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Associated Press‘Don’t Say Gay’ law confuses some Florida schools
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbook...
August 16, 2022
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Associated PressDeadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now just...
August 16, 2022
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Associated PressWhy US lawmakers’ Taiwan trips keep riling China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan is high on the summer travel list for U.S. members of Congress on their Aug...
August 16, 2022
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Associated PressUkrainian military says it repelled more than dozen attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military said Monday that it had repelled more than a dozen Russi...
August 16, 2022
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Associated PressGiuliani targeted in criminal probe of 2020 election
ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani is a target of the criminal investigation into possible illegal attempt...
August 16, 2022
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Social SeriesForeign students return / Overseas students finally start new chapter in life
Briton Gregory McDonald landed on March 23 at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Hearing Japanese spoken all ar...
August 16, 2022
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CoronavirusPush to have children ages 5-11 get COVID-19 vaccines gains steam
Parents and guardians will officially be urged to have children ages 5-11 vaccinated for COVID-19 un...
August 16, 2022
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CoronavirusNew vaccine expected to boost omicron protection for all generations
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to start administering COVID boosters using a new vacci...
August 15, 2022
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Associated PressChina announces new Taiwan drills as US delegation visits
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the island’s president m...
August 15, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentMinisters visit Yasukuni Shrine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Two members of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet visited Tokyo’s Yasukuni ...
August 15, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 23,135 infections, up from previous Monday
Tokyo reported 23,135 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Monday, up by 5,251 from ...
August 15, 2022
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GolfBaba 2nd Japanese golfer to win U.S. Women’s Amateur
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Saki Baba won the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Sunday, dominating Canada’s Mone...
August 15, 2022
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General News7-year-old pays respects to family killed in war
Kazuha Isono, 7, from Kochi Prefecture, attended a memorial ceremony for family members with his gra...
August 15, 2022
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General NewsPandemic limits attendance at war memorial
The government’s annual memorial for those who died in World War II was held at the Nippon Budokan h...
August 15, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialRebuild international order that does not allow aggression / Defense capabilities to contain threats are essential
The postwar international order has been shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is hoped that t...
August 15, 2022