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Science
JAXA Resets H3 Rocket Launch for Mon.
TOKYO — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Friday that it will launch the country’s ...
March 3, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Help Patients Suffering from Long-Term Symptoms Find Clinics
Which medical institutions should treat patients suffering from the aftereffects of COVID-19? It is ...
March 3, 2023
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Social Series
Shadowy Organ Transplant / Lives Not Saved as Japan Lacks Donors
This is the third and final installment in a series looking into the organ transplant situation in J...
March 3, 2023
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Markets
Nikkei Ends at Nearly 3-mth High after Wall Street Gains
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's Nikkei index closed at a nearly three-month high on Friday after Wall Stre...
March 3, 2023
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Associated Press
S. Korea, US to go ahead with drills despite N. Korea threat
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries said Friday they’ll go ahead with lar...
March 3, 2023
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Olympics & Paralympics
Japanese Wheelchair Tennis Legend Kunieda to Receive People’s Honor Award
The government officially decided Friday to present wheelchair tennis legend Shingo Kunieda with the...
March 3, 2023
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Companies
Unmanned Flying Car Makes Test Flight over Osaka for 1st Time
An unmanned flying car flew over Osaka Prefecture for the first time in a test flight on Thursday. ...
March 3, 2023
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Coronavirus
COVID Patients in Japan to Pay More for Treatment this Year
The government plans to have patients pay for COVID-19 outpatient treatment out of pocket in princip...
March 3, 2023
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Reuters
Subaru to Nominate Executive Osaki as Next President, Nakamura as Chairperson
TOKYO – Japanese automaker Subaru Corp. said on Friday Atsushi Osaki, executive vice president and m...
March 3, 2023
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Reuters
Quad Ministers Denounce Russian Threats of Nuclear War
NEW DELHI – Foreign ministers of the so-called Quad group denounced Russia’s threat to use nuclear w...
March 3, 2023
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Companies
Google Japan Workers Form Labor Union for 1st Time Amid Layoff Fears
Employees of Google LLC’s Japan arm have formed a labor union for the first time amid fears over mas...
March 3, 2023
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Travel Spots
Spring Colors Delight Visitors to Tokyo Gardens
Rapeseed flowers bloom at Hamarikyu Gardens in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Friday, backgrounded by pale-pin...
March 3, 2023
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Science
Koichi Wakata Expresses High Hopes for Astronaut Candidates
WASHINGTON — Astronaut Koichi Wakata has sent a message of support to the two latest candidates for ...
March 3, 2023
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General News
Japan Celeb Jun Matsumoto to Participate in Popular Festival in May
HAMAMATSU — Actor-singer Jun Matsumoto will play the part of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in a cavalry pro...
March 3, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan LDP Lower House Lawmaker Izumida leaves Nikai faction
Hirohiko Izumida, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker of the House of Representatives, has le...
March 3, 2023