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CoronavirusTokyo logs 18,423 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 18,423 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Friday, down 9,253 from the same day la...
August 26, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentTsuyuki named NPA chief
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government on Friday decided to name Yasuhiro Tsuyuki, deputy comm...
August 26, 2022
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CompaniesSony announces PlayStation 5 price hikes
The prices of PlayStation 5 consoles will be going up around the world, Sony Interactive Entertainme...
August 26, 2022
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Wider WorldJapan recognizes 98 Afghan refugees
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Immigration Services Agency of Japan gave refugee status this month to 98 p...
August 26, 2022
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General NewsAbe shooting could have been prevented, report says
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The deadly shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July could ...
August 26, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentEducation ministry strategizing to bring foreign students back to Japan
The government plans to revise its basic strategy for accepting foreign students in an effort to res...
August 26, 2022
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ArtJapan Media Arts Festival to be scrapped
The Cultural Affairs Agency has decided to scrap the Japan Media Arts Festival, which celebrates out...
August 26, 2022
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General NewsDigital textbooks for English to be standard for 5th grade and up
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The education ministry plans to start the full-fledged use of digital textbooks...
August 26, 2022
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General NewsJapanese police to enhance measures against online instructions for homemade weapons
A National Police Agency security inspection report on the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister S...
August 26, 2022
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General NewsFirefighters’ rope-bridge competition held in Tokyo
Firefighters compete in the rope-bridge race at the 50th National Rescue Meet, an event held Friday ...
August 26, 2022
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Climate ChangeThaw, redraw: Melting glacier displaces Italian-Swiss border
ZERMATT, Switzerland (AFP-Jiji) — Way up in the snowy Alps, the border between Switzerland and Italy...
August 26, 2022
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Washington PostUkraine’s largest nuclear plant is cut off energy grid
The Washington Post / John Hudson [posttime] JST, [postdate] KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine̵...
August 26, 2022
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Washington PostTruck, plane, backpack: Inside the extreme effort to save Mexican wolves
ABOVE THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST, N.M. – In a private plane soaring 26,000 feet over pine-swathed moun...
August 26, 2022
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Washington PostBiden student loan action ignites instant political battle
The complex politics of student debt relief burst into full view Thursday following President Joe Bi...
August 26, 2022
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T-Mobile partners with SpaceX in effort to end cellphone dead zones
T-Mobile is partnering with SpaceX to use satellites to expand the carrier’s coverage to remote part...
August 26, 2022