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Associated PressLavrov in Turkey to discuss plan to ship Ukrainian grain
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to hold talks Wednesday with Tur...
June 8, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida struggled with LDP’s demands for revisions in basic policy
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced an uphill battle, as the government’s draft of the Basic Policies...
June 8, 2022
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CompaniesVolkswagen, JX to test recycling of electric vehicle batteries
German automaker Volkswagen AG and leading Japanese nonferrous metal manufacturer JX Nippon Mining &...
June 8, 2022
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General NewsBrightening up Tokyo canal
Visitors take in lilies in full bloom at Samezu Irie Plaza in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday. L...
June 8, 2022
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Associated PressGriner’s fate tangled up with other American held in Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign count...
June 8, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentCabinet approves Kishida’s ‘new form of capitalism’ initiatives
The grand design and action plan for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s “new form of capitalism” was app...
June 8, 2022
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Associated PressRussia draws closer to capture of Ukraine’s Donbas region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia drew closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine’s eastern industrial ...
June 8, 2022
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BaseballBayStars’ Imanaga throws franchise’s 1st no-hitter in 52 years
The grand design and action plan for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s “new form of capitalism” was app...
June 8, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentRussia suspends fishery agreement with Japan
The Russian foreign ministry has announced a suspension of a 1998 bilateral agreement that stipulate...
June 8, 2022
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General NewsPower-saving sought amid fears of crunch
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government decided Tuesday to call on households and businesses around the ...
June 8, 2022
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Companies
Uniqlo to raise prices for autumn, winter clothing items
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Uniqlo will raise prices for mainstay items for autumn and winter this year in ...
June 8, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (June 8)
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June 8, 2022
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CompaniesCompany, students team up on new snack
NAGOYA — A long-established noodle company that has seen sales plummet during the pandemic turned to...
June 8, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Inflexible ‘zero-COVID’ policy illustrates a danger of authoritarianism
China may be caught in a dilemma in which, to protect its leader’s prestige, the country cannot revi...
June 8, 2022
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Other SportsBantamweight Inoue 1st Japanese to unify 3 world boxing titles
Naoya Inoue became the first Japanese boxer to simultaneously hold world titles from three sanctioni...
June 8, 2022