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EnvironmentNew recycling bin design discourages people from tossing in trash
Vending machine and beverage manufacturing organizations have come up with a unique plastic bottle r...
January 12, 2023
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Imperial FamilyCrown couple and son visit migration museum in Yokohama
Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and their son, Prince Hisahito, visited the Japanese Over...
January 12, 2023
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Associated PressAll departing US flights grounded after FAA computer outage
NEW YORK (AP) — A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a stands...
January 11, 2023
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Coronavirus520 Japan COVID-19 deaths confirmed in single day, exceeding 500 for 1st time
For the first time in Japan, more than 500 people died of novel coronavirus on a single day, it was ...
January 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentLDP aims to accelerate constitutional amendment discussions
Whether any progress will be made toward amending the Constitution is sure to be a focal point of th...
January 11, 2023
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Cultural ViewpointsAlice in Japan: A wonderland of cultural adaptation
When I was in elementary school, my class staged “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” I remember very...
January 11, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (January 11)
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January 11, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina halts visa issuance for Japanese and S. Koreans
In retaliation for Tokyo and Seoul heightening border controls for arrivals from China, Beijing on T...
January 11, 2023
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EuropeKishida, Macron affirm cooperation for G7 summit
PARIS (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday agr...
January 11, 2023
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Travel SpotsEarly flowering rapeseed transforms view of Japan’s Mt. Fuji
Mt. Fuji towers in the background as a visitor takes a photograph in a field of early flowering spri...
January 11, 2023
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GolfRising star Taiga Semikawa set for PGA Tour debut in Honolulu
HONOLULU — Taiga Semikawa, who last year became the first amateur in 95 years to win the Japan Open,...
January 11, 2023
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Wider WorldForeign Minister Hayashi: Japan to cooperate more with Latin America for stronger supply chains
BRASILIA — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed Monday Tokyo’s intention to strengthen relat...
January 11, 2023
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Asia-PacificChinese Invasion of Taiwan Predicted to Fail: U.S. Think Tank
Washington, Jan. 11 (Jiji Press)—A Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2026 would end in failure for Beiji...
January 11, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S. to promote cooperation on dual-use technologies
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to agree at thei...
January 11, 2023
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Crime & CourtsJapan ex-PM shooting suspect ‘fed up’ with repeated questions; uncle recommends he take English test
The suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was “fed up” being rep...
January 11, 2023