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Associated PressS. Korea may conduct survey on BTS members’ military duty
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea may conduct a public survey to help determine whether to grant...
September 1, 2022
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Associated PressU.S.: Russian military facing ‘severe manpower shortages’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia is suffering “severe manpower shortages” in its 6-month-old war with Ukrain...
September 1, 2022
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EuropeIAEA team arrives in Zaporizhzhia to inspect Russia-controlled nuclear plant
LVIV, Ukraine – An International Atomic Energy Agency inspection team arrived Wednesday in the sout...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersWest mourns Gorbachev the peacemaker, Russia recalls his failures
LONDON - Mikhail Gorbachev was mourned in the West on Wednesday as a towering statesman who helped t...
September 1, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialAchievements in ending Cold War will not be forgotten
His achievements in ending the Cold War with the United States, in pursuit of peaceful coexistence i...
September 1, 2022
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EnvironmentTourists return but Easter Islanders draw lessons from COVID isolation
HANGA ROA, Easter Island (AFP-Jiji) — During more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic, Easter...
September 1, 2022
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Performing ArtsWin Morisaki aims to create his own character in ‘Pippin’
Morisaki aims to create his own character in ‘Pippin’ By Hiroaki Tagami / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff W...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersPakistanis protect homes against devastating floods; aid arrives
SHIKARPUR, Pakistan, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Residents in southern Pakistan used sandbags to shield their...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersBiden holds talk with Iraq PM after recent violence
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden held a call on Wednesday with Iraq's caretak...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersIran seeks stronger U.S. guarantees for revival of 2015 nuclear deal
DUBAI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Iran needs stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 n...
September 1, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Proceed with policies and steadily produce results
If policies are changed time and again without sufficient consideration, confusion will arise. Prime...
September 1, 2022
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ReutersChina may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, says U.N.
China's "arbitrary and discriminatory detention" of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the country's Xinji...
September 1, 2022
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Books & LiteratureEiko Kadono’s books have charmed children for decades
Books for children in Japan are rich and diverse. From the 1980s to the 1990s, the genre expanded be...
September 1, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChina’s speed using emerging tech for military poses greatest threat: U.S. think tank expert
Lauren Kahn, a research fellow at U.S. think tank the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke to Yomiuri...
September 1, 2022
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ObituariesKyocera founder was a philosopher king in Japan’s business world
The essence of the approach to management espoused by Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori, who died at 90 ...
September 1, 2022