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ReutersChina’s Vice President Wang Qishan to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan will attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral at the invitation of the Br...
September 17, 2022
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Associated PressBiden calls South Africa a vital voice despite Russia stance
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden praised South Africa as a vital voice on the global stage as h...
September 17, 2022
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ReutersU.S. vows continued deployment of strategic assets after N. Korea nuclear law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea on Friday denounced North Korea's first-use...
September 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsOsaka: Multilingual visitor center opens in Dotonbori
OSAKA — A newly opened multilingual facility in Osaka’s Dotonbori district is offering tourists the ...
September 17, 2022
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General NewsJapan lawyers’ group demands dissolution order against Unification Church
The education minister was called on to ask a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Chur...
September 17, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan eyes hikes in corporate taxes to cover defense spending
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government and the ruling bloc will start discussing hikes in corporate, fi...
September 17, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida to visit N.Y. for U.N. General Assembly speech
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit New York from Monday to attend a U.N. G...
September 17, 2022
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Japan In FocusMie: Bamboo and shovel produce curious sight
NABARI, Mie — At first glance, it looks as though a bamboo shoot has sprouted a shovel midway up its...
September 17, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor, Empress depart for U.K. to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
The Emperor and Empress departed Haneda Airport in Tokyo for Britain aboard a government plane Satur...
September 17, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentN. Korea raps Japan over 2002 Pyongyang Declaration
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — A North Korean diplomat has condemned Japan in a statement released ahead of t...
September 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsIt’s your turn
Participants pull a danjiri float to make a sharp turn at an intersection during the parade of the K...
September 17, 2022
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Washington PostBiden’s 11th-hour moves to avert a strike – and a political calamity
As White House aides grew desperate this week, with the hours ticking down toward a potentially deva...
September 17, 2022
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General NewsVermin incineration facility opens in Toyama
Animals such as wild boar and deer are increasingly causing agricultural damage, prompting many loc...
September 17, 2022
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Crime & CourtsElementary school teacher arrested for putting bleach in school lunch
SAITAMA — A 24-year-old elementary school teacher was arrested Friday for allegedly putting bleach ...
September 17, 2022
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Japan In FocusNagasaki: Replica of bombed cross connects Japan, U.S.
NAGASAKI — Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki preserves a cross that was exposed to the atomic bombing of...
September 17, 2022