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Yomiuri EditorialMake use of vaccination certificates easier to bring back social activities
The use of proof of vaccination is important for promoting vaccinations against the novel coronaviru...
November 12, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Path to economic results unclear under ‘new form of capitalism’
Can a virtuous economic cycle be promoted amid mounting challenges, such as dealing with an infectio...
November 12, 2021
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Film & TVVoice actors breathe life into AI animated film
“Ai no utagoe o kikasete” (Sing a Bit of Harmony), an animated film centered around a girl who is an...
November 12, 2021
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Associated Press‘I’m so lucky’: Elton John receives prestigious UK award
LONDON (AP) — Elton John has no doubt been a member of many exclusive clubs over the decades, but pr...
November 12, 2021
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Associated PressRussia sends nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over Belarus
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers on a training mission over Belarus f...
November 12, 2021
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Associated PressEXPLAINER: What’s behind the crisis at Belarus-Poland border
Thousands of migrants and refugees have flocked to Belarus’ border with Poland, hoping to get to Wes...
November 12, 2021
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Associated PressSudanese general tightens grip on power, 2 weeks after coup
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s top general reappointed himself as head of the army-run interim gover...
November 12, 2021
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General News
Childcare, nursing care workers likely to get 3% wage hike
The government plans to raise the wages of childcare workers and nursing care workers by 3% as part ...
November 12, 2021
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ObituariesJakucho Setouchi lived with love, encouraged people
Jakucho Setouchi, who died on Tuesday at age 99, loved and lived with passion just like the women sh...
November 12, 2021
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Film & TVSuperhero squad reunites in new film ‘Ten Gokaiger’
The other day I watched a preview of the film “Ten Gokaiger,” a sequel to the Super Sentai series to...
November 12, 2021
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Asia-PacificTense Japan-China relations: Strategic diplomacy needed to deal with Beijing
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic ties next year, the Jap...
November 12, 2021
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Outside Contributors
Afghanistan remains geopolitically vital
“Feng sheng he li” in Chinese, or “fusei kakurei” in Japanese, is a classic Chinese idiom that liter...
November 11, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Can tax reform lead to realizing Kishida’s wealth-distribution goal?
Can tax reform serve as a foothold toward realizing the “virtuous cycle of growth and distribution” ...
November 11, 2021
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Associated PressSouth Africa’s last apartheid president F. W. de Klerk dies
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South...
November 11, 2021
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Associated PressChinese leaders issue official history to elevate Xi
BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders have approved a resolution on the history of the ruling Communist Par...
November 11, 2021