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Asia-Pacific
China Launches Larger Digital Renminbi Trial
SUZHOU, China — China has started a new feasibility test of digital renminbi, enlisting 100,000 peop...
December 15, 2020
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General News
Tokyo Mulling Using Expressway as Evacuation Site in Case of Major Flooding Sway
The Tokyo metropolitan government is planning to use elevated sections of the Metropolitan Expresswa...
December 14, 2020
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Politics & Government
Japanese Govt to Accelerate Landfill Work for U.S. Base Relocation in Okinawa
Monday marked two years since the government began landfill work for the planned relocation of the U...
December 14, 2020
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Politics & Government
Govt to Lead Expansion of Offshore Wind-power Generation
The government will introduce a system to monitor the air volume of offshore wind farms and coordina...
December 14, 2020
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Economy
Japan to Sell ‘Smart City’ Services to SE Asian Cities
The government has decided to market Japan’s comprehensive technologies and services for “smart citi...
December 14, 2020
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Olympics & Paralympics
Japan to Assist Towns Hosting Foreign Olympic Athletes Take Virus Measures
The government will pay all costs for measures to combat the novel coronavirus for municipalities th...
December 14, 2020
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Ramen of Japan
Ashura / Japanese-style sesame ramen with heavenly flavor
Ashura, a ramen shop in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, takes its name from a class of Buddhist deity k...
December 14, 2020
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Other Sports
Abe Takes Last Olympic Spot on Japan’s Team in Battle of Top Judoka
Judoka Hifumi Abe is on his way to his first Olympic Games by grabbing the last spot on Japan’s judo...
December 14, 2020
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US & Canada
Biden Expected to Cooperate with Pope over Climate, Refugees
The Yomiuri Shimbun asked Nagoya City University Prof. Saho Matsumoto for her thoughts on the incomi...
December 14, 2020
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Coronavirus
Crowds still Flocking to Japan’s City Centers Despite Calls for Restraint
People were out and about in major cities where the novel coronavirus is surging, even after two wee...
December 14, 2020
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General News
Smiles Return as Tsunami-battered Japan Town Moves toward Recovery
ONAGAWA, Miyagi — Despite the devastation wrought by the tsunami that followed the Great East Japan ...
December 14, 2020
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Other Sports
Uchimura Wins Horizontal Bar for 1st Time in 3 Years at Japan Championships
Kohei Uchimura made something of a comeback by winning the horizontal bar for the first time in thre...
December 14, 2020
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General News
Illumination Event Livens up Miyagi Town
An ocean-themed illumination event with more than 50,000 light emitting diodes has been installed in...
December 14, 2020
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General News
“Demon Slayer” Fans Flock to Kyoto Rock
KYOTANGO, Kyoto — Fans of the popular anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” are coming from all ove...
December 14, 2020
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Economy
Japan’s Electric Bicycle Makers Rush to Meet Demand from Urban Commuters
OSAKA — As some companies are recommending employees to commute by bicycle during the pandemic, an i...
December 14, 2020