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ElectionsLDP incumbent Sato, supported by Abe during fateful speech, projected winner in Nara
Kei Sato, the Liberal Democratic Party incumbent for whom former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was giv...
July 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentTime magazine cover features Abe
NEW YORK — Time magazine will feature former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead while appe...
July 10, 2022
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ElectionsRuling coalition looks set to retain majority in upper house
The Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner Komeito looked certain to win more tha...
July 10, 2022
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Washington PostA scourge of horror hits Highland Park, leaving behind death and fear
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – From this leafy suburb along Chicago’s North Shore, residents had watched as m...
July 10, 2022
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Elections37 votes to be invalidated after ballot distribution error in Tokushima
Ballots for the proportional representation election were mistakenly distributed to 37 voters at a p...
July 10, 2022
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ElectionsParty leaders travel 78,938 kilometers while campaigning
Leaders of the nine major ruling and opposition parties traveled a total distance of 78,938 kilomete...
July 10, 2022
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Washington PostTherapy dogs and questions: How Highland Park’s children are coping
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – The high school students had come to understand they might experience a mass s...
July 10, 2022
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ElectionsPolice presence at polling places
Uniformed police presence was felt Sunday at a polling place in Fukuoka. Voters casting their ballo...
July 10, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSuspect in Abe killing made, test-fired guns
The suspect in the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said the handmade gun used...
July 10, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 9,482 new COVID-19 cases
Tokyo confirmed 9,482 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Sunday, a 150% increase f...
July 10, 2022
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ElectionsYomiuri: Voter turnout at 52%
The voter turnout for the 26th House of Councillors election on Sunday was around 52%, according to ...
July 10, 2022
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Crime & CourtsNara police chief: Biggest regret during my career as a police officer
NARA — Nara prefectural police chief Tomoaki Onizuka expressed deep regret over Friday’s fatal shoot...
July 10, 2022
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ElectionsVoting underway for upper house election
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Voting is underway for Sunday’s House of Councillors election in Japan, with ma...
July 10, 2022
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Defense & SecurityRussian ship passes between Okinawa and Miyako islands
A Russian Navy intelligence-gathering ship sailing northward passed between Okinawa Island and Miyak...
July 10, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSuspect in fatal shooting of former Japan PM quit job 2 months ago
The man arrested over Friday’s fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City quit ...
July 10, 2022