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General NewsConsumption by diners, travelers picks up as restrictions ease in Japan
Dining out and travel-related consumption have picked up rapidly bringing some relief to industries ...
November 17, 2021
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Associated PressRussia rejects accusations of endangering ISS astronauts
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboa...
November 17, 2021
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CoronavirusApps make proof of vaccination easy for customers
Local governments and private companies have developed smartphone apps that allow people to quickly ...
November 17, 2021
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Asia-PacificLaos: Electricity earnings soar by 12% as govt eyes new plants
Laos earned $2,012 million from the export of electricity in the first nine months of this year, an ...
November 17, 2021
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ElectionsLower House Election Results
View graphics that show the new power balance in the Diet after the latest general election. Also, s...
November 17, 2021
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General NewsKanagawa: Fall in love again with Romancecar trains
EBINA, Kanagawa — I used to love the observation seats situated at the front of the Odakyu Electric ...
November 16, 2021
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General NewsKanagawa: Town hopes to put its historical beach on map
MANAZURU, Kanagawa — Driving out of a tunnel near a toll gate for the Manazuru Blue Line, the 595-me...
November 16, 2021
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General NewsChiba: School brings Kyoto experience to students in lieu of cancelled trip
MATSUDO, Chiba — After their school trip to Kyoto was canceled due to the novel coronavirus, Matsudo...
November 16, 2021
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ElectionsIzumi, 3 others readying CDPJ presidential bids
Kenta Izumi, chairperson of the Policy Research Council of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Ja...
November 16, 2021
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Coronavirus
Govt panel OK’s vaccine, testing verification system
A government panel on Tuesday approved an outline of the government’s so-called vaccine and testing ...
November 16, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan allows mixing COVID-19 vaccine doses for booster shots
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots can be from a different manufacturer than the first two doses, the he...
November 16, 2021
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Climate ChangeBattle over coal continues to the last at COP26
GLASGOW — The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Clim...
November 16, 2021
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Associated PressRussian test blamed for space junk threatening space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk now ...
November 16, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Concrete measures to cut emissions must be implemented post-COP26
The fight against global warming has entered the stage where countries are not only competing with e...
November 16, 2021
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General NewsNurseries gear up for peak princettia season
Staff check potted princettias at a nursery in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Tuesday as the industry gears up...
November 16, 2021