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Asia-PacificChina’s aircraft carrier drills near Japan aimed at around-the-clock attack capability
BEIJING — As China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier heads home after completing military drills near Japa...
May 26, 2022
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TroubleshooterI want my parents to clean up their house but they refuse to throw anything away
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female company employee in my 30s. My parents, who are in their 70s, hate...
May 26, 2022
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TroubleshooterMy parents refuse to return my bankbook to me
Dear Troubleshooter: I am a female company employee in my mid-50s. I have a savings account bankboo...
May 26, 2022
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CoronavirusForeign tourists OK’d to enter Japan from June 10
Japan will ease its COVID-19 entry restrictions and start allowing foreign tourists from countries a...
May 26, 2022
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Associated PressDavos meeting gabfest to wrap up with German leader
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — After days of discussions about Russia's war in Ukraine, a global food cri...
May 26, 2022
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Associated PressIn Lebanon, a nascent reform movement faces tough road
BEIRUT (AP) — Ramy Finge spent two years braving tear gas and rubber bullets, sometimes trying to sc...
May 26, 2022
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ElectionsCDPJ yet to finalize campaign pledges for upper house poll
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was unable to finalize its campaign pledges for the upc...
May 26, 2022
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Crime & CourtsFormer agriculture minister Yoshikawa found guilty of accepting bribes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Thursday found former agriculture minister Takamori Yos...
May 26, 2022
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Manga & AnimeMizuki manga exhibit a big hit in France
A retrospective commemorating the centennial of Shigeru Mizuki’s birth was held in Angouleme, France...
May 26, 2022
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Asia-PacificNepal: Thamel buzzes once again as tourists return
Thamel is alive again. All shops are open, the streets are filled with rickshaws again, and vendors...
May 26, 2022
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General NewsJapanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi to leave JAXA
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi announced Wednesday that he will leave the Japan Aerospace Exploration Age...
May 26, 2022
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Associated PressSri Lanka’s prime minister tackles thorny finances, economy
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as f...
May 26, 2022
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Associated PressStates divided on gun controls, even as mass shootings rise
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texa...
May 26, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina: World’s highest automatic weather station established
Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station a...
May 26, 2022
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Associated PressHousekeepers struggle as US hotels ditch daily room cleaning
HONOLULU (AP) — After guests checked out of a corner room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort on W...
May 26, 2022