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Politics & GovernmentKishida advocates health security at GZERO Summit amid COVID-19 pandemic
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida advocated health security in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic, durin...
December 8, 2021
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Economy‘Influence of tech giants will increase’ says political scientist Bremmer at GZERO Summit
“The world’s most powerful tech companies will expand their influence over our lives and futures,” U...
December 8, 2021
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Associated PressJapanese tycoon takes off for International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space Wednesday as the first self-...
December 8, 2021
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S. broadly agree on over ¥1 tril. sympathy budget for FY22-26 period
The Japanese and U.S. governments have agreed in principle that Japan will spend more than ¥1 trilli...
December 8, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
Pakistan: Financial capital’s best protection is good fortune amid shortage of firefighters
A family of five was stuck in the traffic jam on Nov. 14 near Saddar. As the car inched forward, the...
December 8, 2021
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Asia-PacificChina: Shanghai ranked No.1 city for attracting talent
Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Beijing and Guangzhou are top cities witnessing a huge inflow of talent...
December 8, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan weighing options as calls for political boycott of Beijing Games start to simmer
To boycott, or not to boycott — that is the thorny question facing the government. Instead of immedi...
December 8, 2021
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Economy
Current account surplus down 39.4% in Oct.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s current account surplus shrank in October as growth of imports outpaced...
December 8, 2021
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Politics & Government
Govt counters Okinawa’s rejection of Henoko design changes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Defense Ministry on Tuesday took action to counter Okinawa Prefecture’s rec...
December 8, 2021
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General NewsBranching out with Japanese-style New Year decorations
Women make hanamochi New Year decorations at a workshop in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Tuesday. Wh...
December 8, 2021
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General News80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack marked in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The United States on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan, ...
December 8, 2021
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CoronavirusGovt panel mulls vaccinations for children aged 5-11
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is currently discussing whether to expand the COVID-19 vaccin...
December 8, 2021
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CompaniesJapan’s telecom major KDDI to release phone some will flip out over
Smartphones might be ubiquitous, but one major telecommunications company hopes to be pushing the ri...
December 8, 2021
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Coronavirus
Japan ready to admit 37,000 COVID-19 patients to hospitals
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japan is ready to admit some 37,000 COVID-19 patients to hospitals, marking an ...
December 8, 2021
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Associated PressSuspect in killing of Saudi journalist arrested in France
PARIS (AP) — A suspect in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested Tuesday ...
December 8, 2021