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General NewsAnti-harassment movement grows as actors reveal sexual violence
A number of male film directors have recently been accused of sexual violence by women. Actors are v...
June 2, 2022
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Defense & SecurityDraft of economic, fiscal reform policy hints at 2％ increase in defense spending
Much attention was focused on how the draft of the government’s economic and fiscal reform policy w...
June 2, 2022
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ReutersALMA seeks to double capacity in 10 yrs
SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Now that Chile’s ALMA Observatory is running at full force after the COVID-19 p...
June 1, 2022
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ReutersParthenon fragment from Italy can stay in Greece ‘forever’
Parthenon fragment from Italy can stay in Greece ‘forever’ ATHENS (Reuters) — A marble fragment ...
June 1, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentLDP aims to codify government’s responsibility for overseas Japanese schools
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has compiled a bill to improve the educational environment of ov...
June 1, 2022
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EuropeBarcelona recruits sheep, goats to fight wildfires
BARCELONA (AFP-Jiji) — It’s a rustic scene — sheep and goats graze placidly while a shepherd keeps w...
June 1, 2022
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CoronavirusIntl passengers arrive smoothly as Japan eases COVID-19 border controls
International passengers landing at Narita Airport on Wednesday morning completed their arrival proc...
June 1, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsTokyo Games commemorative event to be held before spectators
A commemorative event will be held at the National Stadium in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on July 23 to ma...
June 1, 2022
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General News258th head of Tendaishu sect officially installed in rare ritual in Japan’s Shiga Pref.
The 258th head priest of the Tendaishu sect of Buddhism was officially installed in a rare ritual Tu...
June 1, 2022
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General NewsSalvaged Kazu I sightseeing boat unloaded at Abashiri Port
A sightseeing boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido in April was unloaded from a sa...
June 1, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentInvestment in human resources highlighted in economic policy drafts
The government will harness investments in human resources to achieve economic growth, according to ...
June 1, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentWealth distribution toned down in government policy drafts
The wealth distribution that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida talked up at the beginning of his administ...
June 1, 2022
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EconomyYamanashi Pref. to produce hydrogen as its local specialty using abundant sunshine
Yamanashi, which prides itself on having some of the longest sunshine hours of any prefecture, is pu...
June 1, 2022
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General NewsPraying for peace
Darmua dolls painted in blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, await shipment from the D...
June 1, 2022
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Washington PostDissecting Kevin McCarthy’s case for bucking the Jan. 6 panel’s subpoena
It comes as precisely zero surprise that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and his GOP...
June 1, 2022