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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
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General News
Festival season starts in Tohoku region
The Morioka Sansa Odori Festival started in Morioka on Monday as the first of many popular summer fe...
August 2, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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August 2, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialEven with dramatic tightening policy, can Federal Reserve avoid recession?
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board must walk a difficult tightrope to avoid recession while containing h...
August 2, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Strive to secure talented human resources
The duties of the Self-Defense Forces are increasing more than ever due to frequent natural disaster...
August 2, 2022
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Music
Step on the stairs, play the ‘piano’
A so-called stair piano appeared at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station in Fukuoka City. These stair...
August 2, 2022
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Washington Post
Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaida leader, killed at 71
Americans knew him as al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader, the bespectacled, bushy-bearded deputy to Osama bin L...
August 2, 2022
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Manga & Anime
‘One Piece’ statues serve as symbol of Kumamoto Pref. quake recovery
Fans of manga series “One Piece” are flocking to Kumamoto Prefecture to see statues of characters fr...
August 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Killing of al-Qaida leader is long-sought ‘justice’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was kil...
August 2, 2022
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Associated Press
Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The doors of jihad opened for Ayman al-Zawahri as a young doctor in a Cairo clin...
August 2, 2022
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Political Series
Kishida and nuclear disarmament / Japan PM Kishida’s 8-year-long appeal for nuclear transparency
As the world faces a growing nuclear threat exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, among other...
August 2, 2022
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General News
High school culture groups converge on Tokyo for festival
The 46th All Japan Senior High School Cultural Festival, an annual feast of culture served up by stu...
August 2, 2022
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General News
Jewelry prices rise over supply shortage following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Jewelry prices have been rising in Japan, primarily because the cost of gold and diamonds has been s...
August 1, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs 21,958 new cases
Tokyo logged 21,958 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Monday, down 429 from the same day last...
August 1, 2022