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Associated PressMalala Yousafzai announces her marriage on Twitter
LONDON (AP) — Nobel Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai announced her marriage on...
November 10, 2021
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General NewsKyoto weaver innovates traditional kimono textile for the world
Hosoo Co., a Kyoto-based Nishijin-ori textile maker founded in 1688, is seeking to mend the shrinkin...
November 10, 2021
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General NewsShizuoka, plastic model capital of Japan, promotes local industry with “model city” campaign
Shizuoka has launched a campaign to promote itself as a “model city,” in an effort to use its plasti...
November 10, 2021
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Climate ChangeJapan-led initiative to spur aid to help nations cope with CFCs
GLASGOW — Japan, the United States and European nations are among an international alliance of 73 na...
November 10, 2021
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Crime & CourtsFamily files criminal complaint over Sri Lankan woman’s death
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Family members of a Sri Lankan woman who died at a detention facility in Nagoy...
November 10, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan Govt, Ruling Bloc Set Income Cap for Benefit Program
Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s government and ruling coalition decided Wednesday to introduce a...
November 10, 2021
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Coronavirus
Pfizer seeks Japan’s approval of vaccine for kids aged 5-11
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and German biomedical company BioNTech SE...
November 10, 2021
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Economy
Japan economy watcher sentiment improves for 2nd month
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sentiment among so-called economy watchers in Japan improved for the second con...
November 10, 2021
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General News
Online sales of frozen bread catch on in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Frozen bread products made by bakeries in various parts of Japan are attracting...
November 10, 2021
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Associated PressLoss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — From the southern border of Germany to the highest peaks in Africa, glacie...
November 10, 2021
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Global
APEC Ministers agree to promote free trade for economic revival
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum agreed on the import...
November 10, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentAbe set to helm Hosoda faction
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to become the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Part...
November 10, 2021
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Asia-PacificLaos: Expectations high for new railway
Luang Namtha Province is politically stable, socially safe, secure, and orderly, and its economy con...
November 10, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: Will forestry cooperation speed up inter-Korean talks?
President Moon Jae-in made another overture toward North Korea at a U.N. climate summit on Nov. 1, s...
November 10, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan to expand booster vaccination sites to include workplaces, starting in March
COVID-19 vaccination sites for booster shots will include workplaces and universities, with inoculat...
November 10, 2021