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General News25-meter-high Gundam statue nearing completion
FUKUOKA — The head of a full-size robot from the popular anime series “Mobile Suit Gundam” has been ...
January 3, 2022
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Outside Contributors‘Let’s be strong’: Japanese moves and relational work in advice-giving
Recently, I received some unsolicited advice from an elderly relative, who I’ll call Granny Opine, t...
January 3, 2022
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Coronavirus‘Long COVID’ patients suffer as symptoms linger
Two years have passed since the first novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in the country in Ja...
January 3, 2022
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SoccerMessi among 4 PSG players with COVID, 3 more Liverpool cases
Lionel Messi is isolating at home in Argentina after being among four Paris Saint-Germain players an...
January 3, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina: China-made games push industry to new heights
Electronic games developed in China helped push the gaming industry to 296.5 billion yuan ($46.6 bil...
January 2, 2022
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South Korea: Competition heats up for used EV batteries
The competition to enter the used battery business for electric vehicles is heating up among domesti...
January 2, 2022
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Philippines: Pandemic raised poverty rate to 23.7% in 1st half of 2021
The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic which shed jobs and livelihoods, coupled with high consumer prices, ...
January 2, 2022
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Other SportsAoyama Gakuin on track for 6th Hakone title
Freshman Aoi Ota put Aoyama Gakuin University into the lead in the third stage and the Tokyo school ...
January 2, 2022
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General NewsBrown bears causing serious problems in Hokkaido
SAPPORO — Brown bears have been causing serious problems in Hokkaido this fiscal year, killing four ...
January 2, 2022
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CompaniesCompanies vie for mid-career IT talent as digitization accelerates
An increasing number of Japanese companies are recruiting employees who are already established in t...
January 2, 2022
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ScienceJapan to join Bill Gates-led fast reactor project in U.S., sharing Monju experience
WASHINGTON — Japan will participate in a U.S. project to develop a next-generation fast reactor, The...
January 2, 2022
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Asia-PacificOverland trade between China, North Korea set to resume
SHENYANG, China — China and North Korea are believed to have agreed to resume overland trade this mo...
January 2, 2022
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General News
Japanese passport applications to be made available online
arious procedures for renewing passports will be made available online from next fiscal year. The pr...
January 2, 2022
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General NewsParental abductions by Japanese becoming diplomatic issue
An increasing number of foreign nationals are claiming that their children have been abducted by the...
January 2, 2022
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CompaniesHonda nudges employees to return to office
Beginning Thursday, Honda Motor Co. will seek to have 70% of its employees work at the office, up fr...
January 2, 2022