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Associated PressCivilians flee intense fighting in contested eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians fled intense fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Russian and Ukr...
June 11, 2022
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Associated PressWreck of 17th-century royal warship found off U.K. coast
LONDON (AP) — Explorers and historians are telling the world about the discovery of the wreck of a r...
June 11, 2022
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Associated PressCapitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has laid...
June 11, 2022
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Associated PressUS inflation at new 40-year high as price increases spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising i...
June 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusQuirky good luck charms at shrine for academic deity
KOBE — A statue of Sugawara no Michizane as a child holding a surfboard stands in the precincts of a...
June 11, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialBuild on shared risk awareness to strengthen security cooperation
A growing sense of urgency over the worsening security environment surrounding each of their countri...
June 11, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan must play significant role in reconstructing international order
Amid turbulence in the international community, it has been pointed out that the United Nations is u...
June 11, 2022
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General NewsHarvesting a giant
Farmers begin the harvest of giant butterbur stalks that have grown about two meters high in Ashoro,...
June 11, 2022
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Associated PressU.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers t...
June 11, 2022
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TechnologyDrones easing shopping-woes in rural parts of Japan
Drones are increasingly winging their way to rural households to deliver groceries and medication to...
June 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusCanal sightseeing cruise to be extended to Lake Biwa
KYOTO — Five years ago, a historic canal linking the cities of Otsu and Kyoto was reopened to sights...
June 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusRiders of Fukuoka kitchen train can enjoy sights, crafts of prefecture
FUKUOKA — Kitchen trains have appeared on the railroad in the southern region of Fukuoka Prefecture ...
June 11, 2022
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SoccerJapan beats Ghana 4-1 in World Cup tune-up
Chile did not qualify for the World Cup in Qatar but has lodged a protest with FIFA that could see i...
June 11, 2022
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MarketsJapan edges closer to intervention in yen after rare govt, central bank joint statement
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe yen-dollar exchange rate is shown on a board in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Friday. ...
June 11, 2022
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Political PulseConcerned public, not gaiatsu, now drives strong security policies
Japan has been both cautious and passive about evolving its security policy for a long time. Japan h...
June 11, 2022