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EconomyTokyo office vacancy rate drops 1st time in 21 months
The average office vacancy rate across Tokyo’s five central wards dropped to 6.35% in November, down...
December 11, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan transport ministry to allow remote health checks on drivers
The transport ministry plans to allow the operators of truck, bus and taxi businesses to remotely co...
December 11, 2021
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Asia-PacificFinal independence referendum to be held in France’s New Caledonia
JAKARTA / PARIS — The French territory of New Caledonia in the South Pacific will hold a third and f...
December 11, 2021
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Associated PressBiden says hard work ahead to bolster democracies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday wrapped up his two-day democracy summit, an event th...
December 11, 2021
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General NewsWishing for a bon voyage: Toy planes dedicated at Kyoto shrine
Toy airplanes float in a water basin at the aviation-linked Hiko Shrine in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture,...
December 11, 2021
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General NewsPublic set to get a peek at panda twins at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in Jan.
The public will finally be able to see the twin giant panda cubs in person at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo start...
December 11, 2021
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General NewsNonalcoholic beverages key part of upcoming market trends
With the rise of more sober-curious young people taking to an alcohol-free lifestyle, it has become ...
December 11, 2021
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ReutersU.K. health agency: Boosters significantly restore protection against omicron
LONDON (Reuters) — Booster COVID-19 shots significantly restore protection against mild disease caus...
December 11, 2021
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Associated PressNobel Peace Prize winners call for journalist protections
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The two journalists who shared this year’s Nobel Peace Prize received the...
December 11, 2021
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ReutersAssange one step closer to extradition to United States
LONDON (Reuters) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday moved a step closer to facing criminal...
December 11, 2021
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CompaniesSBI mulls further buying after tender offer for Shinsei Bank
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — SBI Holdings Inc. is considering acquiring additional shares in Shinsei Bank in...
December 10, 2021
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Coronavirus
8 new omicron cases confirmed in Japan
Eight people were newly confirmed to be infected with the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus i...
December 10, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
Singapore:Vaccination status checks begin at libraries as part of extended COVID measures
Lines formed outside libraries on Dec. 1 — the first day that vaccination-differentiated safe manage...
December 10, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: How doing business can work in virtual world
Metaverse, the fast-emerging digital platform of interconnecting virtual communities, will provide n...
December 10, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentCentral, local govts clash over form of ¥100,000 benefit
The central and local governments are at odds over a planned benefit equivalent to ¥100,000 for chil...
December 10, 2021