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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs 30,842 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 30,842 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, down 751 compared to the same day...
August 2, 2022
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Associated Press
California governor declares monkeypox state of emergency
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency to speed eff...
August 2, 2022
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Political Series
Kishida urges NPDI to seek results at NPT review conference
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday urged all members of the Nonprolifera...
August 2, 2022
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Crime ＆ Courts
Panel seeks to indict ex-Kansai Electric execs over scandals
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A Japanese panel of citizens has ruled that three former executives of Kansai E...
August 2, 2022
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General News
Harvest season for Japanese pears starts in Aichi Pref.
NAGOYA — Farmers have started harvesting high-end “Amahibiki” pears in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture. ...
August 2, 2022
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Coronavirus
7th wave triggers rush for booster shots
The number of people visiting COVID-19 vaccination facilities has surged amid the seventh wave of th...
August 2, 2022
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Washington Post
Government workers feel inflation’s pinch as wages lag
In a red-hot labor market, workers across the United States are negotiating and receiving wage incre...
August 2, 2022
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Washington Post
After flooding, a Kentucky church offers shelter alongside prayers
HAZARD, Ky. – For a few minutes Sunday morning, Karen Daugherty got a breath of normalcy. Daugherty ...
August 2, 2022
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Delicious
Light, fluffy pancake that has 10-minute time limit
TOTTORI — A pancake, which is made to be eaten “in 10 minutes,” has attracted sweet lovers nationwid...
August 2, 2022
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Washington Post
Biden covid case highlights confusing CDC guidance on ending isolation
WASHINGTON – Before President Joe Biden emerged from coronavirus isolation Wednesday, he made double...
August 2, 2022
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Environment
Venomous ‘jellyfish’ found on Tokushima beach
TOKUSHIMA — A dozen highly venomous “katsuo no eboshi” (Portuguese men-of-war), a jellyfish-like spe...
August 2, 2022
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Politics & Government
Revitalization minister Yamagiwa to serve as minister for startups
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday appointed Daishiro Yamagiwa, minister in charge of economic r...
August 2, 2022
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Delicious
Growing larger farmed eels, helping wild ones
Fishing industry researchers and fishery cooperatives in eel-farming municipalities are working to i...
August 2, 2022
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Coronavirus
Expert panel in Japan debates saliva antigen tests for people with no COVID symptoms
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry proposed to an expert panel Monday that saliva antigen tests ...
August 2, 2022
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General News
Matchbook lights out as Nittosha to stop manufacturing
KOBE — The nation’s only manufacturer of matchbooks in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, will cease producti...
August 2, 2022