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Associated PressShanghai wrestles with food shortages under virus shutdown
BEIJING (AP) — Residents of Shanghai are struggling to get meat, rice and other food supplies under ...
April 8, 2022
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ReutersRussia laments ‘tragedy’ of troop deaths as Ukraine braces for major offensive
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia gave the most somber assessment so far of its invasion of Ukraine,...
April 8, 2022
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Associated PressChinese hackers reportedly target India’s power grid
BANGKOK (AP) — India's power sector has been targeted by hackers in a long-term operation thought to...
April 8, 2022
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ReutersZelenskiy says situation in second Ukraine town ‘more dreadful’ than Bucha
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the Thursday that the situation in...
April 8, 2022
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ReutersKetanji Brown Jackson to become first Black woman on US Supreme Court
The United States made history on Thursday as the Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the firs...
April 8, 2022
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ReutersU.N. suspends Russia from human rights body, Moscow then quits
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from th...
April 8, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan government to promote booster shots among younger generations
In a new effort to prevent a resurgence of the novel coronavirus, the government has decided to help...
April 8, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan eyes domestically produced quantum computer
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Prime Minister’s Office The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST,&ensp...
April 8, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s education ministry urging teachers to have experience instructing children with special needs
In a bid to improve the education of students with disabilities or special needs, all newly appointe...
April 7, 2022
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (4/8-4/14)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
April 7, 2022
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Cultural ViewpointsJibun: The private self in Japanese discourse
By Kate Elwood / Special to The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] A recent TV commercial fo...
April 7, 2022
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Associated PressTurkey suspends trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court ruled Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused...
April 7, 2022
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Elections
Campaign starts for upper house by-election in Ishikawa Pref.
KANAZAWA, Ishikawa (Jiji Press) — The official campaign period began Thursday for a House of Council...
April 7, 2022
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Global
NATO chief: Japan, NATO need to work closely
BRUSSEL (Jiji Press) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday underlined the need for ...
April 7, 2022
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General News
Japan police handle 353 cyberbullying cases in 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of bullying cases on social media in Japan on which police took acti...
April 7, 2022