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Defense & SecurityUkraine war shines spotlight on Nansei chain SDF deployments
Plans to install Self-Defense Force facilities on islands in the Nansei chain have triggered concern...
May 31, 2022
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Washington PostBiden vows to ‘continue to push’ for gun laws after visiting Uvalde
As mourners in Uvalde, Texas, prepared to bury 19 children and two teachers, elected officials vowed...
May 31, 2022
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Books & LiteratureJournalist’s ‘black box’ shows how Boeing veered off course
Every major plane crash is followed by a search for the black boxes, devices that record data such a...
May 31, 2022
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Associated PressMan in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa
PARIS (AP) — A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the ...
May 31, 2022
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Associated PressEU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by year-end
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Monday to embargo most Russian oil imports into the bl...
May 31, 2022
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General NewsMan bit by bear, sustaining minor injuries in Iwate Pref.
A bear bit a man in Iwate Prefecture on Monday, according to police. The 78-year-old man sustained...
May 31, 2022
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Associated PressWHO: Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundr...
May 31, 2022
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EconomyGolf industry focuses on tapping female market
The golf industry is taking advantage of the sport’s growing popularity by enhancing services for wo...
May 31, 2022
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EconomyKeidanren faces crucial challenges 20 years after founding
Twenty years have passed since the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) was founded through the mer...
May 31, 2022
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Political SeriesJapan, U.S. amid global disarray / Tokyo tasked with large role to play in connecting democracies
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has wrapped up a busy few days for Japanese diplomacy. Kishida met with...
May 30, 2022
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CoronavirusTrial-project tourist tests positive for COVID-19
A participant in a trial project to resume acceptance of foreign tourists to Japan has tested positi...
May 30, 2022
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ReutersG7 foreign ministers decry latest North Korean ICBM test
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Group of Seven major economies jointly condemned on Monday North Korea's late...
May 30, 2022
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Associated PressChina falls short on big Pacific deal but finds smaller wins
SUVA, Fiji (AP) — China fell short Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweepi...
May 30, 2022
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TechnologyFugaku tops 2 supercomputer rankings
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Riken, a government-funded research institute, said Monday that its Fugaku was ...
May 30, 2022
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BasketballCeltics reach NBA Finals, hold off Heat 100-96 in Game 7
MIAMI (AP) — Not this time. After being thwarted on the doorstep of the NBA Finals three other times...
May 30, 2022