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Travel SpotsNara: Ritual refreshes Great Buddha
NARA — The 15-meter-tall Great Buddha statue in Nara was cleaned for the first time in three years o...
August 27, 2022
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Associated PressOfficial: 6 of 43 missing Mexican students given to army
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six of the 43 college students “disappeared” in 2014 were allegedly kept alive in...
August 27, 2022
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Associated PressTakeaways from the unsealed Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday unsealed the FBI affidavit justifying the unprece...
August 27, 2022
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Associated PressUS data reveals racial gaps in monkeypox vaccinations
The Biden administration said Friday there’s enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health offic...
August 27, 2022
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Associated PressAirstrike hits kindergarten in capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An airstrike by Ethiopia’s air force hit a kindergarten in the country’s embat...
August 27, 2022
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Associated PressFears of a radiation leak mount near Ukrainian nuclear plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zapor...
August 27, 2022
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Political PulseTeleworkers in Japan miss interpersonal satisfactions of office life
At 79, Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is still on stage, belting out the legendary British rock b...
August 27, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan eyes R&D bases to improve domestic vaccine development
The government has selected 11 institutions, including the University of Tokyo, as research and deve...
August 27, 2022
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Wider WorldJapan to pledge $5 bil. in aid for infrastructure development in Africa
The government has decided to provide as much as $5 billion (about ¥680 billion) in aid over three y...
August 26, 2022
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August 26, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 18,423 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 18,423 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Friday, down 9,253 from the same day la...
August 26, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentTsuyuki named NPA chief
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government on Friday decided to name Yasuhiro Tsuyuki, deputy comm...
August 26, 2022
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CompaniesSony announces PlayStation 5 price hikes
The prices of PlayStation 5 consoles will be going up around the world, Sony Interactive Entertainme...
August 26, 2022
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Wider WorldJapan recognizes 98 Afghan refugees
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Immigration Services Agency of Japan gave refugee status this month to 98 p...
August 26, 2022
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General NewsAbe shooting could have been prevented, report says
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The deadly shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July could ...
August 26, 2022