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Crime & CourtsSecond Smartphone Discovered in Connection with Tokyo Robbery-Homicide
Another smartphone has been discovered containing information connected to the robbery-homicide in w...
January 22, 2023
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Washington PostGoogle parent Alphabet slashes jobs, pushing tech layoffs over 200,000
Google's parent company Alphabet is cutting the most jobs in its history, showing that its massive i...
January 22, 2023
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Washington PostSchool downplayed warnings about 6-year-old before teacher’s shooting, staffers say
The Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student repeatedly asked administrators for help w...
January 22, 2023
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Washington PostA Black professor defies DeSantis law restricting lessons on race A1
NEWBERRY, Fla. - The inscriptions on many of the tombstones at the Pleasant Plain Cemetery tucked in...
January 22, 2023
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Associated PressChris Hipkins confirmed as New Zealand leader, picks deputy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chris Hipkins was confirmed Sunday as New Zealand's next prime minist...
January 22, 2023
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General NewsJapan’s 1st Oral Abortion Option up for Approval
Experts on Friday will deliberate whether to approve an oral, two-drug combination to induce an abor...
January 22, 2023
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General NewsNew National Qualification System for Pet Nurses to Start in April
The government in April will start a new national qualification system for nurses assisting veterin...
January 22, 2023
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Defense & SecurityEvacuation Drill in Naha Simulates Ballistic Missile Attack
NAHA — An evacuation drill was held Saturday in Naha to prepare residents for a possible attack fro...
January 22, 2023
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General NewsSeverest Cold Spell So Far This Season Forecast to Hit Japan
This season’s severest cold spell so far is forecast to envelop the Japanese archipelago from Tuesda...
January 22, 2023
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Travel SpotsKenrokuen Takes on Golden Winter Shine
The pine trees of Kanazawa’s Kenrokuen, which is regarded as one of Japan’s three most beautiful gar...
January 22, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentRussia Rejects Talks on Fishing Around Japan’s Northern Territories
Russia has told Japan it will not hold bilateral fisheries talks this year, apparently in reaction t...
January 22, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Mulls Kishida-Zelenskyy Meeting in Kyiv
Plans are underway to realize a February meeting between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian...
January 22, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialUse and Effectiveness of Funds Must Be Examined Thoroughly
How were the huge subsidies that were paid to local governments to finance COVID-19 measures used an...
January 22, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Create Setting That Can Also Be Used by Disabled, Elderly Persons
Elementary and junior high schools are places for learning in communities, but they also serve as ev...
January 22, 2023
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General NewsKobe Apartment Fire Leaves 4 Dead, 3 in Critical Condition
KOBE — A fire broke out in an apartment building in Hyogo Ward, Kobe, early Sunday morning, leaving ...
January 22, 2023