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Crime & CourtsSuspect in murder of wife, daughter in Osaka Pref. flees to Brazil, expected to appear before local police
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian national Anderson Robson Barbosa, 33, wanted by Osaka Prefectural Police ...
September 4, 2022
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CompaniesRakuten Mobile experiences systems glitch
Rakuten Mobile experienced a network outage that affected some users for a few hours around noon on ...
September 4, 2022
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Crime & CourtsEx-Aoki chairman admits to bribing arrested Tokyo 2020 exec, sources say
Hironori Aoki, the former chairman of Aoki Holdings, Inc. who is under investigation for an alleged ...
September 4, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialFunds should be used to strengthen foundation for making equipment
Given the deteriorating security environment surrounding the nation, it is only natural for Japan to...
September 4, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Don’t allow junta to make military rule an established fact
A year and a half has passed since the Myanmar military overthrew a democratic government in a coup,...
September 4, 2022
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BaseballOhtani reaches 400 MLB strikeouts, Angels beat Astros in 12
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Duffy’s bloop single in the 12th inning drove in Taylor Ward with the wi...
September 4, 2022
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General NewsSumo video game supports ‘100-year lifespans’
SAITAMA — On the third Wednesday of every month, elderly people enjoy playing a competitive sumo-the...
September 4, 2022
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Washington PostFor residents of Jackson, Miss., a water crisis is nothing new
JACKSON, Miss. – What stood out this week was the calm. The streets were quiet, and residents queued...
September 4, 2022
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Washington PostUnderstanding this summer’s extreme divide in rain and drought
Like an unhinged seesaw, this summer’s rainfall has teetered between too much and too little across ...
September 4, 2022
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Washington PostIn Uvalde, a 9-year-old anxiously prepares to return to school
UVALDE, Texas – Whenever Marcela Cabralez tries to check in with her fourth grader about returning t...
September 4, 2022
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Defense & SecurityRussia holds military exercises on Japanese territorial islands
Russia has conducted military exercises aimed at preventing “enemy” forces landing on the islands of...
September 4, 2022
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Books & LiteratureBound to Please / How engineers enabled buildings to colonize the clouds
If King Kong were to visit New York today, he’d hardly recognize the place. The 381-meter Empire Sta...
September 4, 2022
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TroubleshooterI hate my two-faced sister and I want to beat her up
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male student in my 20s. I really hate my sister who is two years younger...
September 4, 2022
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CompaniesToyota launches updated Crown models in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. has launched new versions of its flagship Crown model for the first time in about...
September 4, 2022
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TroubleshooterI feel unloved after finding out my husband is gay
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a part-time worker in my 40s. I have been married for 15 years and been bl...
September 4, 2022