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Coronavirus
Tokyo businesses confused by varying restrictions
A sharp divide has emerged among cultural and sports facilities in Tokyo as restrictions on venue ca...
May 9, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Mobile phone shops’ sales methods must prioritize customer needs
Many people possess smartphones as a necessity for daily life. Major mobile phone companies need to ...
May 9, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Turning ruins into cultural properties possible with enthusiastic local actions
It has been shown that even a decayed building can be preserved and utilized if it has historical va...
May 9, 2021
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Coronavirus
Over 6,000 involved in workmen’s accidents related to coronavirus in Japan last year
A total of 6,041 people died or lost four or more days of work last year as a result of work-related...
May 9, 2021
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Vantage Point
The young Swede rewriting the book on green tea
t’s about time for the first harvest of Japanese green tea across the nation. For one young Swede, s...
May 9, 2021
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Coronavirus
Train commuting down in Tokyo, Osaka metropolitan areas
The pandemic has been affecting how people in Japan’s congested metropolitan areas commute to work, ...
May 9, 2021
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Coronavirus
Measures curbed flow of people, but cases remain high
The government has decided to extend the third coronavirus state of emergency to be declared since ...
May 8, 2021
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General News
Historic capsule tower faces the chopping block under new ownership
Time is running out for an iconic Tokyo building that, for the romantic, stands as a futuristic sym...
May 8, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make progress in vaccination drive after state of emergency extension
Has the third state of emergency, which was positioned as a “short-term focused” solution, led to th...
May 8, 2021
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Economy
Forecast: Negative GDP growth seen for 2 straight quarters as emergency extended in Japan
Economists are projecting that Japan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for April-June could...
May 8, 2021
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Companies
Corporate bond issuance in fiscal 2020 reaches record high ¥16 tril.
The amount of corporate bonds issued by corporations in Japan in fiscal 2020 reached a record high o...
May 8, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan’s constitutional revision still far from a done deal
Three years after it was submitted to the Diet, a bill to revise the National Referendum Law — which...
May 8, 2021
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Japan In Focus
‘Super steep’ bridge only just kind of steep
MATSUE — When viewed from the right angle, the “betabumi-zaka” ramp for the Eshima Ohashi bridge loo...
May 8, 2021
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General News
Electric car with cypress body goes for a test ride
OWASE, Mie — An electric vehicle with a body made of locally produced Hinoki Japanese cypress is on ...
May 8, 2021
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Coronavirus
Quarantine at facilities to be longer for arrivals from India
The government has decided to extend the quarantine period at designated facilities for those arrivi...
May 7, 2021