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General NewsRice field rugby events make for splashy fun
FUJIMI, Saitama — Instead of planting rice, players were working to grow the game of rugby in a rice...
June 19, 2022
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Associated PressUS opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers....
June 19, 2022
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Associated PressFloods in India, Bangladesh leave millions homeless, 18 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Army troops were called in to rescue thousands of people stranded by massiv...
June 19, 2022
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Associated PressBiden’s optimism collides with mounting political challenges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are going to hold onto the House after November’s midterm elections. The...
June 19, 2022
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Associated PressHousing market slows retreat from rising seas, bigger storms
Chuck and Terry Nowiski lived in their country-style farmhouse with a wrap-around porch for 36 years...
June 19, 2022
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General News20% of people in Japan likely have high blood pressure
High blood pressure could be affecting 2 out of every 10 people in Japan, according to a survey by t...
June 19, 2022
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General NewsFemale firefighters training to be ‘women-only rescue unit’
MORIOKA — A group of female firefighters in Iwate Prefecture, who experienced the Great East Japan E...
June 19, 2022
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Defense & SecurityReplacement of Japan’s top defense bureaucrat causes stir
The government’s decision Friday to replace Administrative Vice Defense Minister Kazuhisa Shimada ha...
June 19, 2022
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoNational Theatre to reopen in 2029 with new look
The Japan Arts Council, the independent administrative agency that operates the National Theatre in ...
June 19, 2022
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General NewsTop court: nuclear accident ‘could not have been avoided’
In the lawsuit where residents who were forced to evacuate following the nuclear accident at the Fuk...
June 18, 2022
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BaseballYamamoto tosses 4th no-hitter of NPB season
Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto fired a no-hitter against the Saitama Seibu Lions in Pacific L...
June 18, 2022
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ElectionsKishida visits Toyota plant ahead of national election
TOYOTA, Aichi (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday paid a visit to a Toyota Motor C...
June 18, 2022
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CompaniesSleep aid market booming amid pandemic
The market for sleep aids is expanding rapidly as more people have difficulty getting to sleep due t...
June 18, 2022
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Asia-PacificCambodia: Rubber-based exports rise 16.5% but per-ton price dips
Cambodia exported rubber and articles thereof to the tune of $149.8 million in the first four months...
June 18, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
1 in 3 workers keen to change jobs in next 6 months
More workers in Singapore may change employers as the labor market continues its recovery, with more...
June 18, 2022