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Thursday, July 9, 2020

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16 STILL MISSING Death toll in Kyushu hits 57 as seasonal rain front moves east July 9, 2020 The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu that started over the weekend rose to 57 as 16 people remained missing.
ANALYSIS Early payments by Kawai could prove a snag in vote-buying case July 9, 2020 Prosecutors face the difficult task of proving in court that a former justice minister’s cash handouts that started four months before the 2019 Upper House election were intended to buy votes for his wife.

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