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Yomiuri EditorialDiscard Govt’s Rose-Colored Glasses to Achieve Lasting Fiscal Soundness
Relying only on expectations of high economic growth can undermine fiscal sustainability. The govern...
January 28, 2021
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Books & LiteratureUneasy Lies the Head That Is Plugged into a Virtual-Reality Crown
A couple of decades in the future, a high school student named Wade lives with his aunt in a trailer...
January 27, 2021
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CoronavirusVaccine Supply Delayed in U.S., Europe
WASHINGTON / TOKYO — A year has passed since the first novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in ...
January 27, 2021
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CompaniesNippon Express Becomes latest major Firm to Mull Selling Tokyo HQ Building
Nippon Express Co., a global logistics company based in Tokyo’s Shiodome district, became the latest...
January 27, 2021
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General NewsJapan Medical Facilities must Disclose Information on Fertility Treatments to be Eligible for Subsidies
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to provide subsidies to couples seeking fertility treat...
January 27, 2021
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Social SeriesKnowing where Multiple Tsunami Evacuation Sites are can Help Save Lives
The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake deeply implanted in people’s minds the importance of tsunami pr...
January 27, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Effectively Market Japan’s Agricultural and Fishery Products to Promote Exports
Japan’s high-quality agricultural and fishery products should be sold more across the world. The gov...
January 27, 2021
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CompaniesMore Japanese Companies Allowing Workers to Have Side Jobs
The number of companies allowing their workers to have second jobs is on the rise amid the coronavir...
January 27, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
China’s Intimidation of Taiwan Meant to Pressure New U.S. Leadership
It is obvious that this is aimed at pressuring the new administration of U.S. President Joe Biden no...
January 27, 2021
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoRakugo: Uplifting Message Hides between the Lines in Danshun’s New Year Shows
Soon after the New Year began, a COVID-19 state of emergency was declared for the second time in Tok...
January 26, 2021
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ArtHokusai’s Original Woodcut Printing Block Discovered in Tokyo as Part of Hibachi
An original woodcut printing block used to create the art of ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai (1760...
January 26, 2021
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General NewsGen Z High Schoolers Reject Former Fashion of Unkempt School Uniforms
Girls wore extremely short skirts, baggy socks and oversize cardigans. Boys wore sagging pants. This...
January 26, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Work to Help Those at Risk of Suicide as Pandemic Disrupts People’s Lives
The prolonged coronavirus pandemic has had a serious impact on the lives of women and children, beco...
January 26, 2021
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EconomyBook, Magazine overall Sales Robust Amid Pandemic
Estimated sales of paper books and magazines in 2020, excluding electronic publications, fell 1.0% f...
January 26, 2021
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Japan In FocusTokyo: Time Travel to Envied Lifestyles of the Past
Living in a danchi, or a large collective housing complex, was the dream of many during Japan’s peri...
January 26, 2021