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General NewsRevised law to require all bicyclists to make effort to wear helmet
Making an effort to wear a helmet will become mandatory for all bicycle riders in the revised Road ...
December 20, 2022
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General NewsHeavy snow halts 800 cars in Niigata Pref.
Heavy snow continued Tuesday in Niigata Prefecture and elsewhere along the Sea of Japan trapping ve...
December 20, 2022
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Travel SpotsMassive “flower” blooms at Jindai Botanical Gardens
Known as one of the world’s largest “flowers,” the inflorescence of Amorphophallus titanum came into...
December 20, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan to help Ukraine remove landmines
Japan will support Ukraine in the removal of landmines planted by Russian forces, according to Japan...
December 20, 2022
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EconomyJapan’s labor productivity sinks to lowest level since 1970
Japan’s labor productivity in 2021 ranked 27th among the 38 Organization for Economic Cooperation an...
December 20, 2022
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General NewsInternal rift leaves high-level Japan Shinto post in limbo
The Association of Shinto Shrines, a religious organization that oversees about 78,000 Shinto shrine...
December 20, 2022
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Associated PressFBI: Steep climb in teens targeted by online ‘sextortion’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI sounded the alarm Monday about an explosive increase in teenage boys being...
December 20, 2022
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Defense & SecurityNorth Korea threatens strong military steps against Japan
SEOUL (AP) — North Korea threatened Tuesday to take “bold and decisive military steps” against Japan...
December 20, 2022
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Washington PostDemocrats call for probe into GOP congressman-elect’s biography
The chairman of New York's Democratic Party on Monday called for a House ethics investigation into G...
December 20, 2022
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Washington PostWas your home once off-limits to non-Whites? These maps can tell you.
A new map of one of the Washington region's most affluent and liberal suburbs reveals an ugly past: ...
December 20, 2022
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Washington PostJan. 6 committee’s criminal referrals: What they mean for Justice Department
WASHINGTON - The House Select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol r...
December 20, 2022
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Asia-PacificChinese ‘overseas police’ operating in Tokyo, Foreign Ministry claims
The Foreign Ministry on Monday presented the findings of a report by a Spanish NGO that revealed Chi...
December 20, 2022
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Washington Post‘Fortnite’ maker Epic settles child privacy case, agrees to make refunds
Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game "Fortnite," has agreed to pay a record $520 million ...
December 20, 2022
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Associated PressHong Kong leader to meet Xi on maiden duty visit to Beijing
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Tuesday he will meet China's President Xi Jinping...
December 20, 2022
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Associated PressKim’s sister says doubts on spy satellite are ‘dog barking’
SEOUL (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday dismissed as “malicio...
December 20, 2022