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Travel SpotsGinkgo trees turn alluring golden-yellow color in Tokyo park
Visitors admire the golden-hued leaves of ginkgo trees Friday in Showa Kinen Park, which straddles t...
November 12, 2022
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CompaniesJapan firms form new company for domestic production of next-generation semiconductors
Eight major Japanese firms have formed a new company to produce next-generation semiconductors in Ja...
November 11, 2022
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ReutersMagnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Tonga region, tsunami warnings issued
Japan News Reuters [posttime] JST, [postdate] An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck in the sea ...
November 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida replaces Justice Minister Hanashi following death penalty gaffe
Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi submitted a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...
November 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida to leave to Southeast Asia early Saturday
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida postponed his departure to Southeast Asia in order to replace Justice M...
November 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentFormer agriculture minister Ken Saito to replace Hanashi as justice minister
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he accepted Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi’s resignation Friday...
November 11, 2022
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CoronavirusGovt eyes new pandemic framework in anticipation of 8th wave
The government plans to create a framework under which prefectural governors will be able to ask res...
November 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJustice Minister Hanashi submits letter of resignation
Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi submitted his letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishid...
November 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Secret collector of Korea’s most expensive painting revealed
For three years, rumors swirled around who was the mysterious winning bidder of Korean artist Kim Wh...
November 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificCambodia to send deminers to help train Ukrainians in clearing land mines
PHNOM PENH (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has agreed to send deminers to help train Ukraini...
November 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificClimate change makes Indian nomads move to towns
KHARNAK, India (AP) — For decades, Konchok Dorjey grazed the world’s finest cashmere-producing goats...
November 11, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Deepen discussions by narrowing down points of contention
There have been more opportunities to discuss the Constitution, but it is undeniable that the discus...
November 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentGovt poised to question Unification Church
The government will exercise its right to question the Unification Church over several allegations l...
November 11, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Tamp down gusher of spending, avoid excessive budgeting
It has been revealed that taxpayer money was wasted and excessive budgets were appropriated for meas...
November 11, 2022
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Washington PostBiden brings ‘trust us’ message to Skeptical UN climate summit
President Joe Biden will arrive Friday at the UN climate summit in Egypt with a message for thousand...
November 11, 2022