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Economy
Kishida to discuss decarbonization with auto industry officials
SUZUKA, Mie — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and relevant Cabinet ministers will exchange views with a...
October 11, 2022
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Science
SCIENCE | JAXA to launch Epsilon rocket for satellite installation
The solid-fuel rocket Epsilon-6 will be launched around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday from the Uchinoura Sp...
October 11, 2022
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Defense & Security
Kishida: N. Korea’s missile launches ‘clear violation of U.N. resolutions’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday condemned the recent ballistic missile launches by North Kore...
October 11, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
EDITORIAL | System to avoid administrative vacuum must be introduced
There must be downsides to holding an election all over again just because none of the candidates re...
October 11, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
EDITORIAL | Strengthen DNA analysis to accelerate identification
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has established a new facility in Tokyo dedicated to DNA anal...
October 11, 2022
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Obituaries
Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89
TOKYO (AP) — Avant-garde pianist and composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, who studied with John Cage and went ...
October 11, 2022
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Washington Post
A California city’s water supply is expected to run out in two months
COALINGA, Calif. - The residents of this sun-scorched city feel California's endless drought when th...
October 11, 2022
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Reuters
Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing
BANGKOK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday ordered law enforcement ...
October 11, 2022
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Associated Press
New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse ga...
October 11, 2022
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Associated Press
Twitter, Instagram block Kanye West over antisemitic posts
NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West once suggested slavery was a choice. He called the COVID-19 vaccine “the ...
October 11, 2022
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General News
Surprising scene of scarecrows in central Tokyo marks start of autumn
Scarecrows are on display through Oct. 30 in an annual event at Keruneru Tanbo (Kellner’s rice paddy...
October 11, 2022
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General News
Film modeled on Abe shooting suspect draws controversy
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A film modeled on the suspect in the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Sh...
October 11, 2022
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Europe
Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia retaliated Monday for an attack on a critical bridge by unleashing its m...
October 11, 2022
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Science
SCIENCE | Galapagos land iguanas hatched by artificial incubation for 1st time in Japan
SHIZUOKA — A zoo in Shizuoka Prefecture has used artifical incubation to hatch Galapagos land iguana...
October 11, 2022
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General News
Traffic light upgrades at critical intersections delayed by shortage of semiconductors
The upgrading of traffic signals around the nation is being affected by the shortage of semiconducto...
October 11, 2022