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Olympics & ParalympicsKodaira hoping to get boost from ‘apple power’ in bid to defend Olympic title
Nagano, which was hit hard by a typhoon in autumn 2019, means a lot to speed skating star Nao Kodair...
February 12, 2022
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Japan In FocusWanted: Tottori seeks look-alike of nearly 2,000-year-old man
TOTTORI — The skull of a man who lived nearly 2,000 years ago was unveiled to the public, and the To...
February 12, 2022
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General NewsSymposium for women’s empowerment held in Hiroshima
The editorial section of The Yomiuri Shimbun’s Otekomachi website, The Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka and Hir...
February 12, 2022
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Japan In FocusWakayama: Whaling town promotes cetacean tourism
TAIJI, Wakayama — A place known as “the town of whales” in Wakayama Prefecture offers the chance for...
February 12, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentOfficials look to increase children’s fitness in pandemic
Amid concerns that physical fitness among children has declined during the novel coronavirus pandemi...
February 12, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsChina emphasizing high-tech capability at Games
BEIJING — China is putting a lot of effort into promoting its advanced technologies at the Beijing W...
February 12, 2022
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Associated PressBiden orders 3,000 more troops to Poland amid Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is sending another 3,000 combat troops to Poland to join 1,700 who al...
February 12, 2022
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Associated PressUS ramps up Ukraine warning, says Russia may invade any day
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday escalated dire warnings of a possibly imminent ...
February 12, 2022
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ReutersQuad ministers address Indo-Pacific ‘coercion,’ climate, COVID
MELBOURNE (Reuters) — The United States, Australia, Japan and India on Friday pledged to deepen coop...
February 11, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsAyumu Hirano captures halfpipe gold
BEIJING — Ayumu Hirano’s third Olympic medal came in an even better color than the first two. Two-t...
February 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificNepal: How farming nation became net food importer
Twenty years ago in 2001, Nepal used to buy $11.84 million worth of food and farm products annually ...
February 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificVietnam: Tourism ministry wants to fully reopen to intl arrivals
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has just submitted a proposed plan to the go...
February 11, 2022
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CoronavirusDeaths of COVID-19 patients top 20,000 in Japan
Over 20,000 people with COVID-19 have died in Japan as of Friday, according to a cumulative tally co...
February 11, 2022
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Associated PressVirus closes Bangladesh schools; fairs go on
DHAKA (AP) — Rufsa Hasina Afroze, a teacher and academic supervisor at a leading private school in B...
February 11, 2022
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CoronavirusChildren’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes delicate balancing act in Japan
A COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 was formally classified Thursday by the health ministry...
February 11, 2022