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Politics & GovernmentKishida replaces 14 Cabinet members, adds key veterans to 1st-timers
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday overhauled his Cabinet, replacing 14 ministers in a reshuf...
August 10, 2022
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ObituariesIssey Miyake: designer, hibakusha, seeker
Issey Miyake, who died on Aug. 5 at 84, came from Hiroshima. As a high school student, he was immens...
August 10, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 34,243 coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 34,243 new cases of coronavirus infection on Wednesday, down 4,697 from the same day l...
August 10, 2022
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ReutersNew York company raises over $120k to make action figure of Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
Aug 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has been fighting a Russian invasion ...
August 10, 2022
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ReutersChina’s Lenovo posts slowest revenue rise in 9 quarters on PC downturn
HONG KONG, Aug 10 (Reuters) - China's Lenovo Group 0992.HK recorded its smallest revenue growth in n...
August 10, 2022
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ReutersUkraine says 11 killed overnight, Britain flags new Russian force
Russian shelling killed 11 people in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, governor Val...
August 10, 2022
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General NewsLocal govts counting on digital jobs as population drops ever faster
As the fall in Japan’s population picks up pace, some regional areas are hoping digital-related jobs...
August 10, 2022
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ReutersChina’s factory inflation hits 17-month low, consumer prices speed up
BEIJING, Aug 10 (Reuters) - China's factory-gate inflation eased to a 17-month low in July, defying ...
August 10, 2022
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ReutersAsian shares fall as investors brace for inflation report
TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Stocks fell across Asia and the dollar steadied on Wednesday as investors ...
August 10, 2022
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Washington PostOfficials to charge suspect in shootings of Muslim men in Albuquerque
After a weeks-long search, Albuquerque police announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with f...
August 10, 2022
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Washington PostMar-a-Lago search appears focused on whether Trump, aides withheld items
In the months before the FBI's dramatic move to execute a search warrant at former president Donald ...
August 10, 2022
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Crime & CourtsJapan-Vietnam criminal investigation cooperation treaty to take effect this month
A mutual legal assistance treaty between Japan and Vietnam to facilitate criminal investigations bet...
August 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentTiming of Cabinet reshuffle triggers uproar in LDP
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s decision to reshuffle the Cabinet just before the Bon holiday period ...
August 10, 2022
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Washington PostCounterfeit socks shipment seized, federal officials say
The feds, it seems, have foiled another effort to ship millions of dollars worth of allegedly fake s...
August 10, 2022
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Washington PostDeadly Crimea blasts are ‘just the beginning,’ Ukraine warns Russia
After explosions rocked a Russian air base Tuesday in occupied Crimea, Ukrainian government official...
August 10, 2022