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Crime & CourtsAs family woes mounted, isolated Yamagami was pushed to breaking point
The graduation album of a public high school in Nara Prefecture contains a photograph of a cheer-squ...
July 16, 2022
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CompaniesHonda to launch new SUV this autumn
Honda Motor Co. announced Thursday that it will launch a new sport utility vehicle named “ZR-V” this...
July 16, 2022
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CoronavirusKishida holds back on activity restrictions — for now
The government will not call for restrictions on social activities despite the recent surge in coron...
July 15, 2022
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Crime & CourtsOfficers found slow to respond after 1st shot fired at Abe
Three of four police officers standing near former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he was shot and ki...
July 15, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentState funeral decided in response to worldwide condolences
An outpouring of condolences from both inside and outside Japan over the death of former Prime Min...
July 15, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 19,059 new cases
Tokyo logged 19,059 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Friday, 2.2 times more than the same...
July 15, 2022
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Washington PostSecret Service erased texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, official says
A government watchdog accused the U.S. Secret Service of erasing texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, afte...
July 15, 2022
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Washington PostIvana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump, dies at 73
Ivana Trump, a Czech immigrant who was the first wife of Donald Trump during his rise to prominence ...
July 15, 2022
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Washington PostD.C. aid groups overwhelmed as migrants arrive from Texas, Arizona
WASHINGTON – Aid groups helping migrants coming to Washington, D.C., on buses from Texas and Arizona...
July 15, 2022
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Washington PostSecret Van Gogh self-portrait discovered on reverse of another painting
Frances Fowle, the senior curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, got what was likely to be t...
July 15, 2022
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Washington PostThe world’s longest-lived trees couldn’t survive climate change
The trees had stood for more than 1,000 years. Their sturdy roots clung to the crumbling mountainsid...
July 15, 2022
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CoronavirusGovt to focus on social, economic activity amid pandemic resurgence
The government will focus on maintaining social and economic activity under its latest pandemic resp...
July 15, 2022
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Associated PressSri Lankan president resigns, Parliament to convene
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's Parliament speaker says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resig...
July 15, 2022
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoKabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo announces program for much-awaited name succession performances
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI, who is to succeed to the Danjuro name and assume the stage name Ichi...
July 15, 2022
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General NewsEdogawa local novelty licenses plates ready to hit the streets
As the drive toward local novelty license plates featuring specific district names gains traction in...
July 15, 2022