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General NewsInvasion of Ukraine evokes traumatic memories for Sakhalin repatriates
WAKKANAI, Hokkaido — Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought back painful memories for Japa...
April 19, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialSteady development created ‘monster of Reiwa era’
Professional batters had a hard time hitting the ball in play. No one could imagine seeing such spec...
April 19, 2022
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Japan In FocusYamanashi: Old inn, traditional house have facelifts to attract remote workers
UENOHARA, Yamanashi — Teleworking facilities renovated from a former inn and a traditional Japanese ...
April 19, 2022
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ReutersFrance’s Macron says dialogue with Putin stalled after mass killings discovered in Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that his dialogue with Russian Pr...
April 19, 2022
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Imperial FamilyImperial couple attend Midori Prize ceremony
The Emperor and Empress attended the Midori Prize awards ceremony to honor people and organizations...
April 19, 2022
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ReutersPutin says Western countries have hurt their own economies with sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Western countries had scored an own goal by imp...
April 19, 2022
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ReutersU.S. will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate ...
April 19, 2022
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General NewsTranslation app Kotobal adds Ukrainian to assist Japanese local govts
Kotobal, a tablet-based multilingual translation application created by Konica Minolta, Inc., has ad...
April 19, 2022
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Associated PressBiden to require U.S.-made steel, iron for infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a key step toward ensuring that federal dollars...
April 19, 2022
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Associated PressU.S., South Korea urge North’s return to talks after missile tests
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. special envoy for North Korea said Monday that Washington and Seo...
April 19, 2022
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Associated PressRain dampens 1st White House Easter Egg Roll since 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Snoopy, Charlie Brown and "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon roamed the soggy White ...
April 19, 2022
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Associated PressShareholders await Musk’s next move in Twitter takeover bid
DETROIT (AP) — Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk's effort to take over the...
April 19, 2022
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ReutersTwo captured Britons appear on Russian state TV, ask to be swapped
Two British fighters captured in Ukraine by Russian forces appeared on Russian state TV on Monday an...
April 19, 2022
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ReutersUkraine says Russia launches new eastern offensive with blasts all along front
LVIV/KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said Russia had started an anticipated new offensive in the east of t...
April 19, 2022
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General News
M5.3 quake strikes Fukushima Pref, reaches lower 5 in intensity
A strong earthquake measuring up to lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale from 0 to 7 stru...
April 19, 2022