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Associated PressIran nuclear talks pause, will reconvene in Vienna next week
BERLIN (AP) — Diplomats negotiating in Vienna to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers h...
December 4, 2021
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Companies2 Regional banks in central Japan mull merging operations
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Aichi Bank and Chukyo Bank , both based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Ja...
December 4, 2021
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Associated PressBiden signs stopgap funding bill to keep government running
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law the stopgap spending bill that will ...
December 4, 2021
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Associated PressJapan takes top two spots in World Cup speedskating
KEARNS, Utah (AP) — Erin Jackson won her fourth World Cup speedskating gold medal of the season Frid...
December 4, 2021
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Outside ContributorsRethink liberalization-first trade policy
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will come into force on January 1, 2022, creating an...
December 3, 2021
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General News
Strong quake rocks central Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A strong earthquake rocked central Japan Friday morning, registering up to lowe...
December 3, 2021
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TroubleshooterI want to divorce my undignified husband, who spoils our son
I’m a nursery school teacher in my 40s, my son is repeating a year in college and I’m considering di...
December 3, 2021
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Troubleshooter
My daughter got multiple piercings and didn’t tell me about it
I’m a female public servant in my 40s. My husband passed away, and I’m raising our children, who are...
December 3, 2021
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Troubleshooter
I’m a single mom and my mother doesn’t want me to remarry
I am a woman in my 40s, and I have raised my 10-year-old son on my own since divorcing five years ag...
December 3, 2021
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Troubleshooter
How should I approach explaining sports like boxing to my children?
I am an office worker in my 40s with two children, ages 8 and 6. Now that I am a father, I feel anew...
December 3, 2021
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Outside ContributorsFormer Indian ambassador to Japan introduces memoir written by his colleague
Former Indian Ambassador to Japan Aftab Seth contributed a book review on a memoir written by his co...
December 3, 2021
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CoronavirusMerck’s Japan unit files for approval of oral coronavirus treatment
MSD K.K., a subsidiary of U.S. pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., filed an application for approval...
December 3, 2021
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Associated PressBiden helps light National Christmas Tree near White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden helped light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday while rem...
December 3, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba dissolves faction after only 6 years
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba dissolved his 12-member faction on ...
December 3, 2021
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Unmanned shops surge as smart services take hold
At this year’s annual Seoul International Cafe Show which took place earlier this month, automation ...
December 3, 2021