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CoronavirusVaccine inequity still awaiting an answer
GENEVA / BEIJING — Japan and other nations pledged at a global online summit to alleviate inequities...
June 5, 2021
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Olympics & ParalympicsHost towns of overseas athletes remain wary as Games approach
The Yomiuri ShimbunMembers of the Australian women’s Olympic softball team arrive at their hotel in ...
June 4, 2021
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TroubleshooterI want to get back at the PTA president for making me feel uncomfortable
I’m a female company employee in my 30s. I have a son who is in fourth grade, and I had an uncomfor...
June 4, 2021
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TroubleshooterParents try to justify physical abuse by calling it ‘discipline’
I’m an 18-year-old male student and I am struggling with my relationship with my father....
June 4, 2021
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Troubleshooter
I’m depressed as my eldest son failed all his university entrance exams
I’m a female government employee in my 40s and I’m frustrated because my eldest son failed all of h...
June 4, 2021
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TroubleshooterI’m worried about what my husband’s TV addiction signals to our kids
I am a female company employee in my 40s. My husband is always glued to the TV and I’m worried about...
June 4, 2021
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CoronavirusGovt eyeing health care, economic security
The government will include revisions to the medical care system and measures to strengthen economic...
June 4, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialStrengthen safety net to protect vulnerable households amid pandemic
As the spread of the novel coronavirus continues unabated, more and more people are finding it diffi...
June 4, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan should play leading role in Britain’s accession to CPTPP
Japan must take the lead in ensuring Britain’s swift accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive ...
June 4, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Enhance presence of publicly funded Japan Art Academy through reforms
As long as the nation’s budget is being injected into an organization, it is natural for it to be un...
June 4, 2021
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General NewsPlanned Tokyo park to honor closed Toshimaen amusement park
A new park planned on the former site of the Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward is like...
June 4, 2021
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MuseumsBambi Naka: Talented dancer improvises her way back to the silver screen
A top-class Japanese dancer whose first name is also that of a Disney hit movie made her star debut ...
June 4, 2021
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Coronavirus
Vaccination efforts require balance between fairness and efficiency
This is the fifth installment of the series, “The Politics Behind Vaccination Program,” examining be...
June 4, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan Medical Association frowns on dentists’ involvement in vaccinations
This is the fourth installment of the series, “The Politics Behind Vaccination Program,” examining b...
June 4, 2021
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FashionLouis Vuitton, Gucci open boutiques in Ginza
I wrote in this column in March that Hermes opened a new flagship shop along Omotesando avenue in To...
June 4, 2021