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Crime & Courts4 SMBC Nikko employees arrested for market manipulation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo prosecutors arrested four senior employees at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. ...
March 5, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsAs war rages, Paralympics open in Beijing without Russia
BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Paralympics opened Friday in Beijing with the Russian athletes sent home, ...
March 5, 2022
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Associated PressNorth Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
SEOUL (AP) — North Korea has fired at least one suspected ballistic missile into the sea, according ...
March 5, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
‘Festival of Peace’ clouded by protests as Russians get banned from Games
The Beijing Winter Paralympics were to begin on Friday amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. It...
March 4, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
U.N. resolution condemning invasion is clear evidence of Russia’s isolation
The resolve of the international community to firmly refuse to accept Russia’s invasion of Ukraine h...
March 4, 2022
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Coronavirus
Pandemic-related measures to be extended through March 21 in 18 prefectures
The government decided Friday an extension to quasi-emergency priority measures through March 21 in ...
March 4, 2022
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Political SeriesInvisible threats / Enhanced capabilities needed to protect Japan’s key infrastructure
This is the ninth and final installment of a series exploring Japan’s vulnerabilities in areas such ...
March 4, 2022
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General NewsInvasion of Ukraine may affect daily life in Japan
The economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may stretch as far as daily life in Japan, as in...
March 4, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to send defense equipment to Ukraine
The Japanese government on Friday decided to provide defense equipment to Ukraine following its rece...
March 4, 2022
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (3/4-3/10)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
March 4, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina:3 battlegrounds where NEVs will fight for future
From January to October last year, China’s new energy vehicle production reached 2.57 million units ...
March 4, 2022
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Associated PressUkraine says fire at biggest nuclear plant extinguished
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said Friday that a fire at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant...
March 4, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Japan, other Quad nations, agree close cooperation over Ukraine crisis
Leaders of the so-called Quad nations agreed during a videoconference late Thursday to cooperate clo...
March 4, 2022
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TroubleshooterI feel haunted by my shoplifting crime four decades ago
I’m a woman in my early 70s, and I am suffering from the past to the point of it being unbearable. M...
March 4, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsParalympics a valuable chance to deepen understanding about disabilities
International Paralympic Committee board member Miki Matheson has high hopes that the Beijing Winter...
March 4, 2022