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Washington PostFive years on, shooting victims fight for government to admit liability
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas - Ryland Ward knows he looks different from other kids, though it's hard f...
August 17, 2022
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General News200 wind chimes bring refreshing charm to Edo experience in Nihombashi
An arrangement of about 200 furin wind chimes in Nihombashi, Tokyo, rings out with a refreshing timb...
August 17, 2022
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Washington PostRoad to war: U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion
On a sunny October morning, the nation's top intelligence, military and diplomatic leaders filed int...
August 17, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialExamine risk factors, shore up domestic demand
It has been confirmed that the nation’s economy is on a recovery track. However, there are many risk...
August 17, 2022
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EconomyJapan logs trade deficit of ￥1,436.8 billion in July
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of ¥1,436.8 billion in July, compa...
August 17, 2022
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Washington PostU.S. announces more water cuts as Colorado River hits dire lows
As the historic drought in the U.S. Southwest pushes the nation's largest reservoirs to record lows,...
August 17, 2022
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ScienceRyugu sand apparently formed on outer rim of solar system
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A team of researchers has found that sand brought back to Earth by Japan’s Haya...
August 17, 2022
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Washington PostTrump is rushing to hire seasoned lawyers. But he keeps hearing ‘No.’
Former president Donald Trump and close aides have spent the days since the FBI searched his Florida...
August 17, 2022
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Washington PostBracing for loss, Liz Cheney says primary is ‘beginning of the battle’
JACKSON, Wyo. - Rep. Liz Cheney - the once-high-ranking Republican who defied her party to wage a lo...
August 17, 2022
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Japan In FocusTokyo: Leather accessories reflect the changing times
One of the country’s largest pigskin producers is right here in the capital — in Sumida Ward. And s...
August 17, 2022
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MarketsSurvey: Over 60％ of Japan firms negatively impacted by weak yen
More than 60% of firms from a wide range of industries said the yen’s depreciation over the past si...
August 17, 2022
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Companiesistyle, Amazon join forces
NEW YORK — istyle Inc., the Tokyo-based operator of @cosme, one of Japan’s largest cosmetics and bea...
August 17, 2022
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General NewsDistance-learning high school holds classes in the metaverse
TOYAMA — A distance-learning high school based in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, has started holding class...
August 16, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 23,511 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 23,511 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Tuesday, down 5,604 from the same day l...
August 16, 2022
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ReutersChinese military survey ship docks at Sri Lanka port
COLOMBO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Chinese survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 docked on Tuesday at Sri Lanka's C...
August 16, 2022