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TroubleshooterMy mom suddenly wants me to pay her back my tuition
I’m a company employee in my 20s. When I graduated and began working, my mother suddenly told me tha...
January 21, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialMizuho’s new leadership faces huge task to prevent further system glitches
The new management must be prepared to take a fresh look at everything in order to revamp a corporat...
January 21, 2022
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TroubleshooterI despise arrogant and abusive old men who look down on others
I am a woman in my 20s who works as a receptionist. The attitude that men in their 50s and older hav...
January 21, 2022
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Outside Contributors
Reviewing how Tokyo Games performed
The Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 were postponed for one year due to the spread of novel c...
January 21, 2022
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MusicAlluring Chanmina gets a good rap
A mysterious, bewitching aura radiates from Chanmina, but she appears very approachable when she fla...
January 21, 2022
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General NewsPregnant horses at Hokkaido breeding center run for winter exercise
Pregnant farm horses run in a snow-covered field at the National Livestock Breeding Center’s Tokachi...
January 21, 2022
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Political SeriesLocal governments need to streamline administrative structure
The year 2022 is expected to continue to pose challenges for Japan regarding the pandemic, foreign a...
January 21, 2022
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Manga & Anime‘Swingin’ Dragon & Tiger Boogie’ captures postwar spirit of jazz as uniter
“It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” is the title of a famous Duke Ellington masterp...
January 21, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 8,638 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 8,638 new coronavirus cases Thursday, logging a record-h...
January 20, 2022
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General NewsRed crown cranes walk amid dreamlike mist lingering over Hokkaido river
Red crown cranes, a nationally protected species, walk and flutter their wings in the Setsuri River ...
January 20, 2022
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Political SeriesNew security strategy must underline threat posed by Beijing
Japan will continue to face challenges this year, from issues such as the pandemic to foreign affair...
January 20, 2022
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CoronavirusExperts: Peak has possibly passed in some prefs
Quasi-emergency priority measures implemented in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures on Jan...
January 20, 2022
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Associated PressFirst aid flights arrive in Tonga after big volcano eruption
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally...
January 20, 2022
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Economy
BOJ negative rate policy clouding households
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan’s prolonged ultralow interest rate policy is beginning to aff...
January 20, 2022
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Politics & Government
Govt eyes trade insurance coverage of COVID-linked losses
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is planning to provide trade insurance coverage of Japanese comp...
January 20, 2022