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Politics & GovernmentKishida abandons plan to appoint Suga to key Cabinet position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is believed to have carefully considered appointing former Prime Minist...
August 12, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentUnification Church has no impact on politics
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he did not believe the religious group widely known as ...
August 11, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 31,247 virus cases
Tokyo confirmed 31,247 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Thursday, down 4,092 from the sam...
August 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentCabinet revamped to halt decline in Kishida’s approval rating
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s approval rating has been on a downward slide since the exposure of li...
August 11, 2022
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Figure SkatingHanyu calls quad axel quest his ‘driving force’
Figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu expressed his eagerness to continue to pursue the improvement of hi...
August 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina to ‘normalize’ just-ended military drills around Taiwan
China’s Eastern Theater Command announced Wednesday that it has completed a series of exercises arou...
August 11, 2022
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General NewsSeries of quakes hits northern Hokkaido
The northern part of Hokkaido was hit by a series of earthquakes on Thursday, including one measurin...
August 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea / Rice consumption decreases by half over course of 30 years
The phrase “Have you eaten rice today?” has long been considered equivalent to “How are you?” in Sou...
August 11, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmpress attends Florence Nightingale Medal award ceremony in Tokyo
The Empress attended a Florence Nightingale Medal award ceremony in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesda...
August 11, 2022
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Politics & Government
Pandemic, security top new Cabinet’s to-do list
The reshuffled Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces a raft of domestic and international ch...
August 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea increases presence as arms exporter with eye on Europe
SEOUL — South Korea, which has been fostering its defense industry to prepare against the threat fro...
August 11, 2022
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General NewsFormer Unification Church denies involvement in ‘spiritual sales’
The president of the Japan branch of the religious group widely known as the Unification Church said...
August 11, 2022
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Associated PressSerena loses 1st match since saying she’s prepared to retire
TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her firs...
August 11, 2022
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August 11, 2022
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General NewsWedlock windchimes
Yukata-clad visitors look at colorful furin windchimes dangling from wooden frames at Kawagoe Hikawa...
August 11, 2022