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EnvironmentBleaching hits over 90％ of Japan’s largest coral reef
More than 90% of coral in the Sekisei Lagoon, located between Iriomote and Ishigaki islands in Okina...
October 30, 2022
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CompaniesDiscount stores thrive in U.S. amid surging prices
NEW YORK — Discount store chains, including those operated by Japanese companies, are increasingly ...
October 30, 2022
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General NewsEyebrows raised over Tottori Prefecture’s ¥300 mil. for Andy Warhol works
TOTTORI — Tottori Prefecture has created a stir after spending almost ¥300 million to buy five of An...
October 30, 2022
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Travel SpotsOkinawa: Shuri Castle holds ‘reconstruction festival’ 3 years after blaze
NAHA — A festival kicked off Saturday at Shuri Castle in Naha, where work is underway to restore the...
October 30, 2022
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ReutersBiden to travel to Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia for November summits – White House
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt to participate in the COP27 United Nations climate cha...
October 30, 2022
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Washington PostHere’s what causes crowd crushes like the deadly one in Seoul
On Saturday - in what appears to be one of the deadliest disasters in South Korea since 2014 - nearl...
October 30, 2022
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Washington PostTop national-security prosecutor joins Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation
One of the Justice Department's most experienced national security prosecutors has joined the team o...
October 30, 2022
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Washington PostRussia pauses grain deal after Ukraine strikes warships in Crimea
Russia suspended its participation in the U.N.-brokered deal that allowed Ukraine to export its grai...
October 30, 2022
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Washington PostAt least 146 dead in Seoul Halloween crowd crush
SEOUL - At least 149 people died and another 75 were injured Saturday night into early Sunday after ...
October 30, 2022
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Washington PostAttack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband follows years of GOP demonizing her
WASHINGTON - In 2010, Republicans launched a "Fire Pelosi" project - complete with a bus tour, a #FI...
October 30, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialDispelling workers’ concerns main prerequisite for introduction
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to lift the ban on e-money salary payments in whi...
October 30, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Devise mechanism to take advantage of people’s desire to donate
Twenty-five years have passed since the enforcement of the Organ Transplants Law, which recognizes b...
October 30, 2022
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Japan In FocusNara: Traditional setta sandals attract global audience
NARA — Local footwear businesses in Nara Prefecture, a major production center for items including s...
October 30, 2022
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Travel SpotsKochi: Plastic waste found in sea turtle given as game prizes
MUROTO, Kochi — With plastic waste having a negative impact on marine life, an aquarium in Shikoku a...
October 30, 2022
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Travel SpotsOkayama: Armed procession of portable shrine resumes
NIIMI, Okayama — People along a street in the center of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, went down on thei...
October 30, 2022