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General News
Airbags deployed to save lives in avalanches in Japan
Mountaineering groups have been advocating for the use of “avalanche airbags,” an inflatable device ...
March 8, 2021
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Art
Goldfish, Cherry Blossoms Meet in ‘Sakuraquarium’
Spring has gotten off to a swimming start at the Art Aquarium Museum in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward, where a n...
March 8, 2021
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Politics & Government
Motegi Continues to Give Cold Shoulder to New South Korean Ambassador to Japan
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has yet to arrange a meeting with the South Korean ambassador to ...
March 8, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Expand International Cooperation to Prevent North Korea Committing Financial Crimes through Cyber-Attacks
With a noose of sanctions around it, North Korea has intensified its theft of cash and crypto-assets...
March 8, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
10 Years after Disaster, Develop Industries that Take Advantage of Tohoku’s Attractiveness
How can vigorous industries be developed in the face of dwindling government support? As a decade wi...
March 8, 2021
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Coronavirus
Yomiuri opinion poll: 78% approve of state of emergency extension
In a nationwide opinion poll conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun from Friday to Sunday, 78% of responde...
March 8, 2021
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Companies
Hotels in Tokyo offer long stays, telework rooms to stay afloat
As hotels suffer from a sharp drop in guests due to the coronavirus pandemic, those in Tokyo are try...
March 8, 2021
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General News
Many in Japan start new hobbies amid pandemic
A growing number of people are starting new at-home hobbies as they cocoon amid the pandemic. Vacci...
March 8, 2021
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General News
Son Reopens Museum to Pass Down Mother’s Fukushima Legacy
FUKUSHIMA — The 66-year-old son of a woman who died while still living an evacuee from the Fukushima...
March 8, 2021
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Outside Contributors
Reconstruction panel wasn’t ‘dancing’
Governments past and present have often set up ad hoc advisory panels to tackle enormous problems fa...
March 8, 2021
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Outside Contributors
Attention to context: Differences start at a very young age
How soon cultural differences emerge in children is an issue that many people find fascinating, but ...
March 8, 2021
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Coronavirus
Spring bummer: Sakura viewing parties banned in Tokyo parks
The Tokyo metropolitan government has prohibited outdoor parties while viewing cherry blossoms in al...
March 7, 2021
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General News
Fukushima Schools Frozen in Time
The municipal Kumamachi Elementary School in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, is the only school in the ...
March 7, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Balance protection, support for bank customers suffering from dementia
The Japanese Bankers Association (JBA) has compiled its views on the money deposited by customers wi...
March 7, 2021
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General News
Japan to legally require security checks before boarding aircraft
The tourism ministry has decided to require airline passengers to undergo security checks before boa...
March 7, 2021