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EconomyBOJ to Start New Test on Digital Currency in April
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan has said that it will start a new test on the feasibility of ...
February 19, 2023
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Imperial FamilyJapan Emperor Attends Symposium on Water Disasters
The Emperor recently attended a symposium on water-related disasters, held at the National Graduate ...
February 19, 2023
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CoronavirusLong COVID Response Spotty among Local Governments
Only about 40% of prefectural governments have publicly listed medical institutions capable of treat...
February 19, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Hayashi Concerned about East Asian Security Situation
Munich (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Saturday expressed strong conce...
February 19, 2023
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General NewsAnother N. Korean Missile Landing in Nearby Waters Has Japan Islanders in a Rage
Local residents of a Hokkaido island and area fishermen have expressed outrage at the latest instanc...
February 19, 2023
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Defense & SecuritySelf-Defense Force, U.S. Marines Hold Joint Drill in Oita Pref.
The Ground Self-Defense Force held a press viewing of Iron Fist, a joint Japan-U.S. training exercis...
February 19, 2023
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General NewsPara Powerlifting Meet Held at Exotic Buddhist Temple in Center of Tokyo
A para powerlifting competition was held at Tsukiji Hongwanji temple in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 29...
February 19, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialCreate Effective Control Tower, Not Just New Name
It must be said that Japan’s infectious disease control measures were weak. Organizational change mu...
February 19, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make More Films that People Want to Watch in Theaters
Japanese movie theaters are beginning to recover from the decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. C...
February 19, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan FM Hayashi Tells China’s Wang to Prevent Balloon Incursions
MUNICH — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to prevent a recurrenc...
February 19, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Hayashi Meets Ukraine Foreign Min. Kuleba
Munich, Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met with his Ukrainian coun...
February 19, 2023
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RussiaG7 Foreign Ministers Agree to Continue Support for Ukraine, Maintain Sanctions on Russia
MUNICH — Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries agreed Saturday to remain united in their...
February 19, 2023
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Asia-PacificRecord Number of S. Koreans Have Good Impression of Japan
Tokyo, Feb. 19 (Jiji Press)—A survey by a Japanese institution has found that the proportion of peop...
February 19, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, S. Korea Try to Find Middle Ground over Wartime Labor Issue
MUNICH — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean counterpart Park Jin, meeting on Saturd...
February 19, 2023
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Washington PostWhy Jackson, Miss., Still Can’t Count on Clean Running Water
JACKSON, Miss. - The first time the nation's top environmental official walked through the quiet hal...
February 19, 2023