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Defense & SecurityOpposition to Henoko relocation unchanged
This is the sixth installment of a series looking at various aspects of Okinawa today, 50 years sinc...
July 7, 2021
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CompaniesTokyo company probed for exporting drone motors to China, Yemen
A Tokyo-based precision equipment maker is being investigated for allegedly attempting to export hig...
July 7, 2021
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EnvironmentEruption of Mt. Fuji might sever Japan’s ‘major arteries’
A massive volume of lava could sever “major arteries” in Japan, according to a hazard map for a Mt. ...
July 6, 2021
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General NewsTokyo organizers decide to request fans refrain from watching marathon, race walks live
Tokyo Olympic organizers decided Tuesday that they will request that fans refrain from lining the st...
July 6, 2021
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Japan In FocusChiba: Iwashi Museum showcases a fishing legacy
The 60 kilometers of sandy Kujukuri Beach in Chiba Prefecture has been known since the Edo period (1...
July 6, 2021
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General NewsLocal Akita fish delicacy cleaned by high schoolers for younger students
OGA, Akita — Elementary and junior high students in Oga, Akita Prefecture, got an “all-from-Oga” tre...
July 6, 2021
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ArtWaka recitation planned for Toyama park, online
TAKAOKA, Toyama — A festival featuring the recitation of all 4,516 waka poems in Manyoshu, the oldes...
July 6, 2021
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General News100,000 cubic meters of mud flowed at 30 kph in fatal Japan landslides
After mudflows moving at great speed devastated a residential area in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, th...
July 6, 2021
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Defense & SecurityBritish defense secretary to visit Japan this month
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is expected to visit Japan and meet with Defense Minister Nobu...
July 6, 2021
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General NewsSoil disposal mound in Atami disaster was made of surplus from construction sites
An artificial mound of soil at the apparent starting point of a mudslide that hit Atami, Shizuoka Pr...
July 6, 2021
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Olympics & ParalympicsTokyo to cancel Olympics torch relay on all public roads
The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided to cancel the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympic and Pa...
July 6, 2021
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Defense & SecurityRussia to conduct missile drills in Japan’s EEZ
The Russian government has notified Japan that it will conduct missile launch drills from Wednesday ...
July 6, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Strictly monitor IT giants’ monopoly over smartphone operating systems
Two U.S. tech giants dominate the market for operating systems that run the smartphones that are ind...
July 6, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Parties must heed voters’ message in winner-less Tokyo assembly poll
As no single party was able to gain the active support of the voters, it can be said that this elect...
July 6, 2021
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Politics & Government1 mil. hectares of organic farming planned by 2050
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry has set a goal of dedicating more area to organic f...
July 6, 2021