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Associated PressThe Questions about Biden’s Age and Fitness are Reminiscent of Another Campaign: Reagan’s in 1984
The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. President Ronald Reag...
July 5, 2024
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General NewsMatsusaka in Mie Prefecture Records 39.7 C, Central Tokyo Logs 35.5 C; Heat Stroke Alerts Issued
Temperatures surged Friday nationwide, with Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, logging 39.7 C, the highes...
July 5, 2024
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Defense & SecurityChina Installs Buoy on Japan’s Continental Shelf in Shikoku Basin Region; Government to Examine Purpose of Unusual Move in Pacific Ocean
A Chinese government vessel in June installed a buoy on Japan’s continental shelf in the Shikoku ...
July 5, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialChildbirth Insurance Coverage: System Needed to Support Child-rearing Generation
A situation must be avoided in which younger generations hesitate to give birth due to concerns a...
July 5, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
BOJ’s June Tankan Survey: Weakness in Private Consumption Concerning
Although a gradual recovery trend in the Japanese economy has been confirmed, weakness in consume...
July 5, 2024
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ReutersIranians Vote in Run-Off Presidential Race amid Widespread Apathy
DUBAI, July 5 (Reuters) - Polls opened in Iran on Friday for a run-off presidential election that...
July 5, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Defense Ministry Begins Pile Driving Tests in Henoko; Part of Relocation Works of Futenma Air Station
The Defense Ministry on Thursday began pile driving tests in the soft seabed of Oura Bay in the H...
July 5, 2024
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ReutersUK’s Labour Sweeps to Power as Leader Starmer Vows to Bring Change
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minist...
July 5, 2024
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Asia-PacificJapan’s Lower House Vice-Speaker Banri Kaieda to Visit Beijing from July 22; NPC Talks Scheduled With Aim to Restart Japan-China Relations
Banri Kaieda, vice speaker of the House of Representatives, will visit Beijing from July 22, it h...
July 5, 2024
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Asia-PacificFull-Sized Models of U.S. Fighter Jets Discovered in Xinjiang Desert; Seen in Satellite Images, Hong Kong Daily Reports
BEIJING ― A number of full-sized models of a cutting-edge U.S. fighter jets have been discovered ...
July 5, 2024
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ScienceFossil of Down Syndrome Child Hints at Neanderthal Compassion
Living among a small band of Neanderthals in what is now eastern Spain was a child, perhaps 6 yea...
July 5, 2024
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Crime & CourtsOsaka Court Recognizes Gay African Man as Refugee
Osaka, July 4 (Jiji Press) — Osaka District Court on Thursday revoked a decision by immigration a...
July 5, 2024
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ReutersJapanese Shares Retreat from Record Peaks Ahead of US Data (Update 1)
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japan's main stock indexes retreated from record highs touched during e...
July 5, 2024
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Travel SpotsNara’s Kofukuji Pagoda to Undergo 1st Major Repairs in 120 Years; Unable to See Japan’s World Heritage Site Until 2031
NARA — Preparations are underway for the first major repairs in about 120 years of the five-story...
July 5, 2024
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Crime & CourtsU.S. Marine Nabbed in Okinawa for Allegedly Groping Woman
Naha, Okinawa Pref., July 4 (Jiji Press) — Japanese police Thursday arrested a 22-year-old privat...
July 5, 2024