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General News
Coin laundries evolve to serve women and families
Coin laundries have been multiplying, especially in urban areas, and many now offer customers not on...
September 2, 2022
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Weekly Edition
The Japan News / Weekly Edition (9/2-9/8)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
September 2, 2022
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Reuters
U.S. CDC backs use of redesigned Omicron COVID boosters
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended the us...
September 2, 2022
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General News
2022 Rainy Season Ended Later than Initially Announced
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japan Meteorological Agency said Thursday that this year’s early-summer rainy...
September 2, 2022
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Reuters
Amid US retail gloom, Uniqlo shines on COVID-triggered revamp
TOKYO (Reuters) – Just as inflation ravages the big guns of U.S. apparel retail, awash in high inven...
September 2, 2022
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Economy
Price hikes to affect more than 20,000 food products in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — More than 20,000 food products face price hikes this year, the latest tally by ...
September 2, 2022
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Reuters
Biden targets ‘extremist’ Trump allies as democratic threat in fraught political moment
PHILADELPHIA,(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden charged Republican allies of Donald Trump with und...
September 2, 2022
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Asia Pacific
S. Korean People’s Sentiment toward Japan Improves Sharply
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Public sentiment in South Korea toward Japan has improved significantly, a survey...
September 2, 2022
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Associated Press
It’s back to school in Ukraine — but far from normal
MYKHAILO-KOTSYUBYNSKE, Ukraine (AP) — It was the first day of school in Ukraine on Thursday but chil...
September 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Russia launches war games with China amid tensions with US
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — A U.N. inspection team entered Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power pla...
September 2, 2022
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Associated Press
UN inspectors arrive at Ukraine nuclear plant amid fighting
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — A U.N. inspection team entered Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power pla...
September 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’
Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been u...
September 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Biden at Independence Hall: Trump, allies threaten democracy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Thursday night that “equality and democracy are under...
September 2, 2022
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Fashion
Dresses by Ukrainian fashion designer showed in Tokyo Collection
“Lever Couture,” a brand created by Ukrainian designer Lessja Verlingieri, held a show on Wednesday,...
September 2, 2022
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Market
Dollar Reaches 140 Yen for 1st Time in 24 Years
New York, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)—The dollar reached ¥140 for the first time in 24 years in New York tr...
September 2, 2022