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Politics & GovernmentJapan to halt economic cooperation with Russia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will suspend economic cooperation with Russia based on a bilateral agreem...
March 12, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Diet must debate how to strengthen deterrence amid security concerns
The peace of the international community is facing a serious crisis due to Russia’s outrageous act. ...
March 12, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
To chasten Russia, G7 must work for effective sanctions on energy exports
To ensure that sanctions are implemented against Russia’s energy exports, the Group of Seven advance...
March 12, 2022
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EuropeRussians reel amid salvo of sanctions
LONDON — Two weeks have passed since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the severe econo...
March 12, 2022
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General NewsTokyo secures 100 housing units for Ukrainian refugees
The Tokyo metropolitan government has pledged to provide 100 housing units for Ukrainians fleeing th...
March 12, 2022
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Coronavirus110,000 international students waiting to enter Japan
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry announced Friday the results of a su...
March 12, 2022
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General NewsKishida prays for disaster victims in Tohoku
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday visited areas in the Tohoku region that were devastated by ...
March 12, 2022
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Japan In FocusOkinawa: Roots of warm welcome to pro baseball camps
As Japan’s pro baseball teams prepare for the season ahead, the crack of balls on bats and thumping ...
March 12, 2022
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EconomyFood prices rising; inevitably to affect households
So far, food manufacturers have largely been able to absorb these cost increases, but this has run i...
March 12, 2022
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Defense & Security10 Russian warships pass through Tsugaru Strait
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ten Russian navy ships have passed through the Tsugaru Strait between Honshu an...
March 12, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan panel OKs easing of quasi-emergency removal criteria
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel Friday approved a plan to allow the COVID-19 quasi-emergency...
March 12, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM’s ‘new form of capitalism’ yet to come into focus
There is no roadmap yet to realize the “new form of capitalism” that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ad...
March 12, 2022
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Russia
Russian missile drill apparently held on Etorofu Island
The Russian Army conducted an exercise in which it launched high-performance S-300V4 surface-to-air ...
March 12, 2022
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Japan In FocusOkinawa: Bombs found on sunken U.S. warship
Unexploded depth charges found in a U.S. warship that was sunk off the coast of central Okinawa Isla...
March 12, 2022
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Japan In FocusOkinawa: Ceremony commemorates trade with Amami Islands
A ceremony re-creating the bartering of goats and lumber was held at a fishing port in Kunigami Vill...
March 12, 2022