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Companies
Japan’s TEPCO subsidiary eyes floating offshore wind turbines
TEPCO Renewable Power Inc. will start making preparations to build offshore wind farms, which will h...
September 11, 2021
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General News
Blue Impulse jets eyed as source of paint stains on 300 cars
The Air Self-Defense Force has been scrambling to contend with angry car owners, after dye thought t...
September 11, 2021
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Coronavirus
Govt shifting focus to coronavirus ‘exit strategy’
Even as efforts to combat the novel coronavirus continue at full throttle, Japan’s government is tur...
September 10, 2021
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Troubleshooter
My husband and his family’s outdated philosophies are suffocating
I’m a homemaker in my 30s. I married into a family that runs its own business out in the boonies and...
September 10, 2021
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Troubleshooter
My brother-in-law has been horrible since my daughter’s death
I’m a part-time working woman in my 50s, and I lost my daughter two years ago. My older sister and h...
September 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Support business succession at small firms to protect jobs, key technologies
The shortage of successors to take over small and midsize companies is becoming more serious, forcin...
September 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Govt must ensure people keep guard up during extended emergency period
Although the number of new infection cases has declined, the figure remains higher than earlier peak...
September 10, 2021
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Music
Official Hige Dandism gets creative in new album
Pop-rock quartet Official Hige Dandism’s latest album, “Editorial,” was released last month. Affect...
September 10, 2021
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Film & TV
‘Red’ superheroes celebrate 45 years of TV series
As you may know, one member of the superhero teams depicted in the Super Sentai TV series, often the...
September 10, 2021
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Art
Looking back at iconic composer Toru Takemitsu
The primary colors, red, blue and yellow, splashed across concentric circles, overlap at times. At f...
September 9, 2021
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Elections
Imperial succession, N-power emerge as talking points in LDP leadership race
Issues related to the Imperial succession and nuclear power have been thrust into the spotlight in t...
September 9, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Financial loopholes must be closed to clean up money laundering
Money laundering techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated around the world. There is an ur...
September 9, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Taliban’s actions to be tested in Afghanistan’s new government
The rule of law and human rights protections have taken root internationally as universal values tha...
September 9, 2021
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Economy
Retailers, restaurateurs, hoteliers try alternatives to plastics
As part of the drive to reduce single-use plastics, it will become mandatory next April for retailer...
September 8, 2021
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Politics & Government
Ishiba’s possible support presents dilemma for Kono in LDP presidential race
Taro Kono, the minister in charge of administrative and regulatory reform, finds himself in a compli...
September 8, 2021