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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: How doing business can work in virtual world
Metaverse, the fast-emerging digital platform of interconnecting virtual communities, will provide n...
December 10, 2021
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Politics & Government
Central, local govts clash over form of ¥100,000 benefit
The central and local governments are at odds over a planned benefit equivalent to ¥100,000 for chil...
December 10, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan eyeing medical fee hike for elderly in Oct. 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government plans to raise the proportion of out-of-pocket medical ...
December 10, 2021
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Obituaries
NES creator Uemura dies at 78
Masayuki Uemura, who played a key role in the development of the Nintendo Entertainment System and o...
December 10, 2021
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General News
Japan, U.S. hold joint ceremony to commemorate victims of Pearl Harbor attack
HONOLULU — Japan and the United States held a joint ceremony Thursday to commemorate the victims of ...
December 10, 2021
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Other Sports
X Games coming to Japan for 1st time
The X Games sports competition will be held in Japan for the first time next year, featuring skatebo...
December 10, 2021
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Environment
Survey: Only 10% of municipalities to begin sorting plastic waste within 3 yrs
Municipalities have been slow to sort plastic waste, with only 72 city governments or related entiti...
December 10, 2021
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Coronavirus
Japan in talks with Pfizer to move up vaccine supply schedule
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government is in talks with Pfizer Inc. to have the COVID-19 v...
December 10, 2021
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General News
Tech enlisted to help vehicles on snow-covered roads
Passengers stuck in stranded cars on snowy highways may soon have new sources of help — satellites a...
December 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Workers’ comp covers COVID-19, but the benefits are underutilized
Workers’ compensation insurance is an important safety net that protects the livelihoods of workers....
December 10, 2021
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General News
Sardines schooling through underwater galaxy at Japan aquarium
NAGOYA — A school of about 10,000 sardines can be observed in an underwater show called “sardine gal...
December 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Myanmar’s kangaroo court targets both Suu Kyi and democracy itself
The intention to end the political life of Aung San Suu Kyi, who has led Myanmar’s democratic govern...
December 10, 2021
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Music
Omicron variant wreaks havoc with orchestras’ year-end concert plans
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has landed with a thud on a popular year-end cultural event i...
December 10, 2021
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Music
Arashi’s care for the audience preserved in film
“I made this film with an audience of 52,000,” director Yukihiko Tsutsumi said of his movie covering...
December 10, 2021
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Outside Contributors
China’s reform, opening-up at a crossroads
In the Tokyo Olympic Games held this summer, China won 38 gold medals, just one behind the top-ranke...
December 10, 2021