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Associated PressEurope broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain
LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France (AP) — A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward Monday to Britain and ...
July 19, 2022
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General NewsMemorial service held in Nara for Abe
NARA — A memorial service was held Monday for late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Saidaiji temp...
July 19, 2022
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Figure SkatingFigure skating-Double Olympic champion Hanyu may announce retirement Tuesday
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-times Olympic champion whose attempt to pull off a thi...
July 19, 2022
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General NewsRedelivery rate for parcels on the rise again
The redelivery rate for home deliveries is rising, placing a growing burden on the logistics industr...
July 19, 2022
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EconomyCustomers spend on luxury watches as overseas holidays take a back seat
Luxury watches are growing in popularity. Since people have fewer opportunities to go on overseas tr...
July 19, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese, S. Korean foreign ministers agree to solve issue of requisitioned workers
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi held talks with visiting South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin i...
July 18, 2022
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EconomyCO2 reconversion into fuel, building materials under development
Energy giants and other companies are stepping up the development of technologies to recycle carbon ...
July 18, 2022
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Figure SkatingHanyu, 2-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist, to talk future plans
Yuzuru Hanyu, the two-time Olympic champion in men’s figure skating, will give a press conference i...
July 18, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialCome up with ways to raise people’s interest in politics
There was a slight improvement in the voter turnout, but the fact that nearly half the nation’s vote...
July 18, 2022
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Crime & Courts‘I wanted to believe my mother,’ tweeted Yamagami
Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect in the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was found t...
July 18, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Cost of zero-COVID policy gravely affecting growth
The economic slowdown in China has become conspicuous. The country’s real gross domestic product (GD...
July 18, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan to invest in ‘specific critical technologies’ to enhance economic security
Japan plans to heavily invest in high-tech areas with the aim of enhancing the nation’s security, a...
July 18, 2022
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General News1,000 days to Expo 2025, event holds promise even as shadows loom
The countdown to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai has started as Monday marked 1,000 days to go before the ex...
July 18, 2022
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Crime & CourtsNo prospect for Aoba’s first hearing
A lay judge trial for Shinji Aoba, indicted for murder and four other charges over the 2019 Kyoto An...
July 18, 2022
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Manga & AnimeKyoAni survivors’ experiences inform fire evacuation guidelines
Evacuation guidelines created using lessons learned from the deadly 2019 arson attack on the Kyoto A...
July 18, 2022