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Associated PressUnited on Ukraine, EU tackles the devil in details at summit
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — When French President Emmanuel Macron picked the lavish Versailles Palace ...
March 10, 2022
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Associated PressTaiwan minister: China war a disaster regardless of outcome
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A conflict with China, which threatens to invade Taiwan, would be a disaster f...
March 10, 2022
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EconomyJapan producer prices rise at fastest pace in Feb.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Producer prices in Japan in February rose 9.3% from a year before, marking thei...
March 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan govt to raise imported wheat prices by 17.3％
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it will raise the prices of the im...
March 10, 2022
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Asia-PacificKishida eager to improve bilateral ties as new South Korean president elected
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday expressed his eagerness to improve the stalled relationship...
March 10, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan raps Russia over tax-free zones on N-isles
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno on Thursday criticized Russia for enac...
March 10, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S. to hold talks on foreign affairs, defense
Daniel Kritenbrink, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and El...
March 10, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan skiing legend Nitta celebrates ‘culmination of career’ at seventh Paralympics
BEIJING — Marking his seventh consecutive Paralympics, cross-country skier Yoshihiro Nitta said the ...
March 10, 2022
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General NewsTokyo Air Raid survivor saddened by Russia’s indiscriminate use of force 77 years after harrowing experience
In the predawn hours of March 10, 1945, the United States indiscriminately bombed Japan’s capital us...
March 10, 2022
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CoronavirusGovt to roll back spectator limits for big events in areas under quasi-emergency measures
The government is planning to remove the cap on the number of spectators for large-scale events in p...
March 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentPoll: Abe scores lower than Kishida, Suga for pandemic response
Respondents in a recent Yomiuri survey gave Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his predecessor Yoshihi...
March 10, 2022
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CoronavirusYomiuri survey: 42% willing to endure precautionary COVID measures for one more year
In a Yomiuri Shimbun survey conducted to mark the two-year anniversary of the first confirmed corona...
March 10, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan likely to raise daily entry limit to 10,000 from April
The government is preparing to raise the daily upper limit on the number of people entering Japan to...
March 10, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
SMBC executives’ arrests over stock manipulation may unnerve investors
Suspicion has surfaced that executives of a major securities firm distorted the fairness of stock tr...
March 10, 2022
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EuropeUkraine ambassador thanks Japan for support
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi met with Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky on Wednesday to inform t...
March 10, 2022