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Olympics & Paralympics
Japanese speed skater Takagi: Couldn’t have done it alone
“It was good that I could keep going until the end,” speed skater Miho Takagi told reporters on Fri...
February 18, 2022
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Troubleshooter
My sister is too controlling of our aging mother’s finances
I’m a homemaker in my 60s. I recently learned that my mother, who is almost 100 years old, has milli...
February 18, 2022
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Olympics & Paralympics
Bronze-winner Sakamoto credits hard work
BEIJING — Kaori Sakamoto claimed the bronze medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Olympics...
February 18, 2022
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Olympics & Paralympics
Japan claims 1st Nordic combined team medal since 1994
As Ryota Yamamoto crossed the finish line, he thrust his arms into air before skiing into the waiti...
February 18, 2022
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Coronavirus
Kishida gives in to calls to ease border restrictions
Persistent calls from business circles, international students and others to reopen the nation’s bor...
February 18, 2022
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Troubleshooter
I’m gay, but my dying mother doesn’t know. Should I come out?
I’m a working guy in my 40s who’s an only child and has never been married. Since my father died thr...
February 18, 2022
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General News
Women overtake men in med school exam pass rate in Japan
More women than men passed the entrance exam for Japanese medical schools for the 2021 academic year...
February 18, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
False labeling of foreign clams a serious fraud against consumers
It is astonishing that the betrayal of consumers by disguising production areas was conducted on suc...
February 18, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Reinforce COVID-19 testing system as border control measures are eased
If Japan continues to implement border control measures against the novel coronavirus that are unusu...
February 18, 2022
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General News
10% of hospitals have cybersecurity vulnerabilities
About 10% of hospitals have continued using equipment that has been identified as vulnerable to cybe...
February 18, 2022
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Manga & Anime
‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ voice actors discuss magic of new film
The animated film “Jujutsu Kaisen 0” has proved to be a huge hit since its theatrical release late l...
February 18, 2022
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Manga & Anime
Mangaka shines loving light on quake-affected Miyagi Pref. city
The Kyukitakami River runs through the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture. On an island near th...
February 18, 2022
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Olympics & Paralympics
Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
BEIJING (AP) — A Russian woman was standing atop the figure skating podium at the Beijing Games on T...
February 18, 2022
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Politics & Government
Kishida calls on Putin to make diplomatic efforts over Ukraine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held telephone talks with Russian President Vladim...
February 17, 2022
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Olympics & Paralympics
Sakamoto takes bronze medal in women’s figure skating
BEIJING — Kaori Sakamoto came from behind to take home the bronze medal in women’s figure skating at...
February 17, 2022