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Yomiuri EditorialExpand booster rollout among young people
The number of new coronavirus cases nationwide has not decreased as expected. The challenge going fo...
April 23, 2022
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Associated PressU.N. chief to meet with Putin, Zelenskyy to press for peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres is set to meet separately with the pr...
April 23, 2022
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Japan In FocusShiga: Ceramics company replicates masterpieces of art
KOKA, Shiga — A factory in Shiga Prefecture is using the durability of ceramics to reproduce importa...
April 23, 2022
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MarketsStocks stumble 2.8% as worries about interest rates worsen
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest one-day ...
April 23, 2022
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Other SportsX Games held in Japan for 1st time
The X Games international extreme sports event kicked off Friday at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba Cit...
April 23, 2022
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Japan In FocusMiyazaki: Castle represents entrepreneur’s dream
EBINO, Miyazaki — Picturesque Morioka Castle in Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture, has no connection whatso...
April 23, 2022
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Associated PressFrance issues arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Ghosn
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for disgraced auto tyco...
April 23, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan rethinks Ukraine aid plan after India blocks request for SDF aircraft to collect aid from Mumbai
The government has been forced to change a plan to transport Ukraine aid supplies from India on Self...
April 22, 2022
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RussiaRussia slaps travel ban on Harris, Zuckerberg
MOSCOW (AFP-Jiji) — Russia on Thursday slapped travel bans on U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Fac...
April 22, 2022
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Associated PressVideo shows Mike Tyson punching airline passenger
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities on Thursday were investigating an incident in which former heavywe...
April 22, 2022
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Companies
Hitachi Ltd. in talks to sell logistics unit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Hitachi Ltd. is in talks with U.S. private-equity firm KKR & Co. to sell subsid...
April 22, 2022
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ReutersToshiba shares jump after conglomerate opens door to buyout
TOKYO (Reuters) — Shares of Toshiba Corp. jumped nearly 5% in Tokyo trade on Friday, after the embat...
April 22, 2022
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Companies
Sanrio, NTT East release talking Hello Kitty robot for firms
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sanrio Co. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. said Thursday that a s...
April 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentLDP concedes to, frustrated by Komeito’s insistence on extra budget ahead of elections
Dissatisfaction is rising within the Liberal Democratic Party over what some LDP members say is ruli...
April 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.S. to cooperate for forex stability
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday that he agreed with U.S. Tr...
April 22, 2022