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Olympics & Paralympics
Britain wins Olympic women’s curling gold 10-3 over Japan
BEIJING (AP) — Eve Muirhead led Britain to the Olympic women’s curling gold medal — the first for th...
February 20, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan, EU reject attempts to change status quo by force
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and top European Union diplomat Jos...
February 20, 2022
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Global
G-7 to make Russia pay costs in event of invasion
BERLIN (Jiji Press) — Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major powers Saturday agreed to make R...
February 20, 2022
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General News
Tsunami-ravaged school in Miyagi Prefecture to be opened to public in April
Kadonowaki Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was damaged in a fire sparked b...
February 20, 2022
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General News
Calls to review Meiji Jingu Gaien plan to cut down 100-year-old trees
There is both hope and dissent over the planned redevelopment of the Meiji Jingu Gaien area, which i...
February 20, 2022
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General News
Flexible working styles to be focus of Japan’s spring labor negotiations
Flexible working is expected to be a major focus of this year’s spring negotiations between labor an...
February 20, 2022
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Associated Press
U.S., Britain accuse Russia of cyberattacks targeting Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House blamed Russia on Friday for this week’s cyberattacks targeting Ukr...
February 19, 2022
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Associated Press
Biden is ‘convinced’ Putin has decided to invade Ukraine
KYIV (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir P...
February 19, 2022
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Olympics & Paralympics
Britain set up gold medal clash with Japan in women’s curling event
BEIJING (Reuters) — Britain edged 2018 Olympic champions Sweden 12-11 in an extra end in a tense sho...
February 19, 2022
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Elections
Rengo to cooperate with CDP, DPFP toward Upper House election
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, decided Thursday its basic st...
February 18, 2022
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Troubleshooter
My domineering parents disgust me to the point of driving me to tears
I’m a female company employee in my 30s, and sometimes I feel so sick and disgusted with my parents ...
February 18, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japanese PM Kishida announces decision to ease border control measures in March
Coronavirus-related border control measures will be eased from March, and nonresident foreigners suc...
February 18, 2022
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Olympics & Paralympics
Takagi emptied the tank in golden 7th race
BEIJING — After finally reaching the top of the medal podium in her seventh race of the Beijing Win...
February 18, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Bangladesh: Rainwater-harvesting hospital wins U.K. award
The royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the Friendship Hospital project — de...
February 18, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: Samsung, Hyundai have almost zero marketing presence at Beijing Olympics
For major South Korean companies like Samsung and Hyundai, the Olympics have been, for many years, ...
February 18, 2022