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Economy
Railway industry leads Japan’s decarbonization drive
The railway industry has been accelerating its shift toward decarbonization, switching track to sola...
May 1, 2021
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General News
Golden Week gets off to busy start despite state of emergency
Some were busy handling the vaccination rollout while others were going on trips or heading for thei...
April 30, 2021
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General News
Survey: 98% of Japanese masking up in public
As many as 98% of respondents to a recent survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun said they have bee...
April 30, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Will digital vaccination certificates be a shot in the arm for intl travel?
The introduction of digital certificates to show one’s record of vaccination against the novel coron...
April 30, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
SDF’s ability to repel cyber-attacks must be strengthened without delay
Protecting critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks is a new security challenge. The response capa...
April 30, 2021
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General News
Reiwa calligraphy to be preserved permanently
The Reiwa calligraphic work used by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga when he was chief cabinet secretar...
April 30, 2021
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General News
Social circus performing troupes nurture teamwork, cohesiveness
The “social circus,” in which people with disabilities and sound-bodied people together learn mime o...
April 30, 2021
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Coronavirus
Yomiuri poll: Opinion evenly divided on govt handling of pandemic
Public opinion was evenly split on how Japan as a whole has responded to the novel coronavirus and h...
April 29, 2021
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Books & Literature
Tokyo library director rescued books during WWII
It’s not widely known that during World War II, the director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Librar...
April 29, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Effectively use existing nuclear power plants for stable electricity supply
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] It is unreasonable to uniformly draw a line in t...
April 29, 2021
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Companies
Toyota to accelerate autonomous driving development
As the race to develop autonomous driving intensifies not only among automakers but also among tech ...
April 29, 2021
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Art
The beauty of craftwork
I finally checked out the National Craft Museum in Kanazawa! Before last October, the museum was lo...
April 29, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Can Rakuten dispel concerns over outflow of information to China?
Isn’t there reason to fear that data, including customers’ personal information, will flow to China?...
April 29, 2021
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Wider World
Israel regaining normality as outdoor mask mandate lifted, but concerns remain
JERUSALEM — Israel is returning to active daily life after its government lifted the outdoor mask ma...
April 29, 2021
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Economy
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda won’t ease on inflation target despite 2% being nowhere in sight
The Bank of Japan’s 2% inflation target seems unlikely to be realized anytime soon, even in the cent...
April 28, 2021