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General NewsKeio University professor: Share problems, visions for the future at 2025 expo
The novel coronavirus pandemic has had a significant effect on the concept behind Expo 2025 Osaka, K...
January 8, 2022
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ReutersNo jab, no job : Citigroup to fire unvaccinated staff this month
Citigroup Inc staff in the United States who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 14 wi...
January 8, 2022
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Associated PressUS, NATO rule out halt to expansion, reject Russian demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and NATO on Friday roundly rejected Russian demands that the all...
January 8, 2022
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Associated PressOscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed ho...
January 8, 2022
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Associated PressNaomi Osaka withdraws from Melbourne tournament semifinal
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from her se...
January 8, 2022
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SoccerJapan to allow in China, Saudi soccer teams for World Cup qualifiers
National soccer team members for China and Saudi Arabia will be allowed to visit Japan exceptionally...
January 7, 2022
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CoronavirusOver 6,000 new novel coronavirus cases confirmed in Japan
The total number of new novel coronavirus cases in Japan exceeded 6,000 on Friday, for the first tim...
January 7, 2022
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US & CanadaNew U.S. ambassador to Japan calls Japan-U.S. alliance ‘bulwark’ in Indo-Pacific region
WASHINGTON — Rahm Emanuel, who will soon arrive in Japan as the new U.S. ambassador, has expressed h...
January 7, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Singapore: Food donation bill aims to help those struggling to eat well amid financial woes
To keep her grocery expenses low, Ms. Lynna has been salvaging unsold bread and vegetables from mall...
January 7, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
China: Digital yuan gains popularity in time for Games
China’s digital fiat currency, or the e-CNY, has evolved into an ever-expanding presence in Chinese ...
January 7, 2022
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TroubleshooterI regret not being more social after deaths of father, grandfather
I’m a 17-year-old girl, and I’m always alone at school. In the autumn of my first year in high schoo...
January 7, 2022
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CoronavirusGovernment failed to confirm infection measures at U.S. bases
Coronavirus cases have surged in Okinawa and Yamaguchi prefectures, where U.S. military bases are lo...
January 7, 2022
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CoronavirusOkinawa, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi under priority measures from Sunday
The government decided Friday to apply quasi-emergency priority measures to Okinawa, Hiroshima and Y...
January 7, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan, U.S. to strengthen cooperation on defense research
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese and U.S. governments are launching a new research and development ...
January 7, 2022
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TroubleshooterI do so much for my selfish girlfriend that she no longer respects me
I’m a male civil servant in my 20s, and I am proud to say that I am someone who takes relationships ...
January 7, 2022