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EconomyIndustrial production decreases 0.1% in November
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s industrial production in November fell 0.1% from the previous month, do...
December 28, 2022
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ScienceU.K. project aims to save lost sounds
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — The mostly defunct red phone boxes no longer attract much attention in London ex...
December 28, 2022
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ScienceMars InSight lander retires after 4-year mission
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe s...
December 28, 2022
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Science‘Amazing’ goose-necked dino built like diving bird
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The expansive dinosaur group that included big predators such as T. rex also ...
December 28, 2022
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Crime & CourtsTokyo advertising company expresses shock over employee’s murder
The Tokyo advertising company that employed one of the victims of Sunday’s triple murder in Hanno, S...
December 28, 2022
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General News¥40 million including penalty paid over cash gifts to members of Japanese entertainment agency
Leading entertainment agency Johnny & Associates, Inc. and its two group companies have been ordered...
December 28, 2022
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ReutersChinese hospitals ‘extremely busy’ as COVID spreads unchecked
CHENGDU (Reuters) – Chinese hospitals were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surge of COVID-1...
December 28, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSaitama murder suspect was previously arrested for damaging victims’ car
SAITAMA — The 40-year-old suspect in the murder of three people in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, was pr...
December 28, 2022
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Associated PressChina races to vaccinate elderly, but many are reluctant
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vac...
December 28, 2022
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ScienceMale mason wasps use genitalia spikes to ward off predators
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) —An accidental sting has helped Japanese scientists prove some male wasps have a ra...
December 28, 2022
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General NewsInexperienced pilots behind majority of ultralight crashes in Japan
A series of accidents involving ultralight aircraft has led some experts to call for stronger govern...
December 28, 2022
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SciencePink iguana hatchlings seen for 1st time on Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) — Scientists have discovered hatchling and juvenile populations of the Galapagos pin...
December 28, 2022
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SoccerJFA extends contract of Samurai Blue coach Moriyasu
Hajime Moriyasu, who led the national soccer team to its second consecutive top-16 World Cup finish ...
December 28, 2022
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EnvironmentBiden signs bill banning big cat ownership
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill on Dec. 20 banning private ownership ...
December 28, 2022
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EnvironmentScientists step toward saving rhinoceros
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An international team including Osaka University has succeeded in creating cell...
December 28, 2022