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General News
Fukuoka: Kabocha pumpkins unite villages hit by disasters
TOHO, Fukuoka — Farmers from Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, who had struggled with the effects of a n...
July 24, 2021
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General News
Night tours from great bridge set for autumn
KOBE — A night tour of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, which links Honshu and Awaji Island, will start thi...
July 24, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
In China, traces of Wenzhou train collision fade on 10th anniversary of tragedy
WENZHOU, China — Friday marked 10 years since the major high-speed rail accident that occurred in We...
July 24, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Consider advantages of introducing optional 4-day workweek system
An increasing number of companies are reportedly adopting a system to allow employees to take three ...
July 24, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Let’s cheer on athletes at Tokyo Olympics in spite of coronavirus hardships
The Tokyo Olympics has kicked off amid the adversity of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Athletes fro...
July 24, 2021
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General News
Prehistoric Jomon sites poised for global recognition
The Jomon Prehistoric Sites located in northern Japan, which are expected to be collectively registe...
July 23, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
PM’s Olympic records must be archived
A ceremony was held in Tokyo on July 1 to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the National A...
July 23, 2021
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Fashion
Paris Fashion Week designer returns to roots with Nagano retrospective
Fashion designer Maiko Kurogouchi has made a triumphant homecoming with “10 Mame Kurogouchi,” a retr...
July 23, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Let Games bring world hope, pride, inspiration in pandemic / Measures against virus key to safe event
Tokyo opens its first Olympics in about half a century when the capital is under a state of emergenc...
July 23, 2021
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Manga & Anime
‘Getter Robot’ sequel gets revamped with CGI
Since first hitting the airwaves in 1974, “Getter Robot,” a pioneering television anime series featu...
July 23, 2021
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Music
Ikimonogakari puts on cheerful, tearful final performance with Yamashita
Ikimonogakari was introduced as a “J-pop band that makes you cry, laugh, feel pain, love and a sense...
July 23, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
China adopting malicious methods using hackers for cyber-attacks
It has been revealed that the Chinese government has recruited hackers to carry out cyber-attacks ag...
July 22, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Nuclear power key to making national energy plan more than numbers game
The government’s medium- and long-term guidelines for ensuring a stable supply of energy must not en...
July 22, 2021
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General News
Label-free drinks sold in bulk reduce plastic, hassle of recycling
Yokohama company employee Masako Hori, 51, began regularly buying 2-liter PET (polyethylene terephth...
July 22, 2021
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Other Sports
Japanese leading Brazilian national team embodies judo’s worldly spirit
Yuko Fujii is the head coach of the Brazilian men’s judo team participating in the Tokyo Olympics. T...
July 22, 2021