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EnvironmentOECD: Global plastic disposal nearly doubled over 19 years
Global plastic production and disposal almost doubled between 2000 and 2019, while only 9% of the pl...
February 27, 2022
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Associated PressIn a major shift, Germany will send weapons to Ukraine
VIENNA (AP) — In a significant shift, the German government said Saturday it will send weapons and o...
February 27, 2022
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Political SeriesInvisible threats / Japan searches for ways to exclude China from key infrastructure
The importance of communications infrastructure was recently highlighted when an undersea volcano er...
February 27, 2022
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Associated PressUS, EU, UK agree to remove selected Russian banks from SWIFT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, European Union and United Kingdom on Saturday agreed to block “...
February 27, 2022
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Associated PressStreet fighting begins in Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine’s capital Saturday, and street fighting b...
February 26, 2022
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ReutersRussian forces launch missile strikes on Ukrainian cities; president defiant
KYIV (Reuters) — Russian forces launched coordinated missile and artillery attacks on Ukrainian citi...
February 26, 2022
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RussiaJapan, U.S. foreign ministers condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi held a 25-minute telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of St...
February 26, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialMinimize negative impact of rising oil prices amid invasion of Ukraine
Following the Russian military’s attack on Ukraine and the economic sanctions imposed by Japan, the ...
February 26, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Accelerate pace of booster shots for the elderly as deaths increase
While the number of cases has begun to decrease in the ongoing sixth wave of novel coronavirus infec...
February 26, 2022
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Political SeriesInvisible threats / Japan seeks to prevent outflow of technology
This is the fourth installment in a series that explores Japan’s vulnerabilities in areas including ...
February 26, 2022
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Asia-PacificJapan worried about Russian invasion causing East Asian security concerns over China
The possible impact on East Asia’s security environment stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine i...
February 26, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan-Russia negotiations on northern territories back to square one
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has effectively shunted negotiations on a formal Japan-Russia peace ...
February 26, 2022
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Japan In FocusHyogo: Why is Osaka Airport called Itami?
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo — Osaka International Airport is also known as Itami Airport, with Itami being th...
February 26, 2022
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Shrine dedicated to a ghost cat out for justice
ANAN, Tokushima — A shrine in Tokushima Prefecture has about 10,000 beckoning cats on its grounds, d...
February 26, 2022
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EuropeAir raid siren sounds in western Ukraine city
LVIV, Ukraine — It was just after dawn on Friday in Lviv, near the Polish border in western Ukraine,...
February 26, 2022