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ElectionsJapan’s ruling parties boosted by LDP candidate by-election win
A Liberal Democratic Party candidate won a House of Councillors by-election Sunday in Ishikawa Prefe...
April 25, 2022
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General NewsChild’s body found east of cape in Shiretoko tour boat accident
The 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Otaru, Hokkaido, said Monday that a child was found in ...
April 25, 2022
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CompaniesNissan ends production of Datsun brand vehicles
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nissan Motor Co. has ended the production of Datsun brand vehicles for emerging...
April 25, 2022
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Political PulseZelenskyy’s speech highlights Japan’s challenges in a changed world
On Dec. 2, 1958, in Tokyo, Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia delivered the first speech by a for...
April 25, 2022
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Associated PressRussian advance in Ukraine slow; US says Moscow ‘is failing’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Top American officials pledged Monday to help ensure Ukraine wins its fight aga...
April 25, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentHayashi, S. Korean delegation agree to strengthen cooperative ties
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and a delegation sent to Japan by South Kore...
April 25, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialLDP must not let its guard down even after victory
The Liberal Democratic Party has firmly held on to a seat in a conservative stronghold, but it canno...
April 25, 2022
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ReutersIndonesia’s palm oil export ban leaves global buyers with no plan B
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Global edible oil consumers have no option but to pay top dollar for supplies af...
April 25, 2022
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ReutersPolice teargas Paris protestors after Macron re-elected
PARIS (Reuters) - Riot police charged and sprayed teargas on demonstrators in central Paris protest...
April 25, 2022
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Reuters
Large fire at oil depot in Russia’s Bryansk, near Ukraine
A large fire broke out early on Monday at an oil storage facility in the Russian city of Bryansk, th...
April 25, 2022
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General NewsCeremony held to mark 2005 Japan train disaster for 1st time in 3 years
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo — Monday marked the 17th anniversary of a 2005 train accident in which 107 people d...
April 25, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: Citizens to get younger by ditching ‘Korean age’
The transition committee for President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said April 11 that it would amend laws to...
April 25, 2022
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ReutersBeijing’s biggest district begins COVID mass testing
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing kicked off three rounds of COVID-19 testing for all residents of its bi...
April 25, 2022
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Reuters
Malaysia lawyers fear for justice as courts test AI sentencing tech
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Few cases ruffle Hamid Ismail after nearly two decades as a l...
April 25, 2022
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Associated PressBangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after 2-year break
DHAKA (AP) — After a two-year break, thousands of people in Bangladesh and Nepal on April 14 celebra...
April 25, 2022