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CompaniesToyota to provide up to €2.5 mil. in aid to Ukraine
Toyota Motor Corp. will donate up to €2.5 million (about ¥320 million) to support Ukrainians followi...
March 12, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina’s expanding trade with Russia carries several risks
BEIJING — China is expanding trade with Russia, which is invading Ukraine. Possibilities are high th...
March 12, 2022
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Associated PressU.S. slashes Russia trade status, bans its alcohol and seafood
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday the U.S. will dramatically downgrade its trad...
March 12, 2022
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Associated Press‘Nothing is taboo’: EU mulling new sanctions against Russia
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — European Union leaders said Friday they will continue applying pressure on...
March 12, 2022
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ReutersUkraine says Russia wants to drag Belarus into war, warns of invasion plan
LVIV, Ukraine, March 11 (Reuters) — Ukraine said Belarus could be planning to invade its territory o...
March 12, 2022
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General NewsFormer Futaba residents to get green light for return to evacuated hometown
FUKUSHIMA— Former residents of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, will soon be allowed to return to the o...
March 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificCambodia: Mekong’s low flows cause lack of clean water
Low water flows in the Mekong River are to blame for the lack of clean water supply in Phnom Penh an...
March 11, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Singapore: Lab-grown chicken meat offered at hawker food stall ‘tastes like the real thing’
In a world first, a hawker in Singapore recently offered a cell-cultured chicken meal at an affordab...
March 11, 2022
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Companies
Three of Japan’s four major brewers logged year-on-year falls in beer
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Three of Japan’s four major brewers logged year-on-year falls in beer and quasi...
March 11, 2022
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CompaniesFast Retailing decides to pull plug on Russia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo casual clothing stores, said Thursda...
March 11, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan’s Muraoka bags 3rd gold in Beijing
BEIJING — Alpine skier Momoka Muraoka bagged her third gold medal and her fourth medal overall in th...
March 11, 2022
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (3/11-3/17)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
March 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s political parties call for restarting nuclear reactors amid high fuel prices
Calls to restart Japan’s idled nuclear reactors are mounting within various political parties, as Ru...
March 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificKishida talks with ROK President-elect Yoon
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed with South Korea’s President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol in a telephone ...
March 11, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Fight infectious diseases with speed through emergency drug approval
A cornerstone of infectious disease control is to develop vaccines and pharmaceutical products swift...
March 11, 2022