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General NewsGolden ginkgo archway
About 70 ginkgo trees’ golden leaves hang above people strolling through Nerima Ward’s Hikarigaoka P...
November 8, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialEnhance safety measures for linear line construction after fatal accident
A tunnel collapse accident occurred in which one worker was killed and another was seriously injured...
November 8, 2021
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General NewsKanazawa’s Kenrokuen garden basks in the spotlight at autumn illumination event
KANAZAWA — Visitors view autumn foliage lit up during an illumination event at Kenrokuen garden in K...
November 8, 2021
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Associated PressMourning starts as Houston officials probe concert deaths
HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators Sunday worked to determine how eight people died in a crush of fans at ...
November 8, 2021
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Associated PressTension rises in Iraq after failed bid to assassinate prime minister
BAGHDAD (AP) — The failed assassination attempt against Iraq’s prime minister at his residence on Su...
November 8, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan ruling party’s once-prominent faction in crisis after losing 10 members
October was a cruel month for Liberal Democratic Party bigwig Toshihiro Nikai. The former LDP secret...
November 7, 2021
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CompaniesToyota’s record profit buoyed by weak yen, strong SUV, HV sales
A weak yen and strong sales of sport-utility vehicles and hybrid vehicles boosted Toyota Motor Corp....
November 7, 2021
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General NewsExcavation seeks to shine new light on ‘Japanese Pompeii’ in Gunma Prefecture
MAEBASHI — The 1783 eruption of Mt. Asama buried most of present-day Kanbara district in Tsumagoi, G...
November 7, 2021
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General NewsGame over: Top-down meat nicknaming project goes belly-up
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry has canceled a project that had called on the publi...
November 7, 2021
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Wider WorldDrone attack targets Iraq PM, who escapes unhurt — Iraq military
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraq’s Prime Minister Mu...
November 7, 2021
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BaseballNPB Climax Series games get underway
The first stage of the Climax Series for both the Central and Pacific Leagues of Nippon Professional...
November 7, 2021
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General News
Young girls with disabilities sexually abused in transport vehicles by day service workers
“He had a serious work attitude. It never occurred to me that he had such intentions,” the 74-year-o...
November 7, 2021
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General NewsSaku City turns to ‘Fist of the North Star’ to boost local tourism
SAKU, Nagano — Revitalization projects linked to the “Fist of the North Star” manga have been launch...
November 7, 2021
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US & CanadaCrowd surge kills at least 8 at Houston music festival
HOUSTON (AP) — The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a perfo...
November 7, 2021
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Occupational wage gap widens amid pandemic
Pay gaps between occupations grew wider amid the COVID-19 pandemic as wages in the tech and TV broad...
November 7, 2021