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AFP-JIJIU.N. Warns Climate Change Increasing Human Trafficking Risks
VIENNA (AFP-Jiji) — Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of huma...
January 25, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentSoil from Fukushima Pref. Decontamination Sites to Be Relocated to Kanto Region for Demonstration Experiment
Last month, the government announced a demonstration experiment to relocate soil from sites where d...
January 25, 2023
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General NewsCram School Head Posted 1,000 Tweets Against Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral
When an opinion posted online got thrust into the spotlight during Diet deliberations, it triggered ...
January 24, 2023
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BaseballFormer NPB Home Run Hitter Hiromitsu Kadota Dies at 74
Hiromitsu Kadota, a former baseball player who hit 567 home runs during his career and ranks third i...
January 24, 2023
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EconomyBOJ Injects ¥1 trillion into Money Market to Curb Interest Rates
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan on Monday conducted a money market operation to supply ¥1 tri...
January 24, 2023
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General NewsJapan Authorities Warn of Health, Traffic Dangers Amid Severe Cold Spell
With temperatures likely to drop sharply from Tuesday night due to this season’s severest cold spell...
January 24, 2023
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ReutersFour Oath Keepers guilty of seditious conspiracy in U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Four more members of the far-right Oath Keepers were found guilty on ...
January 24, 2023
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ReutersLula confronts Brazil military’s pro-Bolsonaro lean with carrot and stick
BRASILIA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has taken a carrot-and-stick approa...
January 24, 2023
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ReutersWHO Investigating Links Between Cough Syrup Deaths, Considers Advice for Parents
Jan 24 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO)is investigating whether there is any connecti...
January 24, 2023
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General NewsAgitators in Japan Using Twitter to Amplify Fringe Opinions
Among the top 10 protest movements on Twitter last year, half of all related posts were generated by...
January 24, 2023
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Politics & Government‘Decision’ Receives Heavy Use in PM Policy Speech
Words like “decision” and “reform” featured much more heavily in a policy speech delivered by Prime ...
January 24, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (January 24)
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January 24, 2023
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Crime & CourtsInvestigators: Rental car found in connection to Tokyo robbery-homicide
Police have found the rental car that was seen driving near the Tokyo home of the 90-year-old victim...
January 24, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, EU Mull Hotline, Regular High-Level Security Talks
BRUSSELS — Japan and the European Union are considering the establishment of a hotline to speed up i...
January 24, 2023
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General NewsAgar Blocks Sun on Fallow Fields During Off Season
Blocks of kaku kanten agar are laid out on fallow rice fields in Chino, Nagano Prefecture, as the pr...
January 24, 2023