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Associated PressUkraine pleads for help, says Russia wants to split nation
Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via APIn this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Preside...
March 28, 2022
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Associated PressMuch of Shanghai locked down as mass COVID-19 testing begins
BEIJING (AP) — China began locking down most of its largest city of Shanghai on Monday as a coronavi...
March 28, 2022
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RussiaRussia halts peace treaty talks with Japan over Ukraine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia currently does not intend to continue negotiations with Japan to resolve...
March 28, 2022
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SumoWakatakakage wins playoff, captures 1st Emperor’s Cup
It took a championship playoff, but the last man standing at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament was se...
March 27, 2022
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EconomyJapan holds on to gas interests in Russia’s Sakhalin, wary of China taking them
Even amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Japanese government intends for the time being to mainta...
March 27, 2022
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General News‘Specified skilled workers’ entering Japan again
Foreign nationals with “specified skilled worker” visa status are once again entering Japan followin...
March 27, 2022
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General NewsBack to bustle
Visitors walk along Asakusa’s iconic Nakamise Shopping Street in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday, the...
March 27, 2022
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Film & TVJapanese film director ‘full of pride’ over Oscar-nominated film
LOS ANGELES — Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director of the Oscar-nominated film “Drive My Car,” shared his fee...
March 27, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Abominable war crimes must be denounced
Russia is expanding its attacks on civilians as it continues its invasion of Ukraine. This is a grav...
March 27, 2022
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General NewsPoll: Nearly 90% concerned about “serious” economic disparities
A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun found 88% of respondents believe there are serious economic...
March 27, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Careful selections must be made to prevent mismatches
Job hunting by university students graduating next spring is in full swing. Although an increasing n...
March 27, 2022
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Social SeriesOkinawa 50 yrs since return: National political affairs / Suga, Onaga embodied deep divisions between central govt, Okinawa in their first meeting in 2015
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan. This is the sixth and final insta...
March 27, 2022
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CompaniesNew maker of F1 wheel rims draws on Japanese metalworking history
A Japanese wheel manufacturer with links to a city long famed for its metal processing will supply t...
March 27, 2022
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EnvironmentNonwoven mask found in green turtle’s excrement off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
A nonwoven mask was found in the excrement of a green turtle caught in August off Iwate Prefecture, ...
March 27, 2022
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Japan In FocusSnow-capped ‘Aomori dog’ sculpture streamed to global audience
AOMORI — A famous sculpture of a dog by contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara is being live-streamed on...
March 27, 2022