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General News
Atami mudslide evacuees visit homes, retrieve belongings from off-limits zone
ATAMI, Shizuoka — Evacuees from the Izusan district in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, were allowed to v...
July 12, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Urgently make comprehensive efforts to improve missile defense capabilities
One year has passed since the government gave up on a plan to introduce the land-based Aegis Ashore ...
July 12, 2021
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General News
Harvesting begins for hydroponically grown ‘flying in the sky’ melons in Japan
NASU-SHIOBARA, Tochigi — The harvesting of melons grown hanging from a greenhouse ceiling began Satu...
July 12, 2021
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General News
Sporting goods go digital in Japan
OSAKA — Sporting goods are increasingly high-tech. Sportswear with built-in sensors can capture data...
July 12, 2021
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Coronavirus
Japan pharma accelerates development of drugs to treat COVID-19
Domestic pharmaceutical firms have been ramping up the development of drugs to treat COVID-19, in an...
July 12, 2021
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Economy
Denichiro Ishimine: Economic stimulus measures still needed in Okinawa
This is the eighth installment of a series examining Okinawa today, 50 years since Tokyo and Washing...
July 12, 2021
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Coronavirus
Thailand reports 9,000 daily cases as infections surge in SE Asia
BANGKOK/JAKARTA — Coronavirus infections have surged in Southeast Asia, where the COVID-19 death tol...
July 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Give Olympians a safe welcome by cheering for them on your TV
It is unfortunate that it has become impossible to sit in the stands to watch a sports extravaganza ...
July 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
OPEC Plus should cooperate better to help recovery of world economy
Excessive increases in the price of crude oil could slow the pace of global economic recovery. Oil-p...
July 10, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
China-N. Korea overland commerce to resume
SHENYANG, China — Overland commerce between China and North Korea, currently at a near halt, is expe...
July 10, 2021
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General News
Atami mudslide comprised 55,500 cubic meters of accumulated soil
The massive mudslide in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, comprised about 55,500 cubic meters of soil and ...
July 10, 2021
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Vantage Point
Attitudes on death fascinate Czech scholar Gohori, who studies Buddhist social work in Japan
Do the dead have a place in the world of the living? Researcher Josef Gohori first observed this “pr...
July 10, 2021
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Economy
4th emergency declaration to cut GDP by ¥470 bil.
Declaring a fourth state of emergency is likely to reduce the nation’s real gross domestic product (...
July 10, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
CCP at 100: China’s diplomacy hamstrung by relentless patriotism
This is the fifth and final installment of a series looking at the costs of the Chinese Communist Pa...
July 10, 2021
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Japan In Focus
Kyoto: ‘Phantom mushrooms’ bring flavor to tourism
KYOTAMBA, Kyoto — Restaurants and shops in northern Kyoto Prefecture are offering various dishes fea...
July 10, 2021