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Politics & GovernmentMinister deflects while admitting to photo with Unification Church leader
Economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa admitted Friday at a press conference after a Cab...
October 22, 2022
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Defense & SecurityU.S. forces describe Sea of Japan as ‘East Sea’
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the U.S. Pacific Fleet labeled the Sea of Japan the East Sea, the ...
October 22, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina’s new Central Committee excludes Li Keqiang, Wang Yang
BEIJING (Reuters) — The Chinese Communist Party elected a new Central Committee on Saturday that doe...
October 22, 2022
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Defense & SecurityOkinawa to accept relocation of U.S. military port to Urasoe
The Okinawa prefectural government is expected to approve a plan to relocate the U.S. forces’ Naha P...
October 22, 2022
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Washington PostThree weeks after Ian, hard-hit Floridians are still searching for lost pets
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – As the water from Hurricane Ian’s storm surge rose, Joseph Salvaggio climbe...
October 22, 2022
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Washington PostNew EV charging stations to dot highways beginning next year
Hundreds of new electric vehicle charging stations will open as soon as next year along highways in ...
October 22, 2022
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Washington PostShe’s made 1,750 Wikipedia bios for female scientists who haven’t gotten their due
On a whim, Jess Wade typed out her first Wikipedia page five years ago. It was a biography of Kim Co...
October 22, 2022
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Japan In FocusWakayama: Ambulances display sticker to help pregnant women feel more at ease
ARIDA, Wakayama — Special ambulances used to transport pregnant and postpartum women have been opera...
October 22, 2022
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Associated PressItaly’s far-right leader Meloni forms new government
ROME (AP) — Giorgia Meloni on Friday formed Italy’s new ruling coalition, assembling the country’s f...
October 22, 2022
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Associated PressBoris Johnson, ousted by scandal, eyes comeback as UK leader
LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson — ousted by ethics scandals just three mon...
October 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan mulling ¥20 tril. to help deal with rising prices
The government and ruling parties are mulling a plan to spend ¥20 trillion on a comprehensive packag...
October 22, 2022
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October 22, 2022
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General NewsTowering designs over Tokyo
The 10 winning designs from a contest for lighting up Tokyo Skytree, part of commemorations for the ...
October 22, 2022
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Japan In FocusNagasaki: Invaders’ anchor salvaged centuries after sinking
MATSUURA, Nagasaki — A 13th-century anchor has been recovered from the seabed off the coast of north...
October 22, 2022
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Asia-PacificBali bombing survivors continue battling trauma
JAKARTA (AP) — Thiolina Marpaung still panics anytime she smells smoke, immediately recalling the bo...
October 22, 2022