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General NewsSend your avatar to web meetings, online classes
The use of digital avatars in web meetings or online classes is gaining momentum. By utilizing avata...
February 2, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs over 20,000 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 21,576 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, with the tall...
February 2, 2022
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Asia-PacificVietnam: Big data firm launches nation’s biggest gene database
The genomes of over 1,000 people have been analyzed to form a gene database that will serve medical ...
February 2, 2022
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Asia-PacificSingapore: New tech uses mobile phone signals to improve rain prediction data
Every time it rains, mobile phone signals are affected. Most users will not be able to tell the diff...
February 2, 2022
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CompaniesFewer Japanese companies sponsor Team Japan for Beijing Games amid Tokyo 2020 woes, issues in China
A few Japanese companies are among the Olympic sponsors supporting the Games and Japan’s delegation ...
February 2, 2022
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ReutersDelivery race brings road safety risks in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Indian grocery startups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of de...
February 2, 2022
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Politics & Government
Govt panel compiles economic security plan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese government panel of experts Tuesday compiled recommendations for env...
February 2, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentLower house passes resolution on human rights concerns, with China in mind
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution expressing concerns regarding the human rights ...
February 2, 2022
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CompaniesJapan Post looks to branch into digital map business
Japan Post Group plans to jump into the digital map business, making use of its postal delivery netw...
February 2, 2022
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CoronavirusSchool closure period to be cut to about 5 days
The government plans to shorten the periods of anti-pandemic school closures and class cancellations...
February 2, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina’s zero-COVID policy dims sponsors’ hopes of Olympic boost
BEIJING — Chinese companies that are sponsors of the Beijing Winter Olympics have been devoting them...
February 2, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsOlympic torch relay gets underway
BEIJING — The Beijing Winter Olympic torch relay got underway in the host city on Wednesday morning ...
February 2, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan’s doors remain closed to most foreign students
Japan began welcoming 87 foreign students to the country on Sunday, the first such arrivals since st...
February 2, 2022
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CompaniesTrial service could signal the end of missed deliveries for car owners
Yamato Transport Co., KDDI Corp. and other entities have started trialing a service in which deliver...
February 2, 2022
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Political SeriesThe Xi Games 3 : Athletes also told to follow China’s party line or face consequences
In a park in central Beijing, a bust of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was un...
February 2, 2022