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Associated Press
2 injured in fire at ammunition storage site on Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A fire at an ammunition storage site on Crimea left two people injured on Tuesd...
August 16, 2022
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Associated Press
US, South Korea to begin expanded military drills next week
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea will begin their biggest combined milita...
August 16, 2022
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Elections
Young voters shying away from LDP
Young voters appear to be distancing themselves from the ruling party, according to data from exit p...
August 16, 2022
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Asia Pacific
Sri Lankan president: China cannot use southern port for military purposes
COLOMBO — China will not be allowed to use the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota for military p...
August 16, 2022
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Coronavirus
Kishida orders review of COVID classification
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked relevant ministers to review the need for mandatory reporting...
August 16, 2022
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Washington Post
Inside Ukraine’s captured nuclear plant, the sounds of explosions – and constant fear
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine - There's no warning when incoming fire slams into the grounds of Europe's lar...
August 16, 2022
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Washington Post
After deadly church fire, Egyptian neighborhood searches for answers
GIZA, Egypt - The back roads of a working-class neighborhood in greater Cairo transformed into makes...
August 16, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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August 16, 2022
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Social Series
Foreign students return / Ukrainian students grateful for Japan’s support
In a video posted on YouTube, Ukrainian student Valeriia Savenko introduces herself in Japanese and ...
August 16, 2022
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Washington Post
In Taliban-era Afghanistan, U.S. grapples with having little sway
A year after withdrawing U.S. troops, the Biden administration wields scant leverage in Afghanistan ...
August 16, 2022
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Delicious
Fishmonger uses YouTube to promote seafood
Fishmonger Asana Mori is promoting seafood through videos on YouTube, at a time when consumers are b...
August 16, 2022
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Politics & Government
Cabinet finds no need to examine ministers’ relations with Unification Church
The government approved a written response at a Cabinet meeting on Monday that there is no need to e...
August 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan must sharpen diplomacy, defense capabilities to maintain peace
Postwar peace was built on the precious sacrifices of the 3.1 million war dead. To maintain it, Japa...
August 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Yoon’s ability to improve relations with Japan will be tested
It is commendable that there has been a reversal of the previous South Korean administration’s polic...
August 16, 2022
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Defense & Security
4 Chinese ships enter Japanese waters off Senkakus
Four China Coast Guard ships intruded into Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Oki...
August 16, 2022