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Coronavirus
Tokyo tops 4,000 new infections for 3rd consecutive day
Tokyo confirmed 4,172 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Sunday, exceeding 4,000 f...
January 16, 2022
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Politics & Government
FSA to banks: Protect holders of foreign currency-denominated insurance
The Financial Services Agency will urge financial institutions selling foreign currency-denominated ...
January 16, 2022
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General News
Tsunami warnings, advisories issued for wide area in Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the Amami and Tokara islands in Kagoshim...
January 16, 2022
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Science
Undersea volcanic eruption’s shock waves led to tsunami in Japan, expert says
Shock waves from an undersea volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean likely triggered tsunami t...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus
Omicron spreading rapidly among children
The daily total of new infections with the novel coronavirus set a new record in Japan on Wednesday ...
January 16, 2022
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Economy
Global shipbuilding industry finds itself in turbulent waters
The struggle for supremacy in the global shipbuilding industry has been thrown into turmoil, with th...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus
65% of municipalities to start booster shots for elderly this month
About two-thirds of Japan’s major municipalities will move up their third round of COVID-19 vaccinat...
January 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Map out measures to get through cold spells amid tight power supply
As the severe cold spell continues, the balance between supply and demand for electricity is again b...
January 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Create system in which employees, job seekers can pursue new learning
Investment in people is a source of growth. An environment must be created in which working people a...
January 16, 2022
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Companies
President of Chubu Electric mulls investment in Asian, Eastern European companies
Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi said in a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun...
January 16, 2022
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General News
Cold delights
Workers put the finishing touches on a batch of kaku kanten, a specialty of the Suwa region of Nagan...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus
Ibaraki prefectural officials get tour of PCR testing bus
MITO — Ibaraki prefecture officials were given a first-hand look at a large-scale bus that could ser...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Yamaguchi: Cat temple hopes for luck in Year of Tiger
HAGI, Yamaguchi — A cat-themed temple is doing its part to help revitalize its area. Unrin Temple in...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Fukuoka: Cosplayers use suburban forest for dynamic photo shoots
FUKUOKA — A citizen’s forest in the suburbs of Fukuoka has become a hotspot among cosplayers thanks ...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Tottori: Kengo Kuma-designed cafe overlooking Tottori Sand Dunes to open in summer
TOTTORI — A cafe designed by world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma that overlooks the Tottori Sand Dun...
January 16, 2022