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Associated PressTaliban turn blind eye to Pakistani militants
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Each year on Jan. 17, Shahana bakes a cake and invites friends to her home...
January 16, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Surviving the winters of bygone Korea
The winters in Korea can be notoriously tough, with temperatures sometimes falling to below minus 10...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo tops 4,000 new infections for 3rd consecutive day
Tokyo confirmed 4,172 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Sunday, exceeding 4,000 f...
January 16, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentFSA to banks: Protect holders of foreign currency-denominated insurance
The Financial Services Agency will urge financial institutions selling foreign currency-denominated ...
January 16, 2022
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General NewsTsunami warnings, advisories issued for wide area in Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the Amami and Tokara islands in Kagoshim...
January 16, 2022
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ScienceUndersea volcanic eruption’s shock waves led to tsunami in Japan, expert says
Shock waves from an undersea volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean likely triggered tsunami t...
January 16, 2022
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CoronavirusOmicron spreading rapidly among children
The daily total of new infections with the novel coronavirus set a new record in Japan on Wednesday ...
January 16, 2022
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EconomyGlobal shipbuilding industry finds itself in turbulent waters
The struggle for supremacy in the global shipbuilding industry has been thrown into turmoil, with th...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus65% of municipalities to start booster shots for elderly this month
About two-thirds of Japan’s major municipalities will move up their third round of COVID-19 vaccinat...
January 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Map out measures to get through cold spells amid tight power supply
As the severe cold spell continues, the balance between supply and demand for electricity is again b...
January 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Create system in which employees, job seekers can pursue new learning
Investment in people is a source of growth. An environment must be created in which working people a...
January 16, 2022
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CompaniesPresident of Chubu Electric mulls investment in Asian, Eastern European companies
Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi said in a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun...
January 16, 2022
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General NewsCold delights
Workers put the finishing touches on a batch of kaku kanten, a specialty of the Suwa region of Nagan...
January 16, 2022
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CoronavirusIbaraki prefectural officials get tour of PCR testing bus
MITO — Ibaraki prefecture officials were given a first-hand look at a large-scale bus that could ser...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusYamaguchi: Cat temple hopes for luck in Year of Tiger
HAGI, Yamaguchi — A cat-themed temple is doing its part to help revitalize its area. Unrin Temple in...
January 16, 2022