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Defense & SecurityASDF to deploy radar unit to Ogasawara to counter Chinese carrier-based aircraft
China’s repeated advances of its carrier fleet into the Pacific Ocean are spurring the Defense Minis...
May 31, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialAs China’s peaking population ages, can Beijing maintain stability?
China, the world’s most populous nation, is experiencing declining births and an aging society, cons...
May 31, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentLDP veterans working to bolster junior lawmakers’ foundations
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is becoming increasingly concerned in the run-up to the upcomin...
May 31, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentSuga follows own path in the name of setting targets
Inoculations against COVID-19 are key to the success of the government’s measures to combat the nove...
May 31, 2021
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Crime & CourtsSurvey: 186 teachers punished for sexual misconduct
At least 186 teachers at public elementary, junior high and high schools, and special-needs schools ...
May 30, 2021
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General NewsTokyo public bath adds link to ancient Greece to its wall
Manga artist Mari Yamazaki made her name with a popular manga series called “Thermae Romae,” which c...
May 30, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
TSE must extend trading hours to attract foreign investors, companies
Competition among the world’s stock exchanges to attract investors and companies is becoming increas...
May 30, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Identify educational benefits, issues related to using digital textbooks
Much is still unclear regarding the educational benefits that can be gained by digitizing textbooks....
May 30, 2021
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Coronavirus
Vaccination key to preventing variants
Variants of the novel coronavirus are surging. The so-called British variant of COVID-19, which has ...
May 30, 2021
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CompaniesMore companies reducing capital stock for tax savings
With companies facing tough business conditions amid the prolonged coronavirus crisis, one large cor...
May 30, 2021
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Crime & CourtsTokyo Medical U. set to reach settlement over entrance exam scandal
Tokyo Medical University is expected to reach a settlement over unfair treatment of women and some o...
May 29, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
With emergencies extended, pull out all the stops on vaccination efforts
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus is decreasing, but it has not dropped enoug...
May 29, 2021
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US & CanadaTime for people of Asian descent to raise their voices in U.S.
NEW YORK — I never thought I would become the subject of such discrimination. In March last year wh...
May 29, 2021
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CoronavirusFears of coronavirus rebound fuel emergency extension push
The government’s decision to extend the state of emergency currently in effect for nine prefectures ...
May 29, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Child consultation center staff arrests reveal betrayal of girls in their care
It is outrageous that they abused their positions as staffers of a child consultation center to comm...
May 29, 2021