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CompaniesTiger releases 1st bottle that keeps carbonated drinks fizzy
Tiger Corp., a leading domestic maker of thermos bottles and rice cookers, has become the first Japa...
January 22, 2022
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TechnologyJapan announces 2nd postponement of H-3 rocket launch
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Friday that it will put o...
January 22, 2022
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Asia-PacificS. Korean president’s gift renews island rift
SEOUL — A gift box from President Moon Jae-in to ambassadors and foreign media in South Korea with w...
January 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentAnri Kawai taken to hospital by ambulance after overdose
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former House of Councillors lawmaker Kawai Anri was taken to a hospital in Toky...
January 22, 2022
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General News
6.4-Magnitude earthquake rocks southwestern Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An earthquake with estimated magnitude of 6.4 occurred at the depth of about 40...
January 22, 2022
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General NewsBest of luck
The Yomiuri Shimbun The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Dolls depicting Sugawara no ...
January 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida, Biden agree to launch 2-Plus-2 economic talks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed Friday that th...
January 22, 2022
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Associated PressDefending champion Osaka loses at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Naomi Osaka didn’t make it to a much-anticipated four...
January 21, 2022
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Asia-PacificSingapore: 2021 sees record number of containers handled
The Straits Times file photoSingapore has retained its position as the top bunkering port. The Strai...
January 21, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
China: Joint patrol teams keep Mekong River safe
Tan Jianhua, who used to captain vessels plying the Mekong River, has had a gun pointed at his head ...
January 21, 2022
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Coronavirus
Record of over 47,000 cases nationwide
A record daily nationwide tally of over 47,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus was set Friday, ac...
January 21, 2022
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TroubleshooterReunited with crush, but I have no intention of marrying a single mother
I’m a male university student in my 20s, and about a month ago, I reunited with the woman I had a cr...
January 21, 2022
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CoronavirusSwamped public health centers scale back contact tracing workload
Public health centers were stretched to the limit during last summer’s fifth wave of the novel coron...
January 21, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan, France vow to enhance defense cooperation at 2-Plus-2 talks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese and French governments agreed to enhance their defense cooperation...
January 21, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan, 7 others slam N. Korea missile firings in joint statement
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — Eight countries including Japan, the United States and Britain released a jo...
January 21, 2022