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General News
Tokyo’s ‘gateway to the sea’ closes, much to people’s regret
For the last time, Tokyo’s Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal, with its impressive white latticed pyrami...
February 22, 2022
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Companies
Seven & i starts work to pick buyer of dept. store unit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. started work on choosing a buyer of its dep...
February 22, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan mulls sanctions on export of semiconductors to Russia as G7 eyes joint action
The Japanese government has begun coordinating economic sanctions against Russia in the event of a m...
February 22, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Legendary pine tree thrives in Shizuoka Pref.
SHIZUOKA — Two clone seedlings of a Hagoromo no Matsu pine tree — on which legend has it that a heav...
February 22, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Iwate: Students use evidence to amend high school rules
OTSUCHI, Iwate — Students at an Iwate Prefecture high school long known for its strict code of condu...
February 22, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Fukushima dried persimmons to be exported to Dubai
FUKUSHIMA — The hard work of the Fukushima prefectural government over the past three years finally ...
February 22, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Hokkaido fisherfolk benefit from shift in Japanese yellowtail fishing grounds
Japanese yellowtail fishing grounds have undergone a dramatic shift in recent years. Hokkaido, which...
February 22, 2022
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General News
NASA employee stays grounded with weekly cycling tours
For some foreign residents in Tokyo, the COVID-19 pandemic offers a fresh opportunity to make use of...
February 22, 2022
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Olympics & Paralympics
Japanese Olympians welcomed back at Narita Airport
Some of the athletes who participated in the Beijing Olympics returned to Japan via Narita Airport o...
February 22, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Discuss how to protect users above all when regulating tech firms
With the growth of the internet, a major discussion point is how to protect users’ information colle...
February 22, 2022
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Vantage Point
NASA employee stays grounded with weekly cycling tours
For some foreign residents in Tokyo, the COVID-19 pandemic offers a fresh opportunity to make use of...
February 22, 2022
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General News
Ancient tombs get 4K video treatment in Osaka
A group of kofun, ancient Japanese burial mounds known for often having a distinctive keyhole-shaped...
February 22, 2022
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General News
Fighting colors
A craftsman applies color to a mushanobori streamer depicting samurai warriors in Yatsushiro, Kumamo...
February 22, 2022
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Companies
Ex-scientist fisherman promotes sustainable seafood from remote island
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — Kei Zenimoto works as a single-line fisher in Tsushima, an island city in Nagas...
February 22, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make clear intention to protect inherent territory of Takeshima islands
This year marks 70 years since the islands of Takeshima were illegally occupied by South Korea, whic...
February 22, 2022