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Yomiuri EditorialHigher land prices reflect lifestyle changes amid COVID-19 pandemic
Land prices have started to rise again after falling due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The gove...
March 24, 2022
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Japan In FocusAkita: Seasoning to sprinkle over pet food helps keep fluffy friends healthy
DAISEN, Akita — A food company in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, has developed furikake — a Japanese seas...
March 24, 2022
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Associated PressNATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been kil...
March 24, 2022
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Washington PostFleeting beauty: Cherry Blossom Festival’s joyous return amid a pandemic’s shadow
For the last two years, Taylor Busse, a newly minted nurse in Indianapolis, has marked time in pande...
March 24, 2022
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Washington PostIn Ukrainian town, reality doesn’t match government boasts of victory over Russian forces
MAKARIV, Ukraine -- At first glance, the Ukrainian government's report that its forces had pushed Ru...
March 24, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentZelenskyy addresses Diet, calls for global solidarity to pile pressure on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an online address to the Diet on Wednesday, expressing ...
March 23, 2022
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Asia-PacificLaos: Huge development project underway in Siphandone
Khong district, an island situated in the Mekong River in Champassak Province in the south of Laos i...
March 23, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
China: Parents fret over offspring who fail to measure up
Luo Yan and her husband are above average height, but their two daughters, ages 9 and 10, are no tal...
March 23, 2022
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ReutersU.N. nation-building limits seen in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) — Just over 30 years ago, a crackling radio in a refugee camp on the Thai borde...
March 23, 2022
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General NewsMonument bearing A-bomb survivor’s words put on hold
The unveiling of a monument bearing the words of a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing has ...
March 23, 2022
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General News
Cold snap, inactive power plants trigger surge in energy demand, supply shortfall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized in his online address to the Diet on Wednesday t...
March 23, 2022
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Defense & SecurityProspects for return of northern territories recede
Russia’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued Monday, said it will suspend peace treaty negotiati...
March 23, 2022
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General NewsTwin panda cubs at Ueno Zoo to go back on display Friday
The public will see heavier, more agile twin giant panda cubs when they are put back on display at T...
March 23, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Warnings highlight insufficient measures to bolster electricity supply
Hit by a cold wave, the Kanto region has fallen into the worst power crisis since the 2011 Great Eas...
March 23, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Russia is to blame for suspension of bilateral negotiations on northern territories
Russia bears full responsibility for the suspension of negotiations. The Japanese government must st...
March 23, 2022