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Japan In Focus
Buddhist monk conveys words of wisdom through music
MATSUYAMA — There is a monk in Shikoku with a shaved head and simple robe who sings a sutra to the g...
June 4, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan’s ruling LDP seeks to maintain cooperation with key opposition party
The Liberal Democratic Party continues to make efforts to maintain a cooperative relationship with a...
June 4, 2022
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Political Pulse
The challenge of eliminating supply-demand disparities in childcare
For working parents, child day care centers are important social infrastructure. This is also true i...
June 4, 2022
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Technology
Startups in Japan to be enabled to tap dormant patents
Startups will be allowed to use dormant patents jointly held by universities and large corporations ...
June 4, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japan sees uptick in COVID-19-related aftereffects
A growing number of people are suffering aftereffects after becoming infected with the coronavirus t...
June 4, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan’s new key govt policy to mandate central, local govts disclose wage gender gap
The government decided on the 2022 version of its key policy on encouraging women’s active participa...
June 3, 2022
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Associated Press
EXPLAINER: At 100 days, Russia-Ukraine war by the numbers
GENEVA (AP) — One hundred days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought the world a ne...
June 3, 2022
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Insights Into The World
BOJ’s ultra-loose monetary policy nears crossroads
An era of inflation has begun all over the world. The U.S. consumer price index jumped 8.5% in March...
June 3, 2022
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Associated Press
NY passes bill raising age to buy, own semi-automatic rifles
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legislature voted Thursday to ban anyone under age 21 from buying or ...
June 3, 2022
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Associated Press
Envoy says US, allies preparing for N. Korean nuclear test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea said Friday the United...
June 3, 2022
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General News
Restart of nuclear plant in Japan’s Shimane Prefecture not all smooth sailing
The decision to approve the restart of a nuclear reactor in Shimane Prefecture was made quickly and ...
June 3, 2022
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Travel Spots
Hiroshima : Rabbit lovers, rejoice! Okunoshima island is just hopping with furry friends
Hundreds of rabbits have made Okunoshima island, located in the Seto Inland Sea, their home. The i...
June 3, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japan eyes sewage monitoring pilot project to understand spread of COVID-19
The government will launch a major pilot project this summer to monitor the presence of the novel co...
June 3, 2022
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General News
500 drones illuminate night sky to commemorate opening of Yokohama Port
YOKOHAMA — Lights in the shape of a giant ship illuminate the night sky over Yokohama during a festi...
June 3, 2022
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General News
MPD explosives squad called in after Japan Foreign Ministry receives ‘tools to beat demons’
A suspicious container was found in an envelope delivered to the Foreign Ministry in Chiyoda Ward, T...
June 3, 2022