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Associated PressRussian mercenaries are Putin’s ‘coercive tool’ in Africa
When abuses were reported in recent weeks in Mali — fake graves designed to discredit French forces...
April 24, 2022
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General News3 more people found from missing tour boat
The Japan Coast Guard said Sunday that three more people had been found after a tour boat with 26 pe...
April 24, 2022
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Associated PressFemale artists dominate the Venice Biennale for 1st time
For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most impor...
April 24, 2022
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Associated PressTunisia: Sunken tanker contained no fuel, government says
A commercial tanker that sank off the Tunisian coast and and was believed to be holding 750 tons of...
April 24, 2022
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Associated Press‘A great pity’: Ukrainian village faces a churchless Easter
A single metal cross remains inside the church of shattered brick and blackened stone. Russian soldi...
April 24, 2022
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Associated PressBeijing on alert after COVID-19 cases discovered in school
Beijing is on alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19, in what city offic...
April 24, 2022
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Associated PressTo save a life: Refugees make protective vests for Ukraine
A Czech leatherwork company that makes a wide variety of handmade products — travel bags, messenger ...
April 24, 2022
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General News4 found unconscious after sightseeing boat went missing in Shiretoko
The Japan Coast Guard said Sunday that it found four people on the sea and on the rock around the ti...
April 24, 2022
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General NewsSightseeing boat missing off Shiretoko Peninsula involved in accident last year
Accidents involving tourist boats off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido have occurred before. In ...
April 24, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan FM boards nuclear-powered carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with U.S. ambassador
For the first time in a dozen years, a Japanese foreign minister has boarded a U.S. aircraft carrier...
April 24, 2022
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General NewsWork to improve Japan’s water pipe infrastructure moving at glacial pace
The overwhelming majority of major water service pipes damaged by a large earthquake off the coast o...
April 24, 2022
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General NewsJapan high-tech English audio guidance map available in Sendai
A tourist information center in central Sendai has created a map with English audio guidance for fo...
April 24, 2022
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General NewsSightseeing boat with 26 on board feared sinking off Shiretoko Peninsula
The Japan Coast Guard said Saturday it had received an emergency call from a sightseeing boat sailin...
April 23, 2022
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CompaniesTokyo guesthouse operator diversifies business in response to lack of tourists
The ongoing pandemic and entry restrictions placed on foreign visitors have hit accommodation busine...
April 23, 2022
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Imperial FamilyJapan offers ¥500 billion in water summit
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — Japan will provide about ¥500 billion over the next five years to help solv...
April 23, 2022