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Japan
- Artists think outside the box for paper exhibit at children's museum in central Japan
- 9 1/2 years after meltdowns, no end in sight for Fukushima nuke plant decommissioning
- Australian PM may visit Japan to meet Suga in November
- Japan to seek record defense budget under Suga's continuity policy
- Tokyo marks 88 new coronavirus infections on Sept. 22, under 100 for 2nd straight day
- Fire awareness video featuring Osaka grannies warns of risky home behavior
World
- At UN, Trump raps China for virus as US deaths top 200,000
- China's Xi: COVID reveals isolationism as a futile pursuit
- White House lawyer in running for seat on the Supreme Court
- Australian rescuers save 25 of 270 stranded whales so far
- Poll indicates New Zealand's Ardern poised to win reelection
- UK leader orders new virus restrictions, could last 6 months
Business
- Over 500 businesses in Japan go bankrupt amid pandemic, including many eateries
- Japanese light equipment maker launches world's 1st UV lamp safely killing coronavirus
- Japanese-maintained Manila railway fields record number of trains
- Fujifilm ends delayed Avigan clinical test, looks to gov't application
- Japan firms to demonstrate underground CO2 storage in Indonesia
- Japan firm launches AI-powered travel help service at Vienna airport
Sports
- Tokyo Olympic committee sent over $10.5 million overseas during bid
- Sumo: Ozeki Takakeisho stays among joint leaders at Autumn meet
- Baseball: Asamura cranks 3 homers in Eagles' 12-4 rout over Marines
- Soccer: Thorsten Fink steps down as Vissel Kobe manager
- Unmasked: NFL fines coaches, teams for not covering faces
- Soccer: Waasland-Beveren's Yuki Kobayashi to move to Qatar's Al-Khor
Arts & Entertainment
- Studio Ghibli releases 400 images from 'Spirited Away,' 'Ponyo,' other top titles online
- A sweep for 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Succession' tops Emmy Awards
- Young Afghan women, men perform whirling Sufi dance together
- Artists think outside the box for paper exhibit at children's museum in central Japan
- Famed French actor Michael Lonsdale dies at 89
- The 'Pandemmys' were weird and sometimes wonderful
Lifestyle & Health
- Japanese campsites draw crowds as people look to escape pandemic
- Japan newlyweds can receive up to $5,700 to start new life
- Contaminants found in Japanese macaques' fetal brain may hint at risk to humans: researchers
- Japan national park facilities upgraded with 'workations' in mind
- Japanese milk cartons adopting plastic caps amid pandemic
- Nearly all Japanese gov't workers eligible for paternity leave set to take it: poll
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