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Associated Press
‘Crucial’ vote could move Italy to right; many might boycott
ROME (AP) — Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe ree...
September 24, 2022
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Associated Press
Russian men join exodus, fearing call-up to fight in Ukraine
ISTANBUL (AP) — Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic j...
September 24, 2022
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Associated Press
Dow sinks to 2022 low as recession fears roil world markets
Stocks fell sharply worldwide Friday on worries an already slowing global economy could fall into re...
September 24, 2022
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Associated Press
Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in occupied regions of Uk...
September 24, 2022
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Political Pulse
Why not let students manage their own sports clubs at school?
People often have nostalgic memories of their junior high and high school years. Working hard with y...
September 24, 2022
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Companies
Wave of global price hikes sweeps over Japan’s traditional New Year meal
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is casting a long shadow over this season’s New Year festivities in Ja...
September 24, 2022
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Social Series
In search of lost time 20 years after Pyongyang summit / Younger relatives take over the fight, vow to ‘not let the past fade away’
This is the third installment of a five-part series reflecting on the experiences of Japanese nation...
September 24, 2022
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Companies
Toyota Motor to close its plant in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp.has decided to close its plant in Russia, Russia's Ministry of ...
September 23, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan govt announces new 10-member council for boosting defense capabilities
The government on Thursday announced the 10 members who will make up a new panel that will discuss h...
September 23, 2022
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Reuters
Hong Kong says will scrap COVID hotel quarantine from Sept. 26
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Hong Kong said it will scrap its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine polic...
September 23, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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September 23, 2022
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Market
Govt and BOJ intervene in currency exchange, effectiveness of trump card is uncertain
The government and the Bank of Japan intervened the currency market by buying the yen and selling th...
September 23, 2022
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General News
Two teen sisters seen “holding each other” killed by train
Two sisters in their teens were killed when they were hit by a train on Wednesday in Higashi-Hiroshi...
September 23, 2022
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Washington Post
Amtrak pledges net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045
America’s passenger railroad plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, Amtrak said...
September 23, 2022
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Economy
Making NISA permanent ‘essential,’ Kishida says
NEW YORK — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated Tokyo’s intention to consider making the Nippon Indiv...
September 23, 2022