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Yomiuri EditorialDeepening N. Korea missile threat cannot be ignored by world leaders
North Korea’s dangerous moves to improve its missile performance by repeatedly test-firing missiles ...
January 12, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKono keeps eye on presidency as he reforms LDP’s public relations
Taro Kono is swiftly reforming the Liberal Democratic Party’s public relations strategy, using his h...
January 12, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
We must not let omicron’s ‘mild’ symptoms lull us into complacency
Even if people infected with the new omicron variant of the novel coronavirus tend to have a lower r...
January 12, 2022
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Associated PressJan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump aide, 2 GOP strategists
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is demanding records a...
January 12, 2022
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General NewsCrowdfunding, hometown tax payments help repair Japan’s cultural properties
Crowdfunding and the so-called “hometown tax” donation system, are increasingly being used to pay fo...
January 12, 2022
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Associated PressFed’s Powell: High inflation poses a threat to job market
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning that high inflation could make it harder to restore the job market to full...
January 12, 2022
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CoronavirusNurse returns to health care system to fight novel coronavirus
“Please come soon. Tomorrow or even today,” Sayuri Uehara was told when she called a Tokyo hospital ...
January 12, 2022
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CoronavirusSeriously ill COVID patients number 100 in Japan
The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms rose to 100 nationwide on Tuesday, up by 10 fro...
January 11, 2022
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Markets
Tokyo Stocks continue to fall on early U.S. rate hike concerns
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks fell for the third straight market day Tuesday amid growing concer...
January 11, 2022
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General NewsSapporo pinning hopes on Beijing Games to boost 2030 Olympic bid
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — Sapporo, which is aiming to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, is...
January 11, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan aims to expedite booster rollout, reinforce medical services
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans Tuesday to expedite the COVID-19 booster rollout and ex...
January 11, 2022
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Other SportsDiligence, determination provided base for Uchimura’s ascent to gymnastics throne
With the announcement of his retirement on Tuesday, gymnastics superstar Kohei Uchimura brought to a...
January 11, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMPD to create special unit to crack down on money laundering
The Metropolitan Police Department will establish the nation‘s first “criminal proceeds control sect...
January 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificJapan pursues ‘freedom of navigation’ to deter China
Since last spring, Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers have repeatedly sailed through waters near...
January 11, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsWinter Games mascot posters to help lift spirits in Beijing
BEIJING — Posters featuring the mascots for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics started bein...
January 11, 2022