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ScienceRemains of small armor-plated dino unearthed in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Paleontologists on Aug. 11 heralded the discovery of a previously unknown s...
September 7, 2022
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Crime ＆ Courts
Takahashi suspected of getting sponsorship fees diverted to acquaintance’s firm
A former Tokyo 2020 organizing committee executive who has been arrested in a bribery probe is suspe...
September 7, 2022
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Fashion
Okinawa’s bashofu textile endures into modern era
NAHA — Bashofu, a light, cool fabric well suited for a summer kimono, is a traditional textile of O...
September 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Presidential portraits celebrate the office; they don’t interrogate it
Former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will have their official portrait...
September 7, 2022
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Coronavirus
Relaxation of border controls brings bustle back to Haneda
Travelers filled the international departure lobby of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Wednesday following the...
September 7, 2022
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Film & TV
Japanese movie director Hirokazu Koreeda wins Robert Bresson Prize at Venice International Film Festival
VENICE — Japanese film director Hirokazu Koreeda, 60, was awarded the Robert Bresson Prize in Venice...
September 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Steve Bannon faces state indictment in N.Y., will surrender Thursday
NEW YORK - Steve Bannon is expected to surrender to state prosecutors on Thursday to face a new crim...
September 7, 2022
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Washington Post
Liz Truss gets queen’s nod, becomes U.K. prime minister, in day of pageantry
LONDON - With all the customary pageantry, Britain on Tuesday traded a prime minister known for colo...
September 7, 2022
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Washington Post
As Obamas visit White House on Wednesday, tensions linger between Obama, Biden camps
WASHINGTON - When former president Barack Obama returned to the White House for the first time in Ap...
September 7, 2022
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Market
Dollar touches ￥144 for 1st time in 24 yrs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The dollar touched ¥144 for the first time in 24 years in Tokyo trading Wednesd...
September 7, 2022
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Washington Post
In Uvalde, murals connect artists and victims’ families
For days, Silvy Ochoa stood atop an electric scissors lift as she stroked her paintbrush against a b...
September 7, 2022
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General News
JR conducts test-run on restored section of Tadami Line
FUKUSHIMA — A train ran along a restored section of the JR Tadami Line on Tuesday for the first time...
September 7, 2022
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General News
Sakie Yokota expresses frustration over lack of progress on abduction issue
Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea when she was 13 years old...
September 7, 2022
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General News
Work proceeds on building tunnel to discharge treated water at Fukushima N-plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. held a press viewing of the construction site of an unde...
September 7, 2022
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Defense & Security
Government site hit by apparent cyber-attack; pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility
A government website was hit by what appeared to be a cyber-attack Tuesday, causing the site to go d...
September 7, 2022