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Asia-PacificRestaurateurs fret as rising prices keep diners away
Seli Thulung used to enjoy taking her family out to dinner once or twice a month after she got a job...
June 22, 2022
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ElectionsCampaigning starts for Japan’s upper house election
Official campaigning for the 26th House of Councillors election began Wednesday, with hundreds of ca...
June 22, 2022
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EconomyGovt to introduce subsidies to trim farm production costs by 10%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government said Tuesday that it will create subsidies to cut costs to produ...
June 22, 2022
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Defense & Security2 Chinese ships enter Japan’s territorial waters off Senkaku Islands
Two China Coast Guard ships entered Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku island of Uotsurijima...
June 22, 2022
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General NewsJapan aims to regain pre-pandemic level of international students
The education ministry will try to restore the number of international students in Japan, and of Jap...
June 22, 2022
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ReutersArchaeologists discover ancient Mayan city on construction site
KANASIN, Mexico (Reuters) — Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled ...
June 22, 2022
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ReutersReport urges mining firms to improve safety
Mining companies should get consent from the indigenous peoples and affected communities over the li...
June 22, 2022
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EconomySports car sales accelerating in Japan
Sales of sports cars are gradually accelerating, and the boom is being fueled by the younger generat...
June 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese PM Kishida hopes to attend NPT review conference in U.S.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he “would like to attend” the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Rev...
June 22, 2022
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MarketsYen falls to 24-year low
LONDON (Reuters) — The euro rose on Tuesday, drawing support from the European Central Bank’s plans ...
June 21, 2022
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ElectionsAbout 530 candidates to run in upper house poll
Campaigning for the House of Councillors election will officially kick off Wednesday, with about 530...
June 21, 2022
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Defense & SecurityU.S. military ramps up activities in and around Okinawa
U.S. forces have increased their activities in and around Okinawa Prefecture, with military drills b...
June 21, 2022
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ReutersBollywood sex worker biopic resonates in brothels
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — The brothels look brighter, the alleyways are cleaner, and a s...
June 21, 2022
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Asia-PacificTravails of online myth merchants
In the Chinese mythology collection “The Classic of Mountains and Seas,” the world of yore was a mys...
June 21, 2022
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ReutersBhutan looks to taxis to jump-start stalled EV push
THIMPHU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — As night sets in, Dorji Wangchuk plugs his electric car into ...
June 21, 2022