — may be, the cost of r...
July 1, 2023
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Associated PressUN Votes to End its Peacekeeping Mission in Mali as Demanded by the Country’s Military Junta
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to immediately end its peac...
July 1, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Once Free Hong Kong Now Forced to Fit into China’s Repressive Mold
Hong Kong’s social system, which was previously based on freedom and democracy, has been forcibly tu...
July 1, 2023
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General NewsDow Jones Executive David Minkin: Masquerading News Growing Threat
NEW YORK — David Minkin, a senior vice president of Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Jour...
July 1, 2023
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General NewsSmoke-like Substance Forces Aircraft to Make Emergency Landing
A smoke-like substance was seen coming from an aircraft prior to landing, forcing it to make an emer...
July 1, 2023
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Defense & SecurityRuling Parties Compile Draft List of Talking Points on Defense Exports Guidelines
The Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner Komeito have compiled a draft document...
July 1, 2023
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Associated PressThe Supreme Court Rules for a Designer who doesn’t Want to Make Wedding Websites for Gay Couples
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled on Fri...
July 1, 2023
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General NewsAmbulance Dispatches in Tokyo Increasing at Record Pace This Year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo is seeing ambulance dispatches increasing at a pace faster than last year...
July 1, 2023