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CompaniesSeven & i Holdings to offload department store unit
Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. is in the final stages of arrangements to sell its Sogo...
February 1, 2022
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EuropeJohnson’s visit to Japan canceled
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s planned visit to Japan later this month has been called off. ...
February 1, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan to ease criteria for vaccination sites, to accelerate booster shots
In a bid to accelerate the administration of booster shots against the novel coronavirus, the govern...
February 1, 2022
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CoronavirusCOVID-19 beds increasingly occupied by elderly patients
Many hospital beds secured for COVID-19 patients are being occupied by infected elderly patients. In...
February 1, 2022
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US & CanadaBiden may visit Japan in latter half of May
The Japanese and U.S. governments have begun making arrangements for Joe Biden’s first visit to Japa...
February 1, 2022
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CoronavirusUnwanted ‘Abenomask’ now in high demand
The cloth masks that no one seemed to want early in the pandemic are now in hot demand. The Health, ...
February 1, 2022
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Asia-PacificExpert: North Korea’s nuclear missile system ‘fully established’
SEOUL — North Korea’s confirmation that it tested its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missil...
February 1, 2022
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Japan In FocusSaitama: Observing traditional soy sauce production
KAWAJIMA, Saitama — Surrounded by the Arakawa and Oppegawa rivers, the rural town of Kawajima in cen...
February 1, 2022
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Japan In FocusTochigi: Paleolithic campsites show early human lives
SANO, Tochigi — When did humans appear on the Japanese archipelago? According to the National Museum...
February 1, 2022
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Japan In FocusToyama: Bonfire tradition from Edo period
KUROBE, Toyama — Residents of a district in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, prayed for sound health in a ...
February 1, 2022
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DeliciousMany paring back on eating amid pandemic
There is a growing trend of eating “more than a snack but less than a meal” during mealtimes each da...
February 1, 2022
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Japan In FocusAomori restaurants, authorities try to reduce residents’ salt intake
AOMORI — A steady stream of female customers heads to the Menya Toromo ramen restaurant in Aomori Ci...
February 1, 2022
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Associated PressUkraine security chief: Minsk peace deal may create chaos
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s security chief warned the West on Monday against forcing the country ...
February 1, 2022
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Associated PressRussia, US exchange accusations over Ukraine at UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the West on Monday of “whipping up tensions” over Ukraine and s...
February 1, 2022
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Defense & SecurityIshigaki city conducts marine investigation around Senkaku Islands
The municipal government of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture has conducted a marine investigation arou...
February 1, 2022