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Part of Tokyo's busy Yamanote line suspended for 2 days for track switching work
A section of Tokyo's Yamanote loop line was suspended Saturday due to track switching construction work slated to last through the weekend, the longest such… Read
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The first female president of Japan’s powerful labor union federation says she will work to correct the gender gap in wages and working conditions to… Read
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The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 32 new coronavirus cases, up six from Friday and 34 down from last Saturday. The number of infected… Read
CrimeThieves steal 60,000 persimmons from Gifu orchard
Gifu prefectural police are investigating the theft of 60,000 persimmons from an orchard last week. The high-grade Fuyu variety of persimmons, stolen from about 400… Read
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President Joe Biden's declaration that the United States would defend Taiwan if China invaded has renewed talk of whether Washington's longstanding policy of "strategic ambiguity"… Read
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