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Defense & Security
‘Sympathy Budget’ Extension Signals Shift from Trump-Style Diplomacy
TOKYO/WASHINGTON — The United States has accepted a Japanese proposal that Japan’s share of the cost...
February 18, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Speed Revision of Civil Code to Ensure Children Appear in Family Registers
A situation must be avoided in which children, through no fault of their own, are subjected to disad...
February 18, 2021
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Performing Arts
For a Colorful Home Life, Clay Flowers Fit Mold
For people who want plants but don’t want the hassle of caring for them, a solution has arrived: orn...
February 18, 2021
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Outside Contributors
A not so clear-cut case of fictional and real-life anthropologists
The woman walks briskly across the airport, her khaki jacket perfectly matched with a chunky piece o...
February 18, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Sharing information is key to easing anxiety over COVID-19 vaccinations
Vaccinations, considered to be a deciding factor in the battle against the novel coronavirus, have s...
February 18, 2021
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Outside Contributors
When they cheer, I feel the power!
Whether I’m playing tennis or performing on stage, the sound of a cheering crowd is always a great s...
February 18, 2021
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Defense & Security
Japan’s Defense Ministry Plans to Enlist 5G Networks from Fiscal 2021
In what is being called the “smart base” concept, 5G technology will be installed on a trial basis a...
February 18, 2021
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Outside Contributors
Global Unity Faces Watershed Moment
Twenty years ago, at the outset of the 21st century, George W. Bush was inaugurated as U.S. presiden...
February 17, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
U.S. Needs to Protect Intl Order by Strengthening Alliances in its China Policy
How can the U.S.-led international order, which is based on democracy and the rule of law, be protec...
February 17, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Stock Average Topping ¥30,000 does not Reflect Economic Realities
The Japanese economy has yet to make a full-fledged recovery. A rise in stock prices, which seems to...
February 17, 2021
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Markets
Global monetary easing propels Japanese stocks
After 30½ years, the Nikkei Stock Average regained a key threshold, closing above 30,000 on Monday. ...
February 16, 2021
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Japan In Focus
Tokyo: Everyday Beauties from All 47 Prefectures
There is an unusual museum in Shibuya, curious in that it contains no permanent collection of “art” ...
February 16, 2021
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Japan In Focus
Tokyo: The Mystery of a City in Love with a Whale
With whales featured on manhole covers and street lamps, the aquatic mammals serve as the symbol of ...
February 16, 2021
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Coronavirus
Govt to Urge Reporting of Post-Vaccination Anaphylaxis
The government has decided to urge medical institutions to report anaphylaxis, one of the reported s...
February 16, 2021
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General News
Panel: Japan quake caused no large tsunami because of deep seismic center
There were no large tsunami as a result of the quake that struck off Fukushima Prefecture late Satur...
February 16, 2021