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Associated PressClimate Protesters Arrested over Spraying Orange Paint on Stonehenge Monument
LONDON (AP) — Two climate protesters who sprayed orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument ...
June 20, 2024
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General NewsGovernment to Revise Probe Guidelines for Serious Bullying Cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The education ministry on Wednesday presented a draft of revisions to its in...
June 20, 2024
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ObituariesJapanese Critic Toshiko Marks Dies at 88
London (Jiji Press)—Japanese critic Toshiko Marks died at her home in London on Saturday at the a...
June 20, 2024
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General NewsKobe Hospital Leaves Man with Colon Cancer Untreated for a Year Due to Failure to Share Information Internally, Causing Cancer to Advance to Stage 4 from Stage 3
A Kobe hospital left a man in his 80s with colon cancer untreated for a year, causing the cancer ...
June 20, 2024
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PerspectivesDisaster Preparedness / Prepare for Quake-Induced Long-Term Water Outages by Stockpiling Water; Aim For 3 Liters Per Person Per Day
A major earthquake could heavily damage water facilities and knock out the supply. Restoring wate...
June 20, 2024
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ReutersPOLL-Most Japan Firms See No Need to Follow the U.S. with Tariffs on China
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Most Japanese companies see no need for their government to follow the...
June 20, 2024
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Associated PressNew Law Requires All Louisiana Public School Classrooms to Display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments...
June 20, 2024
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ScienceAstronaut Koichi Wakata: Private Sector to Drive Progress in Space; What is Japan’s Role Going Forward?
WASHINGTON — Astronaut Koichi Wakata said that activities in low Earth orbit will be led by the p...
June 20, 2024
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Social SeriesEmperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Japan Emperor Draws on Student Days at Oxford University; U.K. Experience Helped Shape Approach to Current Duties
The Emperor studied at the University of Oxford in Britain from June 1983 to October 1985, living...
June 20, 2024
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Social SeriesEmperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Japan Emperor’s Time in U.K. Spent Learning About British Constitutional Monarchy; Studying Overseas Proved to be Impactful
While he was studying in the United Kingdom, the Emperor learned how a British monarch should beh...
June 20, 2024
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Washington PostThe 2024 ‘Deciders’: Who are They and What Makes Them Tick?
RiKi Denning is, by her own account, “torn up” about the November election. She is almost certain...
June 19, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Quake’s Death Toll Likely to Exceed Kumamoto’s Toll
KANAZAWA (Jiji Press) — The death toll from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture ...
June 19, 2024
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Washington PostRussia’s Putin, ‘Desperate’ for Ammunition, Arrives in North Korea
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “warmly” embraced Russian President Vladimir Putin upon h...
June 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentBill Enacted to Create Japanese Version of DBS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet Wednesday enacted a bill to create a Japanese version of Britain’s ...
June 19, 2024
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ReutersNvidia Eclipses Microsoft as World’s Most Valuable Company
Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company on Tuesday, dethroning tech heavyweight Microsoft...
June 19, 2024