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General NewsSeiji Fujishiro’s woodblock print depicting Zelenskyy on display in Miyazaki Airport
MIYAZAKI — A woodblock print by 98-year-old shadowgraph artist Seiji Fujishiro depicting Ukrainian P...
May 20, 2022
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Associated PressN. Korea’s low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fall...
May 20, 2022
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General NewsSalvage operation planned to raise Kazu I
SHARI, Hokkaido — The transport ministry and the Japan Coast Guard are working out the final detail...
May 20, 2022
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Associated PressUS, S Korean leaders meet in face of N Korea nuclear threat
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When the U.S. and South Korean leaders meet Saturday, North Korea’s nuclea...
May 20, 2022
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Associated PressCanada bans China’s Huawei Technologies from 5G networks
TORONTO (AP) — Wireless carriers in Canada won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their hig...
May 20, 2022
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Crime & CourtsTokura to become Japan Supreme Court Chief Justice
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government is planning to appoint Supreme Court Justice Saburo Tok...
May 20, 2022
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Associated PressSenate ships $40B Ukraine aid bill to Biden for signature
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has whisked a $40 billion package of military, economic and food aid fo...
May 20, 2022
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Associated PressSpy agencies urged to fix open secret: A lack of diversity
WASHINGTON (AP) — The peril that National Security Agency staff wanted to discuss with their directo...
May 20, 2022
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Associated PressBlowback as Bush gaffes Iraq war, not Ukraine, ‘unjustified’
Former President George W. Bush is facing criticism after mistakenly describing the invasion of Iraq...
May 20, 2022
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CompaniesToyota group plant hit by water issue resumes operations
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — An automobile plant of a Toyota Motor Corp. group company in central Japan res...
May 20, 2022
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Associated PressNew Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy crack...
May 20, 2022
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TennisTennis-A year on, Osaka’s French Open exit blazes path for mental health debate
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mental toll of professional tennis will be in focus as the curtain rises a...
May 20, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialCriminals take advantage of lax custodianship at temples, shrines
There is no end to thefts of arts and crafts, including Buddhist statues, that have been held by tem...
May 20, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to boost rocket facilities as Russia freezes foreign satellite launches
The government is planning to bolster and expand facilities for launching domestically produced rock...
May 20, 2022
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Associated PressVangelis, the Greek ‘Chariots of Fire’ composer, dies at 79
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Academy Aw...
May 20, 2022