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General NewsProsecutors raid Dentsu over alleged bid-rigging related to Tokyo Games
Prosecutors and the Japan Fair Trade Commission searched locations including the head office of maj...
November 25, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor visits Tokyo exhibit on national treasures
The Emperor, the Empress and their daughter, Princess Aiko, on Thursday visited the Tokyo National ...
November 25, 2022
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CoronavirusGovt urging people to prepare for dual coronavirus, flu wave
With the number of daily infections of the coronavirus exceeding 100,000 nationwide and influenza o...
November 25, 2022
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November 25, 2022
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General NewsTokyo govt to probe bid-rigging for Olympic test events
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The Tokyo metropolitan government said Thursday that it has launched a team to in...
November 25, 2022
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General NewsDonations under ‘mind control’ unlikely to banned
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is unlikely to include a ban on donations made under “mind cont...
November 25, 2022
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General NewsWorld’s oldest koala dies at 25
KOBE (Jiji Press) — The Hyogo prefectural government said Thursday that Midori, who had been recogni...
November 25, 2022
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General NewsJapan’s reliance on renewables tops 20% for 1st time
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s reliance on renewable energy sources in fiscal 2021 rose 0.5 percentage...
November 25, 2022
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Washington PostHow one Black coach is building a pipeline to bypass football’s biases
Mel Tucker just sat down, and he already sees something he doesn’t like. It’s August, and a new sea...
November 25, 2022
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Washington PostFlow of Russian gas and cash entangled German state in dependent web
SCHWERIN, Germany – When Matthias Warnig, chief executive of the company building the Nord Stream 2 ...
November 25, 2022
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Washington PostMen are using condoms less, even as syphilis and other STDs surge
WASHINGTON – The basket of free ultrathin and studded condoms stayed full to the brim – a recurrent ...
November 25, 2022
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Washington PostWalmart shooter described as aggressive, angry, but motive unclear
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Police here said they spent Thanksgiving Day examining why a Walmart supervisor sh...
November 25, 2022
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ReutersUkraine, Russia swap 50 prisoners of war each – officials
MOSCOW – Russia and Ukraine carried out the latest in series of prisoner of war exchanges on Saturda...
November 25, 2022
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ReutersRussian parliament passes law banning ‘LGBT propaganda’ among adults
MOSCOW – Russia’s parliament approved on Thursday a bill that widens a prohibition of “LGBT propagan...
November 25, 2022
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General NewsJapan’s bluefin tuna catch quota increases
Japan’s annual quota for bluefin tuna catches in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean will increase by 295 ton...
November 25, 2022