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Politics & Government
Ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Two members of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet visited Tokyo’s Yasukuni ...
August 15, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs 23,135 infections, up from previous Monday
Tokyo reported 23,135 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Monday, up by 5,251 from ...
August 15, 2022
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Golf
Baba 2nd Japanese golfer to win U.S. Women’s Amateur
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Saki Baba won the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Sunday, dominating Canada’s Mone...
August 15, 2022
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General News
7-year-old pays respects to family killed in war
Kazuha Isono, 7, from Kochi Prefecture, attended a memorial ceremony for family members with his gra...
August 15, 2022
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General News
Pandemic limits attendance at war memorial
The government’s annual memorial for those who died in World War II was held at the Nippon Budokan h...
August 15, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialRebuild international order that does not allow aggression / Defense capabilities to contain threats are essential
The postwar international order has been shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is hoped that t...
August 15, 2022
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Asia Pacific
Bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation visits Taiwan
TAIPEI — A bipartisan group of five U.S. lawmakers, led by Democratic Sen. Edward Markey, arrived in...
August 15, 2022
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Associated Press
Anne Heche dies of crash injuries after life support removed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche, the Emmy-winning film and television actor whose dramatic Hollywood r...
August 15, 2022
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Imperial Family
Address by the Emperor on the occasion of the memorial ceremony for the war dead
On this Day to Commemorate the War Dead and Pray for Peace, my thoughts are with the numerous people...
August 15, 2022
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General News
Water, gas gushes out from shrine grounds in Hokkaido
OSHAMANBE, Hokkaido — Water has suddenly started gushing out from the grounds of a shrine in the tow...
August 15, 2022
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Politics & Government
Economy minister open to extending gasoline subsidies
The gasoline subsidy to keep pump prices from skyrocketing is set to expire at the end of September,...
August 15, 2022
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Washington Post
Five years after deadly rally, Charlottesville wants to tell its own story
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - One image shows a Black man wearing headphones surrounded by White protesters...
August 15, 2022
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Washington Post
West Virginia coal country will test power of Democrats’ climate bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Travis Elswick used to spend his days detonating millions of tons of explosives,...
August 15, 2022
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Politics & Government
Kishida works on golf swing for planned vacation
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida practiced golf with his wife, Yuko, at an indoor golf school in Akasaka...
August 15, 2022
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Elections
Former Miyazaki Gov. Higashikokubaru to seek reelection
MIYAZAKI — Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru said Sunday in an interview with The Yomiuri S...
August 15, 2022