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General NewsStraw hats get an airing under the winter sun
Straw hats are left to dry in the cold air outside the workshop of Tanaka Boshi-ten in Kasukabe, Sai...
January 29, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialThere is much to lose in cheating on college entrance examinations
A smartphone was used for cheating. How can the use of digital devices to cheat be prevented? Releva...
January 29, 2022
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Associated PressHere, kitty: Bidens welcome cat named Willow to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than a dozen years, a cat is living at the White House....
January 29, 2022
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Asia-PacificS. Korean presidential candidate emphasizes relations with Japan
SEOUL — A centrist candidate who plans to run for South Korea’s presidency said Friday that if elect...
January 29, 2022
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CoronavirusInfections surging, tests delayed in Japan
The PCR testing system is increasingly under pressure in areas where the coronavirus is surging. In ...
January 29, 2022
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General News
S. Korea protests Japan’s Sado mine World Heritage push
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — The South Korean government Friday protested Japan’s plan to recommend the Sado...
January 29, 2022
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General News
Foreigners entering Japan down 91.8% in 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreigners who entered Japan in 2021 plunged by 3.95 million, or ...
January 29, 2022
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ReutersOlympics-Team Taiwan won’t be at Winter Games opening ceremony
TAIPEI (Reuters) — Taiwan’s small team for next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing will not take par...
January 29, 2022
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General NewsSado Gold Mine to be recommended as World Heritage site
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday that Japan will recommend the Sado Gold Mine as a poss...
January 28, 2022
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Japan In FocusKagoshima: Farmer sees pumice problem as opportunity
ISEN, Kagoshima — Pumice ejected from the undersea volcano Fukutoku-Okanoba near the Ogasawara Islan...
January 28, 2022
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Japan In Focus‘Smart island’ developing in Ehime
MATSUYAMA — A white electric cart slowly drove along a seaside road in December amid ripening citrus...
January 28, 2022
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Japan In FocusShiga: Finding creative solutions to plant predicament
NAGAHAMA, Shiga — A construction company has developed compost by collecting and fermenting aquatic ...
January 28, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs over 17,000 virus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 17,631 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, hit...
January 28, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Gun-wielding man arrested in Saitama hostage-taking incident
FUJIMINO, Saitama (Jiji Press) — Japanese police arrested a man who fired a gun and took a doctor ho...
January 28, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsAthletes start arriving in Beijing’s Olympic bubble
BEIJING — The Beijing 2022 Olympic Villages opened Thursday, officially rolling out the welcome mat ...
January 28, 2022