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Asia-PacificBangladesh: Rainwater-harvesting hospital wins U.K. award
The royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the Friendship Hospital project — de...
February 18, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: Samsung, Hyundai have almost zero marketing presence at Beijing Olympics
For major South Korean companies like Samsung and Hyundai, the Olympics have been, for many years, ...
February 18, 2022
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Olympics & Paralympics
Japanese speed skater Takagi: Couldn’t have done it alone
“It was good that I could keep going until the end,” speed skater Miho Takagi told reporters on Fri...
February 18, 2022
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TroubleshooterMy sister is too controlling of our aging mother’s finances
I’m a homemaker in my 60s. I recently learned that my mother, who is almost 100 years old, has milli...
February 18, 2022
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Olympics & Paralympics
Bronze-winner Sakamoto credits hard work
BEIJING — Kaori Sakamoto claimed the bronze medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Olympics...
February 18, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan claims 1st Nordic combined team medal since 1994
As Ryota Yamamoto crossed the finish line, he thrust his arms into air before skiing into the waiti...
February 18, 2022
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CoronavirusKishida gives in to calls to ease border restrictions
Persistent calls from business circles, international students and others to reopen the nation’s bor...
February 18, 2022
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Troubleshooter
I’m gay, but my dying mother doesn’t know. Should I come out?
I’m a working guy in my 40s who’s an only child and has never been married. Since my father died thr...
February 18, 2022
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General NewsWomen overtake men in med school exam pass rate in Japan
More women than men passed the entrance exam for Japanese medical schools for the 2021 academic year...
February 18, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
False labeling of foreign clams a serious fraud against consumers
It is astonishing that the betrayal of consumers by disguising production areas was conducted on suc...
February 18, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Reinforce COVID-19 testing system as border control measures are eased
If Japan continues to implement border control measures against the novel coronavirus that are unusu...
February 18, 2022
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General News10% of hospitals have cybersecurity vulnerabilities
About 10% of hospitals have continued using equipment that has been identified as vulnerable to cybe...
February 18, 2022
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Manga & Anime‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ voice actors discuss magic of new film
The animated film “Jujutsu Kaisen 0” has proved to be a huge hit since its theatrical release late l...
February 18, 2022
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Manga & AnimeMangaka shines loving light on quake-affected Miyagi Pref. city
The Kyukitakami River runs through the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture. On an island near th...
February 18, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsShcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
BEIJING (AP) — A Russian woman was standing atop the figure skating podium at the Beijing Games on T...
February 18, 2022