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Asia Pacific
Yoon vows to solve wartime labor issue
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday vowed to improve his country’...
August 17, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo confirms 29,416 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 29,416 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Wednesday, down 4,827 from the sa...
August 17, 2022
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Defense & Security
New Aegis system-equipped ships will likely carry long-range cruise missiles
To increase deterrence against North Korea’s missiles, the government plans to place domestic long-r...
August 17, 2022
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Climate Change
Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Antarctica’s coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature...
August 17, 2022
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Climate Change
Source of Thames River dries up in scorched U.K.
ASHTON KEYNES, England (AFP-Jiji) — At the end of a dusty track in southwest England where the Thame...
August 17, 2022
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General News
Elusive Shinkansen test train races past field of sunflowers
In recent years, about 140,000 large sunflowers have filled idled farmland in Ogaki, Gifu Prefectur...
August 17, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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August 17, 2022
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Politics & Government
New defense minister’s coordination skills to be put to the test
The inauguration of the second Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Aug. 10 saw Yasukazu Hamad...
August 17, 2022
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Associated Press
South Korean leader: Seoul won’t seek own nuclear deterrent
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday his government has no ...
August 17, 2022
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Crime ＆ Courts
Former Games executive arrested on suspicion of receiving bribes
Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Wednesday former executive board member of the Tok...
August 17, 2022
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Washington Post
Liz Cheney’s political life is likely ending – and just beginning
JACKSON, Wyo. -- The two-minute video, meant ostensibly as the closing appeal to voters here, likely...
August 17, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan PM Kishida plays golf on summer vacation
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida played golf with his wife Yuko and his eldest son Shotaro, who is Kish...
August 17, 2022
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Economy
Govt to keep imported wheat prices unchanged
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed officials Monday to keep the prices of ...
August 17, 2022
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General News
Kishi warns of fake anti-Ukraine Twitter post in his name spreading online
Former Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi announced Tuesday on his Twitter account that a post in his name...
August 17, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialCan the food ingredient serve as alternative to wheat?
With wheat prices soaring, rice flour is attracting attention as an alternative. It is hoped that th...
August 17, 2022