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CoronavirusBooster vaccinations slow among young people in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Only less than 30% of people in their 20s and 30s in Japan have received a boos...
April 17, 2022
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Associated PressStudents make video to prove their high school needs repairs
The short documentary video opens with a high school student explaining how human waste flows up fro...
April 17, 2022
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General NewsSurvey: Nearly 90% of Japan schools concerned about transition to digital textbooks
Nearly 90% of schools are concerned about the complete transition to digital textbooks, according to...
April 17, 2022
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Associated PressUnrest sparked by far-right demos continues in Sweden
Unrest broke out in southern Sweden late Saturday despite police moving a rally by an anti-Islam far...
April 17, 2022
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Associated PressTwitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid
Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in r...
April 17, 2022
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CompaniesRailways improving hubs linked to Haneda Airport
Tokyo Monorail and its rival Keikyu Line, both of which travel directly between Haneda Airport and c...
April 17, 2022
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Associated Press6 arrested in U.K. after oil tanker climate protest
PA via APDemonstrators take part in an Extinction Rebellion protest on Westminster Bridge in London ...
April 17, 2022
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Associated PressSuit seeks to overturn renewed Philadelphia mask mandate
Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn...
April 17, 2022
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ReutersU.S. FDA investigating Lucky Charms after reports of illness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of customers...
April 17, 2022
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ReutersIsrael police enter flashpoint Jerusalem holy site, arrest 2
Israeli police have entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, two days a...
April 17, 2022
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ReutersNepal seeks overseas nationals’ help to build up FOREX reserves amid economic woes
Nepal is asking citizens living abroad to deposit funds in domestic banks as part of efforts to ensu...
April 17, 2022
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ReutersThai govt says Ramadan bombings won’t derail peace talks with rebels
Ramadan bombings in Thailand's Muslim-majority deep south will not derail peace talks with separati...
April 17, 2022
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Associated PressOhtani homers again, Syndergaard pitches Angels past Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his third home run in two games, Noah Syndergaard won a ma...
April 17, 2022
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Japan hopes database on suicide attempts could become prevention tool
The health ministry will establish a registry detailing suicide attempts in a bid to paint a clearer...
April 17, 2022
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Asia-PacificJapan’s Shanghai consul airs concerns over virus curbs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — Japan’s top representative in Shanghai urged China’s most populous city to addr...
April 17, 2022