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General News80 years after Pearl Harbor, Japanese American reflects on fateful day
HONOLULU — Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941, made life difficult for Japa...
December 6, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentSurvey: 89% support government response to omicron variant
Nearly 90% of respondents positively evaluated the government’s border control measures against the ...
December 6, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentKishida vows utmost efforts to tackle omicron in policy speech
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed in a policy speech in the Diet on Monday to make every effort to ...
December 6, 2021
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CompaniesVending machine sells frozen ramen, dumplings in Tokyo subway
Tokyo Metro Co. has installed a vending machine in a subway station that sells frozen ramen and gyoz...
December 6, 2021
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Associated PressHundreds march against COVID-19 restrictions in Belgium
BRUSSELS (AP) — Hundreds of people marched through central Brussels on Sunday to protest tightened C...
December 5, 2021
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Asia-PacificVietnam: Room remains for processed fruit, veggie exports
Processed fruits and vegetables will continue to enjoy strong growth potential thanks to their conve...
December 5, 2021
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Coronavirus
Tokyo reports 20 new coronavirus Cases
OKYO (Jiji Press) — Twenty new cases of novel coronavirus infection were confirmed in Tokyo on Sunda...
December 5, 2021
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ReutersLittle-known nut helps Indonesian farmers
MAKIAN ISLAND, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Farmer Musdi Siraju, 19, picked his way down...
December 5, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
Bangladesh: Nokia seeks to recapture former glory with Made-in-Bangladesh smartphones
Nokia launched two locally manufactured smartphone models on Nov. 25, aiming to grab this expanding ...
December 5, 2021
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General NewsForeign students in Japan to lose tax-free shopping eligibility
Consumption tax exemptions will no longer apply to foreign students studying in the nation after the...
December 5, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentMotegi steadily laying groundwork for post-Kishida era
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi is steadily establishing a foothold in ...
December 5, 2021
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Japan In FocusRegional Japan cities promoting ‘trial moves’
MATSUYAMA — With more people interested in living in regional cities amid the coronavirus pandemic, ...
December 5, 2021
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EnvironmentTokyo fishermen lament ‘endless’ stream of floating pumice stones
Floating pumice from the eruption of underwater volcano Fukutoku-Okanoba near the Ogasawara Islands ...
December 5, 2021
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EnvironmentJapan research team creates radioactive cesium adsorbents from pumice
There are moves to put the gathered pumice stones to use. A research team from the Kanagawa Institut...
December 5, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan to strengthen monitoring of foreign investments
The government will strengthen its screening and monitoring system for foreign investment capital in...
December 5, 2021