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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (4/8-4/14)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
April 7, 2022
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Cultural ViewpointsJibun: The private self in Japanese discourse
By Kate Elwood / Special to The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] A recent TV commercial fo...
April 7, 2022
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Associated PressTurkey suspends trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court ruled Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused...
April 7, 2022
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Elections
Campaign starts for upper house by-election in Ishikawa Pref.
KANAZAWA, Ishikawa (Jiji Press) — The official campaign period began Thursday for a House of Council...
April 7, 2022
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Global
NATO chief: Japan, NATO need to work closely
BRUSSEL (Jiji Press) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday underlined the need for ...
April 7, 2022
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General News
Japan police handle 353 cyberbullying cases in 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of bullying cases on social media in Japan on which police took acti...
April 7, 2022
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ReutersShanghai vows to improve food deliveries as discontent grows over COVID curbs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai on Thursday said it was trying its best to improve the distribution o...
April 7, 2022
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Economy
Japan’s Nikkei sinks most in a month on Fed, China worries
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei stock index sank to a three-week low on Thursday, as investors fret...
April 7, 2022
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ReutersSri Lanka cenbank chief to take office, no takers for finmin job-sources
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s new central bank governor will hold a monetary policy meeting on Fr...
April 7, 2022
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ReutersU.N. to vote on suspending Russia from Human Rights Council over Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly will vote on Thursday on a U.S. push...
April 7, 2022
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Reuters
Sydney asks thousands to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash floods
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Torrential rain pummelled Australia’s east coast on Thursday with Sydney receivi...
April 7, 2022
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ReutersNew EU sanctions on Russia could be agreed Thursday or Friday, Borrell says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A fifth round of European Union sanctions on Russia, including a ban on coal i...
April 7, 2022
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ReutersEXCLUSIVE-China state refiners shun new Russian oil trades, teapots fly under radar -sources
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China’s state refiners are honoring existing Russian oil contracts but avoidi...
April 7, 2022
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ObituariesMangaka Fujiko Fujio A dies at 88
Mangaka Fujiko Fujio A, known for such famous works as “Obake no Q-Taro” and “Ninja Hattori-kun,” ha...
April 7, 2022
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RussiaRussian military becoming more active in Japan’s vicinity
Courtesy of Defense Ministry A Russian Navy tank-landing ship with multiple vehicles on its deck sai...
April 7, 2022