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Crime & CourtsAbe attack exposes critical flaws in security procedures
The National Police Agency has launched a review of the security measures in place on the day of the...
July 14, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentShooting of Abe may have affected Cabinet approval rate
The fatal shooting last week of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have favorably affected the app...
July 13, 2022
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EnvironmentIn parched land, Iraqi gazelles dying of hunger
SAMAWAH, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — Gazelles at an Iraqi wildlife reserve are dropping dead from hunger, maki...
July 13, 2022
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TechnologyFreeze-dried mice: How a new technique could help conservation
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Japanese scientists have successfully produced cloned mice using freeze-dried cel...
July 13, 2022
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ScienceFossils show panda ‘thumbs’ to be millions of years old
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Fossils unearthed in China are helping scientists get a better grasp on one o...
July 13, 2022
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ScienceIn Tarantula Nebula, a stunning view of stars being born
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers have peered into a teeming stellar nursery in the Tarantula Nebul...
July 13, 2022
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ScienceKew discovers new giant waterlily species
KEW GARDENS (AFP-Jiji) — Experts at London’s Kew Gardens on July 4 revealed they have discovered the...
July 13, 2022
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China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon
BEIJING (Reuters) — China on July 4 rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of N...
July 13, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMother of suspected Abe shooter donated ¥100 mil. to Unification Church, sources say
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Ab...
July 13, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSuspected bullet holes found in parking lot near scene of Abe attack
Nara prefectural police found suspected bullet holes on Wednesday on the wall of a parking lot about...
July 13, 2022
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Outside ContributorsHow Japan can embrace gender equality and nurture a more inclusive society
The World Economic Forum on July 13 released the Gender Gap Index, which quantifies the gaps between...
July 13, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentYomiuri poll: 73% see Abe shooting as ‘threat to democracy’
A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun found that more than 70% of respondents were concerned that...
July 13, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 16,878 cases
Tokyo logged 16,878 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Wednesday, double the figure from the s...
July 13, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSuspect fired second shot at Abe from close range
The suspect in the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fired his second shot at Abe f...
July 13, 2022
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General NewsJapan’s police agency admits problems with Abe’s protection, forms inspection team
The National Police Agency has set up an in-house inspection team to identify problems with the secu...
July 13, 2022