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Yomiuri Editorial
Establish system to secure enough hospital beds for future pandemics
The novel coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the fragility of the medical care system. Persistent ...
September 6, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Govt must help more companies tap promising overseas markets
To revive the Japanese economy, it is essential to increase the profitability of small and midsize c...
September 6, 2022
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Obituaries
News In Pictures: Mikhail Gorbachev also mourned in Japan
The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, is also being mourned in Japan...
September 6, 2022
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Delicious
Hard to melt ice cream attracts customers
Ice cream that barely melts even in the summer heat is unique to Kinoto Manjuya, a long-established ...
September 6, 2022
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Washington Post
National Geographic magazine lays off six of its top editors
WASHINGTON - National Geographic magazine, the venerable journal of science, history and the natural...
September 6, 2022
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Washington Post
This grandma fulfilled a dream and opened a new crab restaurant – she’s 84
The young waiter - nervous, fidgeting, turning a little red under his peach fuzz - twice returned af...
September 6, 2022
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Delicious
Kochi sake producers enjoy overseas export boom
Japanese sake producers nationwide have seen brisk exports of their products, and Kochi Prefecture i...
September 6, 2022
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Associated Press
OPEC+ makes small trim to world oil supplies as prices fall
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries, including Russia, made a small tr...
September 6, 2022
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Associated Press
Ukraine says nuclear plant offline after Russian shelling
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe’s largest nuclear plant was knocked off Ukraine's electricity grid Monda...
September 6, 2022
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Associated Press
Full of intrigue, ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ dazzles Venice
VENICE, Italy (AP) — After much anticipation, Olivia Wilde's “ Don't Worry Darling ” finally had its...
September 6, 2022
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Associated Press
Biden blasts ‘extreme’ GOP in Labor Day swing-state trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden excoriated “MAGA Republicans" and the extreme right on Monday,...
September 6, 2022
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Associated Press
Judge grants Trump bid for special master in document search
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a legal victory for former President Donald Trump, a federal judge on Monday gr...
September 6, 2022
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Companies
Casual clothing operator Uniqlo opens VR shop using flagship store in Tokyo
Fast Retailing Co. has opened a virtual store that reproduces part of its Uniqlo Tokyo flagship stor...
September 6, 2022
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Defense & Security
Far East exercises show drain on Russian forces
Russia’s first large-scale military exercises since its invasion of Ukraine were considerably scaled...
September 6, 2022
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Defense & Security
Yomiuri poll: 81% see China as security threat
A nationwide public opinion survey found 70% of respondents approve of Japan enhancing its defense c...
September 6, 2022