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Yomiuri Editorial
LDP must reject complacency, focus on correcting party’s internal flaws
A lack of discipline regarding issues of money and politics can be said to have caused painful defea...
April 27, 2021
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General News
Virus crisis complicates transport for Tokyo Games
With less than three months to go until the July 23 opening of the Tokyo Olympics, organizers are ra...
April 27, 2021
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Politics & Government
Stronger-than-expected headwinds batter ruling parties in Hiroshima election
Voters handed the ruling parties a sharp rebuke in Sunday’s rerun and by-elections for three seats, ...
April 26, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Society must assist ‘young carers’ struggling under heavy family burden
Situations in which children and young people bear a heavy burden of providing care for family membe...
April 26, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan’s opposition gets results but divisions arise
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the rest of the opposition camp can feel a certain ...
April 26, 2021
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Climate Change
Study: Fashion industry emits 95 million tons of CO2 per year
It is estimated that Japan is responsible for emitting 95 million tons of carbon dioxide a year when...
April 26, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Casual use of pirate sites endangers livelihoods of authors, publishers
Many people readily browse pirate websites that provide manga and novels for free. This encourages c...
April 26, 2021
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General News
ISS brightens up Tokyo’s morning sky
The International Space Station (ISS), with astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Akihiko Hoshide aboard, wa...
April 26, 2021
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Economy
Businesses struggle to respond to Japan’s latest state of emergency
Business operators were scrambling to decide how to respond to closure requests on Saturday, the day...
April 26, 2021
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Vantage Point
Searching for peak experiences every weekend
Snow-covered mountain peaks, colorful highland flowers and mushrooms in various shapes and textures ...
April 25, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Convey safety of treated water’s ocean release to global community
The release of the treated water stored at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Fukushima N...
April 25, 2021
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General News
Old family home gets new life as retreat
Sitting on the outside deck of the traditional Japanese house amid a silence broken only by the soft...
April 25, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Truly effective measures needed to reform corporate governance
To reform corporate governance and thereby improve the quality of management, it is not enough to se...
April 25, 2021
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Companies
Muji switches to aluminum packaging for line of drinks
Household goods retailer Muji’s line of drinks is being packaged in aluminum, which is more recyclab...
April 25, 2021
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Politics & Government
Emergency-level measures to be expanded to cover 36 municipalities in Japan
The three prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama have decided to expand the areas covered by eme...
April 25, 2021