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Politics & GovernmentJapanese government speeds preparations to accept Ukrainian evacuees
The government is accelerating its preparations to accept evacuees from Ukraine following Russia’s i...
March 16, 2022
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MusicJapanese orchestras ditch Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812 Overture’
Some Japanese orchestras have decided to stop performing a piece by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tc...
March 16, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentTrigger clause to lower gasoline taxes likely to be invoked
Gasoline taxes may soon be lowered as the government is making arrangements to invoke a trigger clau...
March 16, 2022
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CoronavirusPanel warns of omicron sub-variant even as infection numbers slowly decrease
There has been a slow decline in the number of newly confirmed coronavirus infection cases across th...
March 16, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan’s health ministry panel warns of omicron sub-variant even as infection numbers slowly decrease
There has been a slow decline in the number of newly confirmed coronavirus infection cases across th...
March 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Indictment of lawmakers involved in vote-buying scandal is inevitable
There would be a lack of balance if only a person who gave bribes at the time of an election campaig...
March 16, 2022
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Washington PostA prayer for women and children. And men.
In a time of gut-wrenching disaster or calamity, the order rings out like a mantra: women and childr...
March 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
How far is China willing to go in its support for Russia in Ukraine crisis?
China will face international criticism and severe sanctions if Beijing supports Russia in its aggre...
March 16, 2022
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EconomyRussian seafood supply worries stir fears in Japan of prices skyrocketing
Concerns about seafood shortages have been growing in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as J...
March 16, 2022
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Europe
Japanese nonlife insurers to raise premiums for high-risk waterways in Ukraine
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] The Dnieper River that flows through the Ukraini...
March 15, 2022
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CompaniesJapan energy giant looks to diversify fuel procurement as Ukraine crisis continues
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Tomoaki Kobayakawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power ...
March 15, 2022
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General NewsPandemic wipes out 30 of Japan’s ski resorts over 2 yrs
Thirty ski resorts in Japan have either been forced into bankruptcy or suspended operations over the...
March 15, 2022
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CompaniesPoll: Over 50% of Japan companies receive COVID-19 loans
More than 50% of companies surveyed by The Yomiuri Shimbun and Teikoku Databank Ltd. had used coron...
March 15, 2022
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CoronavirusAbout 30% of COVID patients’s deaths in Japan’s 6th wave caused by other factors
Among deaths related to COVID-19 in the ongoing sixth wave of novel coronavirus infections, about 30...
March 15, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s ruling LDP stresses unity with coalition partner at party convention
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party stressed its unity with junior coalition partner Komeito at a pa...
March 15, 2022