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EconomyRenewable power spreads to remote islands at risk of being cut off in disasters
Generating renewable energy such as solar and wind power is becoming more common on remote islands a...
January 9, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialChange hardships of pandemic into energy for future
Young people who went through their sensitive late teens amid the novel coronavirus pandemic have jo...
January 9, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Cross-industry collaboration becoming more important in EV market
A large-scale cross-industry collaboration has kicked into gear in the electric vehicle market with ...
January 9, 2023
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Sumo1st sellout at Tokyo sumo tournament since COVID-19 pandemic
Banners declaring a full house hung from the rafters of the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sunday, th...
January 9, 2023
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EconomyJapan to Restart Travel Discount Program on Tuesday
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Tourism Agency will restart its domestic travel discount program on a...
January 9, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan tightens COVID border controls for arrivals from China
Japan on Sunday ramped up its COVID-19 border controls for those arriving from mainland China via d...
January 9, 2023
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Associated PressBrazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian authorities were picking up pieces and investigating Monday after th...
January 9, 2023
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Associated PressBiden inspects US-Mexico border in face of GOP criticism
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspe...
January 9, 2023
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ReutersPrince Harry says UK royals got into bed with tabloid press ‘devil’
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Prince Harry has said he had made public his rifts with the British royal ...
January 9, 2023
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General NewsJapan to cull record number of chickens due to bird flu
Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)—The number of chicken to be culled in Japan due to bird fl...
January 9, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Germany to launch high-level intergovernmental talks
Japan and Germany are coordinating their first top-level intergovernmental talks to be held in Japan...
January 9, 2023
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CompaniesU.S. startup displays prototype of flying car at CES
LAS VEGAS — Flying cars garnered much attention at the CES expo in Las Vegas. A U.S. startup exhibit...
January 9, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentChild-rearing benefit system for non-regular workers to be created to tackle low birth rate
To tackle the country’s low birth rate, the government and ruling parties have begun coordinating vi...
January 9, 2023
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Crime & Courts6 months after Abe shooting, mourners still visiting site
NARA — People were seen mourning Sunday in front of Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, where former ...
January 9, 2023
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ScienceTottori touts lunar landscape, hoping to become space tech hub
A research base for lunar exploration is taking shape at the Tottori Sand Dunes, a popular tourist d...
January 9, 2023