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General News
Hiroshima agrees on black rain victim screening criteria
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — The Hiroshima prefectural and city governments said Friday that they will a...
December 25, 2021
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Economy
86 WTO members agree on 8 e-commerce articles
A total of 86 World Trade Organization member countries and regions, including Japan, the United Sta...
December 25, 2021
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Coronavirus
Japanese panel approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Health minister Shigeyuki Goto on Friday approved Merck & Co.’s COVID-19 pill m...
December 25, 2021
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Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPAN
Tottori Wagyu / Discovering the Finest Beef Paradise in Tottori Pref.
Tottori Prefecture is known for seafood such as Matsuba snow crab and agricultural products such as ...
December 24, 2021
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General News
E-scooter rules likely to be loosened in Japan
Riders of electric kick scooters will no longer need a drivers license under a proposed law revision...
December 24, 2021
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Companies
Nippon Steel sues trader Mitsui over patent infringement
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nippon Steel Corp. has filed with Tokyo District Court a lawsuit against Mitsui...
December 24, 2021
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Companies
Mitsubishi Electric punishes 12 executives over improper quality control
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. punished 12 of its executives, including former presidents, in connection ...
December 24, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan govt adopts record ¥107 tril. budget bill for FY 22
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Friday adopted a budget bill for fiscal 2022 calling for gene...
December 24, 2021
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General News
Harnessing digital tech for diversity
The following is excerpted from the presentation given by Natsumi Sasaki and Holly Casandra, who won...
December 24, 2021
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General News
3D avatar would aid hearing-impaired students
Judges and audience alike were fascinated by the winning idea at the 10th Annual All Japan Student E...
December 24, 2021
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Coronavirus
Community-acquired omicron infection confirmed in Tokyo
A doctor in Tokyo has been confirmed to be infected with the omicron variant of the novel coronaviru...
December 24, 2021
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Coronavirus
Governors fear shortage of accommodation facilities amid surge in omicron close contacts
Local governments are scrambling to secure accommodation facilities for people who have had close co...
December 24, 2021
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Olympics & Paralympics
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno: Japan will not send a government delegation to Beijing Games
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno announced Friday that Japan will not send government repres...
December 24, 2021
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Coronavirus
Tokyo reports community-acquired omicron case
A case of community transmission of the omicron coronavirus variant has been confirmed in Tokyo, Gov...
December 24, 2021
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Defense & Security
MSDF, JCG hold joint drill simulating Chinese intrusion near Senkakus
The Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Japan Coast Guard have conducted a joint exercise to simulat...
December 24, 2021