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Washington Post‘The stakes could not be higher’: Kansas abortion vote set for Aug. 2
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – At a recent gathering of abortion rights canvassers in a strip-mall office in ...
July 26, 2022
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Associated PressUS to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than o...
July 26, 2022
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EconomyHouseholds budget more for summer trips than in 2019
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese households’ average budget for this year’s summer holiday rose for the...
July 26, 2022
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Social SeriesVIP protection in Japan compares poorly to other countries
In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, questions have arisen ab...
July 26, 2022
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CoronavirusJR Kyushu cancels 120 trains due to COVID-19 spread among crew
FUKUOKA (Jiji Press) — Kyushu Railway Co. , or JR Kyushu, said Monday that it will not run a total o...
July 26, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMan sentenced to death for killing 7, injuring 10 people in Akihabara in June 2008 executed
Tomohiro Kato, 39, sentenced to death for killing seven and injuring 10 people in Akihabara in June ...
July 26, 2022
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CoronavirusSentiment split over COVID-19 surge
The number of new coronavirus cases topped 200,000 for the first time Saturday, the first weekend af...
July 26, 2022
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Social SeriesLessons for dignitary protection: Incident 30 years ago fading from memory
In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, questions have arisen ab...
July 26, 2022
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General NewsSeeing green
Workers examine Obanazawa Suika watermelons for any imperfections before having them shipped out at ...
July 25, 2022
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General News1st case of monkeypox infection confirmed in Japan
The nation’s first case of monkeypox infection has been confirmed, government sources said on Monday...
July 25, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo reports 22,387 new infections, up 80% from last week
Tokyo on Monday confirmed 22,387 new cases of novel coronavirus infection, the metropolitan governme...
July 25, 2022
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Crime & CourtsPsychiatric detention starts for Abe shooting suspect
NARA — Psychiatric detention started Monday for Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with fatally shooti...
July 25, 2022
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Figure SkatingEx-figure skating queen Kim to get married in October
SEOUL — Yuna Kim, the gold medalist in women’s figure skating at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, will ...
July 25, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialWill central bank’s decision help overcome soaring fuel prices?
This is a sign of firm determination to curb historical inflation. The European Central Bank has dec...
July 25, 2022
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Washington PostWildfire explodes beyond 14,000 acres near Yosemite National Park
Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate because of a wildfire burning thousands of acres n...
July 25, 2022