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Imperial Family
Emperor harvests rice in Imperial Palace paddy field
The Emperor harvested rice in a paddy field on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesda...
September 7, 2022
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Associated Press
What’s happening with Ukraine’s threatened nuclear plant
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, built during the Soviet era and one of the 10 biggest in...
September 7, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialHow deep is the darkness behind the Tokyo Games?
The corruption scandal surrounding last summer’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is widening. It ...
September 7, 2022
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Politics & Government
Govt will likely provide ¥50,000 handouts to low-income households
The government will likely provide ¥50,000 to households with low incomes that are exempt from resid...
September 7, 2022
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Climate Change
Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits 5-yr high in August
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any m...
September 7, 2022
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Market
China increasingly concerned about yen’s rapid depreciation
BEIJING — China has been increasingly wary of the yen’s sharp drop recently, falling to the ¥140 li...
September 7, 2022
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Political Cartoons
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September 7, 2022
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Economy
Real wages in Japan fall 1.3% in July
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index in July dropped 1.3% from a year bef...
September 7, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Display leadership to maintain unity of democratic camp
Britain’s leadership is essential to maintaining unity in sanctions against Russia and aid for Ukrai...
September 7, 2022
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Reuters
New British PM Truss brings tougher UK stance on China
LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - One of British politics' firmest critics of China became prime minister o...
September 7, 2022
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Reuters
Biden, Truss commit to stand up against Russia, economic woes
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Tuesday to congratulate new Bri...
September 7, 2022
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Associated Press
‘This is it, folks’: Boris Johnson bids an ambiguous goodbye
LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson’s term as British leader was a mix of high drama and low disgrace. But h...
September 7, 2022
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General News
New-fad water sport in Japan gains in popularity, and accidents
As the popularity of the new water sport known as standup paddleboarding grows throughout the nation...
September 7, 2022
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Europe
New UK PM Truss vows to tackle energy crisis, ailing economy
LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately faced up to the enormo...
September 7, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Tokyo : Enjoy memorable manga from the Showa era
Meiji University’s Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subcultures is located near Toky...
September 7, 2022