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Japan In FocusFood stalls offer tastes of Kumamoto
KUMAMOTO — A grouping of food stalls where customers can enjoy unique local dishes has opened in Kum...
July 9, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentViolent suppression of expression will not be tolerated
Using violence to suppress expression is absolutely unacceptable under any circumstances. What grud...
July 9, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentRuling, opposition party heavyweights mourn Abe
Ruling and opposition party heavyweights mourned Friday the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Ab...
July 9, 2022
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Washington PostClimate activists worried after Biden releases review of Alaska oil project
The Joe Biden administration on Friday released a new environmental assessment of a controversial oi...
July 9, 2022
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Washington PostAlleged Oath Keeper accused of bringing explosives to D.C. on Jan. 6
U.S. prosecutors leveled new accusations Friday against the leader of the Oath Keepers and alleged m...
July 9, 2022
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ReutersU.S., Chinese foreign ministers hold first in person talks since October
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China’s Foreign Minister...
July 9, 2022
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ReutersRussia’s Lavrov walks out of G20 as West denounces Ukraine war
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - G20 foreign ministers called for an end to the war and grain blocka...
July 9, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMore homemade guns found in home of Abe shooting suspect
The suspect apprehended in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Nara prefectu...
July 9, 2022
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Japan In FocusOkinawa culture thrives in Osaka 100 yrs after exodus
OSAKA — Little Okinawa in Taisho Ward, Osaka, is known as home for many people with roots in Okinawa...
July 9, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Investigators leverage advanced technology to probe complex road accidents around nation
In 2016, a Mercedes-Benz barrelled down the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) against the flow of traffic,...
July 9, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (July 9)
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July 9, 2022
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Japan In FocusSeto island bride makes nostalgic arrival by sea
MARUGAME, Kagawa — In mid June, a remote island in the Seto Inland Sea was treated to an event that ...
July 9, 2022
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CompaniesKDDI launches task force in wake of network failure
KDDI Corp., still reeling from a large-scale network disruption that occurred July 2, has set up a t...
July 9, 2022
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Asia-PacificEnergy-efficient, environmentally friendly buildings increasing
Developing energy-efficient buildings is an inevitable trend for Vietnam to achieve its environmenta...
July 9, 2022
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Associated PressBeijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vacc...
July 9, 2022