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Political PulseClub Activities Overburden Teachers, but Finding Solutions Is a Challenge
Sports teams and other club activities at public junior high schools have entered a three-year trans...
May 27, 2023
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EconomyBank of Japan Head Says Bank Won’t Stick to 2% Inflation Target
The Bank of Japan will not stick to its 2% inflation target and is ready to modify or change policie...
May 27, 2023
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ArtGold Tea Ceremony Set Linked to 16th Century Warlord to Go On Auction Block
A gold tea ceremony set formerly owned by the house of Count Takatsugu Todo, a direct descendant of ...
May 27, 2023
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Crime & CourtsShooting Incident Outside Station in Tokyo Leaves 1 Man Injured
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A man has been injured after an apparent shootin...
May 26, 2023
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ScienceJapan, South Korean Officials Hold Talks on Treated Water
A delegation of South Korean experts held talks with Japanese government officials and others on the...
May 26, 2023
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Crime & CourtsNagano Shooting Sees Neighborhood Spend Skittish Night Before Arrest
NAKANO, Nagano — As dawn was breaking over the Nagano Prefecture city that had spent a terrifying ni...
May 26, 2023
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General NewsStrong Earthquake Hits Japan’s Ibaraki, Chiba Prefectures
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck the Kanto region on Thursday evening, registering lower 5 on the J...
May 26, 2023
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Crime & CourtsJapan Shooting Suspect Ends Standoff, Arrested by Police for Murder
NAKANO, Nagano — A deadly, 12-hour standoff with police ended early Friday when a 31-year-old man ho...
May 26, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentRift with Komeito Rattles LDP Lawmakers with Slim Support Bases
Komeito’s decision to end its cooperation with the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo in the next low...
May 26, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentAPEC Trade Chiefs Kick Off 2-day Talks in Detroit
DETROIT (Jiji Press) — A two-day meeting of trade ministers from member economies of the Asia-Pacifi...
May 26, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentRift Develops Between Japan’s Ruling Parties
Komeito has said it will suspend campaign cooperation with the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, as...
May 26, 2023
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Washington PostMiles-Long Trains Are Blocking First Responders When Every Minute Counts
LEGGETT, Tex. – A man suffered a stroke but a stopped train blocked paramedics from reaching him for...
May 26, 2023
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Washington PostIndia Holds G-20 Tourism Event in Restive Kashmir to Showcase its Normalcy
SRINAGAR, India – The famous houseboats, bedecked with lights and adorned with the G-20 logo, were j...
May 26, 2023
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Washington PostIn Wartime Russia, a Farm-to-Table Evangelist Finds Refuge in a Village
KNYAZHEVO, Russia – Russia’s season of war brought a harvest of bad news, as the nation launched a b...
May 26, 2023
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Washington PostTarget’s Surrender to MAGA Rage Shows How Anti-Wokeness Really Works
It is sometimes said that corporate America is a battleground in the culture wars. This has taken on...
May 26, 2023