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Politics & GovernmentPoliticians of both ruling and opposition parties use Unification Church ties for election support
Various ways in which politicians have received election support from the religious group widely kno...
July 31, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM to announce new U.N. fund to encourage people to visit atomic bombing sites
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to announce the creation of a $10 million (about ¥1.33 billion)...
July 31, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan shifts to ‘living with coronavirus’ strategy
The mandatory reporting of coronavirus cases might be scrapped to ease the burden on public health c...
July 30, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 33,466 coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 33,466 new novel coronavirus infections on Saturday, surpassing 20,000 for the 11th ...
July 30, 2022
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EconomyInternational flight reservations jump 4.6-fold for summer
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Reservations for international flights for the Bon summer holiday period have i...
July 30, 2022
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Asia-PacificGlobal talent, Korean-trained: K-pop’s new recipe for world domination
SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — From Indian K-pop idols to Swedish songwriters, South Korea’s music industry is n...
July 30, 2022
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Film & TVCurtain falls on pioneering Tokyo movie theater after 50 years
Iwanami Hall, a pioneering Tokyo movie theater closed its doors Friday after 50 years. Many fans...
July 30, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentGovt set to review COVID classification after 7th wave
The government plans to review the classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Control ...
July 30, 2022
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Washington PostAbortion ruling will worsen military personnel crisis, Pentagon says
Pentagon officials and military personnel told lawmakers Friday that the Supreme Court’s decision en...
July 30, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor Emeritus visits biological research institute
The Emperor Emeritus, who has been diagnosed with right heart failure, visited on Friday the biologi...
July 30, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan Foreign Minister Hayashi eyes talks with China counterpart
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is planning to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ...
July 30, 2022
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EconomyEx-BOJ chief struggled in communication with market in 2012
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa struggled to communicate with t...
July 30, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan average life expectancy marks 1st drop in 10 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average life expectancy dropped from the previous year for both Japanese me...
July 30, 2022
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CoronavirusGovt distributes antigen test kits to local governments
The health ministry announced Friday that the government will purchase about 24 million qualitative ...
July 30, 2022
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Associated PressRussia, Ukraine trade blame for deadly attack on POW prison
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine accused each other Friday of shelling a prison in a separati...
July 30, 2022