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SumoEmbattled Mitakeumi might sidestep demotion with coronavirus infection
When infected with the coronavirus, there is little else one can do. Ozeki Mitakeumi was forced to w...
July 27, 2022
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EconomyIMF cuts 2022 global growth projection to 3.2 %
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The International Monetary Fund cut its global economic growth outlook for...
July 27, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Kishi admits support from Unification Church members
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Tuesday that members of the religiou...
July 27, 2022
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EconomyUsed home appliances gaining popularity due to rising costs
More people are choosing to purchase used home appliances, such as refrigerators and washing machine...
July 27, 2022
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Associated PressA ＃toosoon moment? Pope in headdress draws mixed response
It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly wearing a full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft ...
July 27, 2022
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CoronavirusNew studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild
Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China mar...
July 27, 2022
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Associated PressBuzz Aldrin flight-to-moon jacket sells at auction for ＄2.8M
NEW YORK (AP) — Buzz Aldrin’s jacket worn on his historic first mission to the moon’s surface in 196...
July 27, 2022
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Associated PressTrump, Pence speeches put stark GOP divide on display
WASHINGTON (AP) — The intensifying rivalry between former President Donald Trump and his once fierce...
July 27, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina highway plan includes road links to Taiwan by 2035
BEIJING — A plan to build road links to Taiwan from the southern Chinese province of Fujian by 2035 ...
July 27, 2022
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CompaniesGoogle, Microsoft registered in Japan as foreign tech firms
ReutersThe Yomiuri Shimbun The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] U.S. tech firms Googl...
July 27, 2022
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ElectionsLow turnout for voters aged 18, 19 in upper house poll
The voter participation rate among 18- and 19-year-olds in the House of Councillors election on July...
July 26, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 31,593 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 31,593 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Tuesday, an increase of about 190% ...
July 26, 2022
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Crime & CourtsVictims of Sagamihara care home attack mourned 6 yrs on
SAGAMIHARA (Jiji Press) — A memorial service was held Tuesday to mourn the victims of a knifing ramp...
July 26, 2022
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Crime & CourtsTokyo 2020 bribery probe leads investigators to ex-exec’s home, Dentsu office
The home of a former executive of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, who allegedly received bribes...
July 26, 2022
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July 26, 2022