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EconomyJapan’s tech companies focus on work-style reforms to secure talent
Technology companies in Japan are focusing on work-style reforms to improve working conditions in a...
July 18, 2022
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EconomyLarge power storage facility to be built in Wakayama Pref.
A large-scale power storage facility capable of storing enough electricity to meet the daily needs o...
July 18, 2022
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Crime & CourtsUnification Church complains about “untruthful” media reports
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, better known as the Unifi...
July 18, 2022
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Washington PostAn attack on a military base in Somalia shows al-Shabab’s deadly power
MOGADISHU, Somalia – In the predawn hours, the militants of al-Shabab attacked the peacekeepers’ bas...
July 18, 2022
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Washington PostA new gold rush pits money and jobs against California’s environment
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. – Where the Sacramento Valley steepens into the Sierra Nevada, Susan Love found...
July 18, 2022
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Washington PostTexas House report on Uvalde shooting blames all agencies at the scene
The most exhaustive report yet on the May 24 mass shooting inside a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school...
July 18, 2022
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Associated PressJennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas drive-through
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-thr...
July 18, 2022
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Crime & CourtsShooting suspect in slaying of Japan ex-PM Abe focused on making a ‘precision’ weapon
NARA — When police investigating the shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered the suspec...
July 18, 2022
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General NewsForests absorbing less CO2 as aging trees left uncared for
Although the forest area in Japan hardly changed, the amount of greenhouse gases absorbed by forest...
July 18, 2022
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General NewsThai tourists get warm welcome in Gunma Prefecture
MAEBASHI — Tourists from Thailand recently got an enthusiastic welcome in the town of Minakami, as m...
July 17, 2022
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ArtScenic Ome ryokan inn transformed into art museum
OME, Tokyo — A private art museum in front of Mitake Station on the JR Ome Line was once a ryokan tr...
July 17, 2022
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General NewsYamahoko float parade returns in Kyoto’s Gion festival
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — A procession of decorative “yamahoko” floats was held in Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri ...
July 17, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialSystem reform can lead to ensuring job opportunities
It is hoped that opportunities to work will be increased for persons with disabilities as well, acc...
July 17, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Protect small theaters that nurture filmmakers’ talent
Japan has produced many internationally acclaimed filmmakers. It is hoped that diversity in films w...
July 17, 2022
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Crime & CourtsNational Public Safety Commission chief visits Abe shooting site
NARA — Cabinet member Satoshi Ninoyu, acting in his capacity as chairperson of the National Public ...
July 17, 2022