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ScienceRyugu sand apparently formed on outer rim of solar system
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A team of researchers has found that sand brought back to Earth by Japan’s Haya...
August 17, 2022
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Washington PostTrump is rushing to hire seasoned lawyers. But he keeps hearing ‘No.’
Former president Donald Trump and close aides have spent the days since the FBI searched his Florida...
August 17, 2022
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Washington PostBracing for loss, Liz Cheney says primary is ‘beginning of the battle’
JACKSON, Wyo. - Rep. Liz Cheney - the once-high-ranking Republican who defied her party to wage a lo...
August 17, 2022
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Japan In FocusTokyo: Leather accessories reflect the changing times
One of the country’s largest pigskin producers is right here in the capital — in Sumida Ward. And s...
August 17, 2022
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MarketsSurvey: Over 60％ of Japan firms negatively impacted by weak yen
More than 60% of firms from a wide range of industries said the yen’s depreciation over the past si...
August 17, 2022
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Companiesistyle, Amazon join forces
NEW YORK — istyle Inc., the Tokyo-based operator of @cosme, one of Japan’s largest cosmetics and bea...
August 17, 2022
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General NewsDistance-learning high school holds classes in the metaverse
TOYAMA — A distance-learning high school based in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, has started holding class...
August 16, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 23,511 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 23,511 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Tuesday, down 5,604 from the same day l...
August 16, 2022
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ReutersChinese military survey ship docks at Sri Lanka port
COLOMBO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Chinese survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 docked on Tuesday at Sri Lanka's C...
August 16, 2022
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Associated Press2 injured in fire at ammunition storage site on Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A fire at an ammunition storage site on Crimea left two people injured on Tuesd...
August 16, 2022
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Associated PressUS, South Korea to begin expanded military drills next week
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea will begin their biggest combined milita...
August 16, 2022
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ElectionsYoung voters shying away from LDP
Young voters appear to be distancing themselves from the ruling party, according to data from exit p...
August 16, 2022
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Travel SpotsA-maze-ing field of corn
FUKUSHIMA — A large maze has appeared in a cornfield at a ranch in Kagamiishi, Fukushima Prefecture....
August 16, 2022
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Asia-PacificSri Lankan president: China cannot use southern port for military purposes
COLOMBO — China will not be allowed to use the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota for military p...
August 16, 2022
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CoronavirusKishida orders review of COVID classification
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked relevant ministers to review the need for mandatory reporting...
August 16, 2022