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General NewsJapan My Number IDs Linked to Wrong Bank Accounts
A large number of bank accounts have been linked to My Number identification cards bearing a name th...
June 5, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, S. Korea Defense Chiefs Put Past Sour Relations to Bed
SINGAPORE — In a meeting Sunday, the Japanese and South Korean defense ministers prioritized bilater...
June 5, 2023
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General NewsStone Coffin Opened at Yoshinogari Site in Saga Pref.
SAGA (Jiji Press) — The Saga prefectural government Monday opened a sarcophagus tomb unearthed at th...
June 5, 2023
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Japan In FocusShrine in Yamagata Pref. Celebrates Clean Air
ASAHI, Yamagata — The annual Air Festival got off the ground at Kuki Shrine in Asahi, Yamagata Prefe...
June 5, 2023
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EnvironmentTrade, Release of Invasive Crayfish, Turtles to be Banned
A government ordinance targeting two invasive alien species came into force Thursday, banning the tr...
June 5, 2023
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Wider WorldA Growing Number of LGBTQ+ Russians Seek Refuge in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Anastasia Domini and wife Anna Domini walked hand in hand on a recent sunny day ...
June 5, 2023
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Crime & CourtsHigh Court Rejects Retrial of Woman, 95, for 1979 Murder
MIYAZAKI (Jiji Press) — A high court in southwestern Japan decided Monday not to grant a 95-year-old...
June 5, 2023
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ReutersRussia Starts Naval Exercises in Japan and Okhotsk Seas Waters
Russia's Pacific Fleet forces have started operational exercises in the waters of the Sea of Japan a...
June 5, 2023
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Travel SpotsPrayers Held for Start of Climbing Season in Tottori
TOTTORI ― Climbers and officials from the Tottori Prefectural Police pray Sunday morning for safe cl...
June 5, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialUtilize Multilayered Discussions to Bolster Deterrence
Defense ministers and other individuals from countries in and around Asia actively exchanged views o...
June 5, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Ordinance Should Make Pet Owners More Aware of Danger to Ecosystem
When invasive animal species brought from overseas become established in Japan, they have a negative...
June 5, 2023
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Associated PressRussia Says It Thwarted Attack in Donetsk; Unclear If This Was Start of Ukrainian Counteroffensive
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's Defense Ministry announced early Monday its forces had thwarted a larg...
June 5, 2023
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Washington PostTaliban Moving Senior Officials to Kandahar. Will It Mean a Harder Line?
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Before Sept. 11, 2001, this remote, sand-swept border city in southwestern A...
June 5, 2023
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Washington PostNATO-trained Units Will Serve as Tip of Spear in Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
When Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive finally begins, the fight will be led by brigades armed...
June 5, 2023
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Associated PressNavalny Supporters Hold Demonstrations to Mark Russian Opposition Leader’s 47th Birthday
MOSCOW (AP) — Alexei Navalny voiced hope for a better future in Russia as his supporters defied a cr...
June 5, 2023