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General NewsShinjuku schools introduce staggered start times as coronavirus spreads
All 39 elementary and junior high schools in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Monday began staggering times ...
January 24, 2022
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General NewsDocument found in Paris details aftermath of Soviet invasion of Manchuria
A document has been found in Paris describing the circumstances under the Soviet occupation of Manch...
January 24, 2022
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CoronavirusOmicron cases in children rise sharply
There has been a sharp increase in reported cases of the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in...
January 24, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialKazakhstan unrest exposes cracks in long-term dictatorship
Staying in power forever is difficult for any authoritarian ruler. The downfall of a leader who was ...
January 24, 2022
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Social Series50 years on / Light and darkness overlap along Okinawa’s miracle mile
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This is the first installment ...
January 24, 2022
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SumoMitakeumi stuns Terunofuji for New Year title, clinches promotion to ozeki
For sekiwake Mitakeumi, a third career title was certainly a charm, seeing as how it also means a lo...
January 23, 2022
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Associated PressAfghan girls get to be boys, for limited time
KABUL (AP) — In a Kabul neighborhood, a gaggle of boys kick a yellow ball around a dusty playground,...
January 23, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Nation to forgo lockdown for omicron
When the inevitable omicron explosion descends on South Korea, the kind of restrictive approach to d...
January 23, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Singapore: 3 in 10 say they still plan to holiday abroad in 2022 despite rise in COVID-19 cases
Nearly three in 10 here are planning to travel overseas this year even if the current global COVID-1...
January 23, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan, U.S. must boost cooperation to ensure stable international order
There have been conspicuous moves by despotic countries that threaten the international order. To ma...
January 23, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Olympic results should lead to further development of world-class athletes
Japanese athletes’ spectacular showing at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics should not be a momenta...
January 23, 2022
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Associated PressUNESCO lists Viking-era wooden sailboats on heritage list
ROSKILDE, Denmark (AP) — For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Eu...
January 23, 2022
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EconomyPrices of power-assisted bikes on rise in Japan amid popularity, material shortage
Prices are on the rise for power-assisted bicycles, which are becoming fixtures as a means of transp...
January 23, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japan severely ill COVID-19 patients up 8-fold from start of ’22
The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms has jumped around eightfold from the start of 2...
January 23, 2022
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CoronavirusSurvey: Pneumonia much less common among omicron patients than delta
The number of people who developed pneumonia after contracting the omicron variant of the novel coro...
January 23, 2022