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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
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General NewsJapan OK’s smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An expert panel of the health ministry on Friday approved the use of a smallpox...
July 30, 2022
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PerspectivesAbe security detail was rife with fundamental flaws
More than three weeks have passed since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot dead. Abe ...
July 30, 2022
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Washington PostClimate deal is a ‘baby step,’ but world needs bigger action, diplomats say
Even as Democrats work to deliver the biggest-ever U.S. climate investment in a new spending package...
July 30, 2022
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Washington PostThe next youth sports arms race
WESTFIELD, Ind. – Andy Card sat inside his favorite Mexican restaurant in an Indianapolis suburb aft...
July 30, 2022
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Washington PostAs Starbucks exits, D.C.’s historic Union Station struggles with safety and empty stores
Starbucks is departing Union Station on Sunday while citing safety concerns at the iconic Washington...
July 30, 2022
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July 30, 2022
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ReutersBlinken and Russia’s Lavrov have ‘frank’ discussion about prisoners
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday held a telephone co...
July 30, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialBiden, Xi must work to avoid conflict over Taiwan
In addition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the international situation would become even more unst...
July 30, 2022