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General News2 Tokyo hospitals alerted of possible cyber-attacks
The Tokyo metropolitan government conveyed an urgent warning in early December to two major hospital...
December 30, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan residents heading home for 1st time in 2 years despite surge
Many people have begun traveling home for the New Year holidays amid the spread of the omicron coron...
December 30, 2021
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Climate ChangeCompanies in Japan must set renewable energy targets in as early as 2023
About 12,000 companies in Japan will be obliged, in as early as 2023, to draw up targets regarding t...
December 30, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Defense budget must strengthen deterrence amid worsening security
The security environment surrounding Japan is deteriorating at an unprecedented speed. The nation mu...
December 30, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Govt needs to support generic drug industry to ensure stable supply
The insufficient supply of generic drugs, which are cheaper than their original counterparts, is inc...
December 30, 2021
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General NewsGovernance reform at Japan’s private universities remains uncertain
Governance reform at private universities is drawing attention, due to the multiple scandals seen in...
December 30, 2021
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Other SportsCity-run marathons take big steps to resume
City-run marathons featuring members of the general public have returned to various locations nation...
December 30, 2021
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General NewsJapan’s classrooms, school desks used with more latitude amid pandemic
More and larger educational materials, not to mention the pandemic, are changing classroom settings ...
December 30, 2021
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EconomyCost reduction urgently needed for Japanese firms to introduce renewable energy
Japanese manufacturers are scoring points toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, but th...
December 30, 2021
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Associated PressStocks meander higher, scoring record highs for S&P 500, Dow
A wobbly day of trading on Wall Street ended with most stock indexes managing slight gains, enough f...
December 30, 2021
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Crime & CourtsFormer care worker rearrested for another murder
MITO (Jiji Press) — The police served a former employee of a nursing home in the eastern prefecture ...
December 30, 2021
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General News11 hospitals in Japan hit by ransomware attacks since 2016
In a time when critical infrastructure has been exposed to cyber-attacks around the world, The Yomiu...
December 29, 2021
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Asia-PacificPopular actress marries Chinese Communist Party official: media in China don’t report it
BEIJING — News that one of China’s most popular actresses had remarried may be hard to find in the m...
December 29, 2021
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General NewsTop 10 Japanese news stories of 2021
It’s not unusual in an Olympic year for sports to dominate the top Japanese news rankings of the yea...
December 29, 2021
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General NewsControversial Sado mine proposed for UNESCO nod
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel proposed Tuesday that a gold mine site on the island of Sado...
December 29, 2021