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Friday, July 10, 2020

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DEVIATES FROM THE NORM Experts criticize decision not to indict recipients of Kawais’ cash July 9, 2020 Legal experts and investigators are criticizing Tokyo prosecutors for letting around 100 recipients of suspected vote-buying payments off the hook in a scandal that has rocked both national and local politics.
LONG LINES AT DUMPS Kumamoto overwhelmed by debris from torrential rain July 9, 2020 The first floor of Ryoko Yoshioka's laundry in the Kamisatsumazemachi district in Hitoyoshi city was almost completely inundated by the torrential rain that pounded Kumamoto Prefecture on July 4 and 5.

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