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ReutersRussia tells Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to lay down arms from 0300 GMT
Russia told Ukrainian forces fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their a...
April 17, 2022
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ReutersMore Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID cases rise
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and...
April 17, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan state minister visits facility for Ukrainians
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese State Justice Minister Jun Tsushima said Saturday that he has visited ...
April 17, 2022
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Asia-PacificNorth Korea tests new tactical guided weapon
North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon, state media Korean Central News Age...
April 17, 2022
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General NewsOpposition to U.S. bases among young waning in Okinawa
OKINAWA — Fifty years after Okinawa’s return to Japanese control, 70% of U.S. military facilities in...
April 17, 2022
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General NewsCitizens’ assemblies generate decarbonization ideas for local govts in Japan
To gather a wider cross-section of public views on what to do about climate change, some local gove...
April 17, 2022
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April 16, 2022
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ObituariesKantoku Teruya, ex-lawmaker from Okinawa, dies at 76
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Kantoku Teruya, a former House of Representatives lawmaker from Okinawa Prefect...
April 16, 2022
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General NewsUkraine’s ‘Hachiko’ finds new home
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An Akita dog in Ukraine, dubbed “Hachiko of Makariv” by local media, has found ...
April 16, 2022
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Associated Press5,000 under evacuation orders as New Mexico wildfire rages
Douglas Siddens’ mother was among those who made it out with just the clothes on her back when a dea...
April 16, 2022
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General NewsStains found on World Heritage in Todaiji
NARA (Jiji Press) — Stains from what appears to be a liquid have been discovered on a part of a buil...
April 16, 2022
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ReutersOmicron-specific Sinopharm COVID vaccine candidates cleared for clinical trial
BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - Two COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed by units of China National B...
April 16, 2022
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Washington PostUkrainian governor says Mariupol ‘has been wiped off the face of the earth’
As Russia appears poised to capture Mariupol more than six weeks into the invasion, the governor of ...
April 16, 2022
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Defense & SecurityPanel of Japan’s ruling LDP calls for spending 2% of GDP on defense in 5 years
The LDP’s Research Commission on Security, headed by former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, recen...
April 16, 2022
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CompaniesJapanese firm keen to hire middle-aged women for mid-career catering positions
A major Japanese company has launched an initiative to attract middle-aged women back into the work...
April 16, 2022