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CoronavirusKyoto woman’s omicron infection possibly community-acquired
A woman in her 20s in Kyoto Prefecture with no history of recent overseas travel has been confirmed ...
December 23, 2021
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Associated PressChina puts 13 million residents in lockdown ahead of Games
BEIJING (AP) — China is redoubling efforts to control new virus outbreaks with a lockdown of the 13 ...
December 23, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to unveil record ¥107.6 trillion draft budget for fiscal 2022
The government’s draft budget for fiscal 2022 is likely to feature total spending of about ¥107.6 tr...
December 23, 2021
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General NewsRoaring toward 2022
A huge geoglyph of a tiger is seen inside Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, o...
December 23, 2021
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CompaniesMcDonald’s Japan to only sell small McFry sizes for 7 days
McDonald’s Japan will suspend sales of its medium and large McFry french fries nationwide from Dec. ...
December 23, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s government to hold women-only talks, starting next month
The government has decided to hold monthly talks exclusively with women, starting in January 2022. F...
December 23, 2021
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CoronavirusQuarantine facilities are packed near Japan’s major airports
The omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading all over the world — the World Health Organizati...
December 23, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Delayed review of monthly allowance for Diet members fuels mistrust of politics
If the government continues to be lax in its handling of public funds, it will not be able to secure...
December 23, 2021
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ReutersU.S. authorizes Pfizer oral COVID-19 treatment, first for at-home use
The United States on Wednesday authorized Pfizer Inc’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for people ages 12 an...
December 23, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Contain spread of omicron variant to prevent a 6th wave of infections
A case of community-acquired infection with the new omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has bee...
December 23, 2021
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General NewsJapan officials recall chase of N. Korean spy ship
Dec. 22 marked 20 years since the sinking of a North Korean spy ship off Amami Oshima, an island of ...
December 23, 2021
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Defense & SecurityBush demanded Japan send ‘forces’ for 1990 Gulf crisis, declassified documents confirm
In the wake of the Persian Gulf crisis that began in August 1990, then U.S. President George Bush in...
December 22, 2021
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Coronavirus1st community-acquired omicron cases reported in Japan
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Three residents of Osaka Prefecture with no history of overseas travel were con...
December 22, 2021
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CoronavirusKishida emphasizes preemptive approach against omicron
With the rapid spread of the omicron variant in the United States, there is growing concern about a ...
December 22, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan to isolate close contacts of Omicron cases for 14 days
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will ask people who have had close contact with cases of the omicron vari...
December 22, 2021