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50 years on / Okinawa’s love-hate relationship with U.S. base jobs
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This is the third installment ...
January 26, 2022
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General News
Beautiful brollies
Colorful Japanese umbrellas are illuminated at the Miraizu city community exchange center in Mima, T...
January 26, 2022
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Associated Press
Pelosi to seek reelection with Democratic majority at risk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday she will seek reelection, ending spe...
January 26, 2022
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Associated Press
China less worried about global criticism these Olympics
When Beijing was awarded the 2008 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee predicted the...
January 26, 2022
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Coronavirus
Government adds 18 prefectures to quasi-emergency list
The quasi-emergency measures to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus will be applied to 18 m...
January 25, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan SDF jet scrambles against foreign aircraft hit 5-yr high
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Self-Defense Forces scrambled fighter jets to counter possible airspace inc...
January 25, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japan’s tally tops 60,000
The daily national total of new novel coronavirus infections hit a record high on Tuesday, with the ...
January 25, 2022
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General News
Horie’s yacht leaves for U.S. for Trans-Pacific solo voyage
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo (Jiji Press) — Japanese sea adventurer Kenichi Horie’s sailboat left for San Fran...
January 25, 2022
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US & Canada
New U.S. ambassador: Alliance with Japan ‘a beacon of endless possibility and promise’
New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel stressed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance as “a b...
January 25, 2022
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US & Canada
Meeting between Japan’s prime minister, new U.S. ambassador planned for early February
The government hopes that the arrival of U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, who is close to U.S....
January 25, 2022
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Associated Press
US orders 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia worry
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon ordered 8,500 troops on higher alert Monday to potentially deploy to ...
January 25, 2022
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Coronavirus
Business circles call for easing of border control measures
Calls are mounting for the easing of the government’s pandemic-related border control measures from ...
January 25, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japan to allow doctors to confirm coronavirus infections without testing
The government has announced new measures concerning outpatient care for people infected with the no...
January 25, 2022
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General News
Crafting colored crackers in Ishikawa Pref. town
A couple dries colorful mochi as a step in making arare bite-size rice crackers in the town of Shika...
January 25, 2022
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Social Series
50 years on / Shift from dollar to yen triggered upheaval in Okinawa
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This second installment of the...
January 25, 2022