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CoronavirusOctober eyed for rollout of omicron COVID booster
New booster vaccines designed to target the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus are expected to...
August 9, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (August 9)
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August 9, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 29,115 coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 29,115 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Tuesday, down 1,727 from the same d...
August 9, 2022
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ObituariesFashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84
Issey Miyake, the internationally acclaimed fashion designer, died of cancer on Aug. 5 aged 84, it w...
August 9, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida vows to keep Nagasaki ‘as last place to endure horror’ of nuclear weapons
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who represents a constituency in Hiroshima, on Tuesday became the firs...
August 9, 2022
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General NewsNagasaki wants nuke-free world on 77th year since atomic bombing
NAGASAKI — Atomic bomb survivors and bereaved families of the victims offered prayers for peace on T...
August 9, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentCabinet approval rating falls to 57％
The approval rating of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet stood at 57%, a recent Yomiuri Shimbun...
August 9, 2022
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Washington PostLimited monkeypox vaccine supply would be stretched under FDA plan
WASHINGTON – Biden administration officials are set to announce Tuesday a new strategy to split monk...
August 9, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentIndustry minister Hagiuda set to head LDP policy research council in reshuffle
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to appoint Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda he...
August 9, 2022
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ReutersTaiwanese foreign minister says China drills part of a game-plan for invasion
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drill...
August 9, 2022
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Associated PressMuslim communities fearful after 4 killings in Albuquerque
First was the killing of a Muslim man from Afghanistan late last year. Then came two more slayings i...
August 9, 2022
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Washington PostTreasury penalizes crypto service that laundered funds for North Koreans
The Treasury Department issued sanctions Monday against a cryptocurrency service that has allowed No...
August 9, 2022
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Washington PostThere’s no shortage of teachers. We’ve just driven them out of schools.
There’s no teacher shortage. Sure, schools across the country are grappling with a vacancy rate so h...
August 9, 2022
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Washington PostQuestions loom over impact of $369 billion in climate spending
WASHINGTON – In some ways, it’s a peculiar time for Congress to be heaping tax credits onto the elec...
August 9, 2022
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ReutersSeattle exhibit focuses on the philosophy of Bruce Lee
After a pandemic-induced delay, a permanent exhibition focused on Bruce Lee’s philosophy is opening ...
August 9, 2022