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Yomiuri EditorialSmooth out virus testing system to deal with 6th wave of infections
Appropriate testing for the novel coronavirus is essential to treat infected people and maintain soc...
January 26, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Tonga disaster shows need to guard against communication disruptions
If undersea cables, the lifeline of communications, were damaged in the event of a large-scale disas...
January 26, 2022
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Japan In FocusDecommissioned sleeper train to reopen as Hokkaido guesthouse
HOKUTO, Hokkaido — Luxury sleeper train, the Hokutosei, is set to welcome customers again — this tim...
January 26, 2022
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SumoMitakeumi rises to second-highest rank in sumo
Mitakeumi was officially promoted on Wednesday from sekiwake to ozeki, the second-highest rank in pr...
January 26, 2022
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Associated PressUkrainian leaders: Stay calm, Russian invasion not imminent
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s leaders sought Tuesday to reassure the nation that an invasion from n...
January 26, 2022
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Associated PressPfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
Pfizer is enrolling healthy adults to test a reformulated COVID-19 vaccine that matches the hugely c...
January 26, 2022
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Social Series50 years on / Okinawa’s love-hate relationship with U.S. base jobs
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This is the third installment ...
January 26, 2022
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General NewsBeautiful brollies
Colorful Japanese umbrellas are illuminated at the Miraizu city community exchange center in Mima, T...
January 26, 2022
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Associated Press
Pelosi to seek reelection with Democratic majority at risk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday she will seek reelection, ending spe...
January 26, 2022
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Associated PressChina less worried about global criticism these Olympics
When Beijing was awarded the 2008 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee predicted the...
January 26, 2022
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CoronavirusGovernment adds 18 prefectures to quasi-emergency list
The quasi-emergency measures to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus will be applied to 18 m...
January 25, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan SDF jet scrambles against foreign aircraft hit 5-yr high
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Self-Defense Forces scrambled fighter jets to counter possible airspace inc...
January 25, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japan’s tally tops 60,000
The daily national total of new novel coronavirus infections hit a record high on Tuesday, with the ...
January 25, 2022
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General NewsHorie’s yacht leaves for U.S. for Trans-Pacific solo voyage
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo (Jiji Press) — Japanese sea adventurer Kenichi Horie’s sailboat left for San Fran...
January 25, 2022
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US & CanadaNew U.S. ambassador: Alliance with Japan ‘a beacon of endless possibility and promise’
New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel stressed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance as “a b...
January 25, 2022