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Associated PressASEAN envoy for Myanmar crisis arrives on first mission
BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodia’s foreign minister arrived Monday in Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw on his mis...
March 22, 2022
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Associated PressUS says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent repression of the largely Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts t...
March 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan govt issues power shortage warning for 1st time
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government on Monday issued a power shortage warning for the firs...
March 21, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo reports 3,855 new coronavirus Cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo confirmed 3,855 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Monday, down...
March 21, 2022
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Associated PressState media report crash of Chinese airliner with 133 aboard
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese airliner with 133 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guang...
March 21, 2022
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General NewsDigitally produced ‘yosegaki’ group message cards growing popular amid pandemic
A staple of farewell parties in Japan is a collection of written messages called yosegaki, which fri...
March 21, 2022
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General NewsSuspended Tohoku Shinkansen section to partly reopen Tuesday
The operation of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train will resume Tuesday in parts of a section suspen...
March 21, 2022
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General News
Netflix’s Japan subsidiary fined for ¥1.2 bil. tax loophole scheme through 2019
U.S. streaming giant Netflix, Inc.’s subsidiary in Japan was found to have used tax loopholes to red...
March 21, 2022
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General NewsPeople fix quake-toppled tombstones following March 16 temblor in Japan
A man on Sunday puts back in place a tombstone at a cemetery in Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, after it wa...
March 21, 2022
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General NewsJapan to launch AI translation system for foreign job seekers
To support foreign workers, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will start translating job listin...
March 21, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo’s daily infection numbers expected to stay around 6,000 in April
New cases of coronavirus infection are expected to remain at about 6,000 a day in Tokyo after the M...
March 21, 2022
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General NewsWar forces elderly Japanese man to abandon home in Ukraine
After decades living in Ukraine, 78-year-old Hidekatsu Furikhata was forced to flee to Japan to esca...
March 21, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Advertisers asked to shoulder more responsibility in online market
An increasing number of people are using online shopping sites and other similar services. Advertise...
March 21, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan, India must show solidarity in response to Russia’s heinous actions
Russia’s heinous actions must be stopped, and efforts must be made to restore the damaged internatio...
March 21, 2022
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General NewsJapan PM honors policeman, U.N. volunteer killed in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida laid flowers at memorial monuments in Phnom Penh on Sunday...
March 21, 2022