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Associated PressRussia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin’s war
BEIRUT (AP) — When the bulk cargo ship Laodicea docked in Lebanon last summer, Ukrainian diplomats s...
October 4, 2022
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Defense & SecurityN. Korea sends missile soaring over Japan in escalation
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over ...
October 4, 2022
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Defense & SecurityNorth Korea fires missile to Pacific Ocean
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—North Korea is seen to have launched a missile to the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday mo...
October 4, 2022
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Outside ContributorsChina’s Hong Kong vision a test for world freedoms
When I was growing up in Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s, Hong Kong’s movies and pop music were ver...
October 4, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsTokyo Deaflympics raises hopes for inclusive society, better support for deaf athletes
The Summer Deaflympics, an international sporting event for the hearing impaired, will be held in To...
October 4, 2022
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Asia-PacificTaiwan cautions Beijing over semiconductor exports
Taiwan’s Economic Affairs Minister Wang Mei-hua has warned China against putting military pressure o...
October 4, 2022
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Associated PressSwallows’ Murakami hits 56th homer, breaks Oh’s record
TOKYO (AP) — In a season of home run milestones in American baseball by Albert Pujols and Aaron Judg...
October 3, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Cabinet approval rating takes a hit from rising prices, Unification Church issue and Abe state funeral
More people say they disapprove of the Kishida Cabinet than those who approve of it, a recent nation...
October 3, 2022
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ScienceSvante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for ...
October 3, 2022
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PerspectivesUeda Akinari, the Edo-period master of sencha tea culture who left his past behind several times over
In Japan, drinking green tea gradually became an everyday activity in the 18th century, the middle o...
October 3, 2022
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Emperor to undergo prostate examination in November
The Emperor is scheduled to have his prostate checked in early November after worrisome indications ...
October 3, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialStop Japanese businesses’ exodus from defense industry
The domestic defense industry is an important pillar that supports Japan’s national security. The i...
October 3, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Truck maker should take severe administrative punishment seriously
The government has imposed a severe administrative punishment on major truck maker Hino Motors, Ltd...
October 3, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida stresses raising wages, other measures to fight rising prices
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his determination to do his utmost to combat rising prices an...
October 3, 2022
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EuropeU.K. scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earner...
October 3, 2022