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Politics & GovernmentDiet’s party leader debate dying out in Japan
Debates between party leaders in the Diet have become a mere facade. Modeled on Prime Minister’s Qu...
June 10, 2021
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CoronavirusCorrecting disparities in COVID-19 vaccinations between developing, developed world a key issue for G7 summit
Expanding assistance to poorer nations will be a key item on the agenda of the upcoming G7 summit, a...
June 10, 2021
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CompaniesOffices increasingly sit empty in Japan’s major cities
Office vacancy rates have been rising in central parts of major cities across the country, as more e...
June 10, 2021
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ArtGeorges Bigot: A Parisian artist in Meiji Japan
The fishermen are pleased with the day’s bountiful catch. Even their dog looks happy. Men in the bac...
June 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
20 years after fatal knife attack, schools must not grow lax on security measures
It has been 20 years since a deadly knife attack on children at Ikeda Elementary School attached to ...
June 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Explain importance of holding Games, present specific safeguards
To prevent the significance of this sports festival from being lost, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga m...
June 10, 2021
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Defense & SecurityJapan, Australia discuss cooperation over China
Japan and Australia held a virtual 2-plus-2 meeting on Wednesday during which they discussed how bes...
June 9, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan companies step up vaccination support
In a bid to accelerate vaccinations against COVID-19, thereby contributing to an economic recovery, ...
June 9, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Sugawara’s belated, low-profile exit from Diet worsens distrust in politics
Public distrust in politics has been growing due to repeated money-and-politics problems. A lawmaker...
June 9, 2021
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Olympics & Paralympics
G7 to express support for Tokyo Games
The G7 major industrial nations are expected to endorse holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, ...
June 9, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Moon must act on public awareness of need for better ties with Japan
It would be good if the people of both Japan and South Korea are becoming increasingly aware of the ...
June 9, 2021
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ElectionsLDP focusing on solidifying organized support in upcoming Tokyo assembly election
With less than one month to go until the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on July 4, political p...
June 8, 2021
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GolfSaso vowed at age 8 to someday be world No. 1
SAN FRANCISCO — Eleven years have passed since she vowed, at just the age of 8, to someday be ranked...
June 8, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Semiconductor strategy must be reconfigured as a national project
How can Japan’s semiconductor industry, which once dominated the world, be revived? From the standpo...
June 8, 2021
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CoronavirusLooking for cheers with nonalcoholic drinks
Nonalcoholic beverages are manufactured to look and taste like beer, chuhai soda, shochu mixed with ...
June 8, 2021