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ElectionsCDPJ-JCP Election Collaboration in Japan Lacks any Realistic Policy Agreement
The term of office for current members of the House of Representatives is slated to expire in Octobe...
January 5, 2021
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General NewsMore Japanese Timber Being Used to Build Shops, Other Buildings
The use of domestic timber, such as sugi cedar and hinoki cypress, is gaining momentum in the constr...
January 5, 2021
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General NewsEating, Drinking Establishments Dread 2nd State of Emergency
Many operators of eating and drinking establishments voiced dismay, as it has become likely that the...
January 5, 2021
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CompaniesSeibu Ikebukuro to Sell Products via Smartphone App
Beginning next fall, customers will be able to purchase products from the Seibu Ikebukuro department...
January 5, 2021
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Companies
Japan’s Taisei Corp. Develops Floor Charging System for Transport Machines
Taisei Corp. has developed a system to wirelessly charge via electricity that runs through the floor...
January 5, 2021
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Asia-PacificChinese go barking mad over Shiba Inu dogs
SHANGHAI (Jiji Press) — The number of people in China who keep Shiba Inu dogs originally from Japan ...
January 5, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentOkinawa Prefecture Eyes Planned City on Military Port Site
The Okinawa prefectural government aims to build a planned city combining an airport and a sea port ...
January 5, 2021
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General NewsTop Bid at New Year Tuna Auction in Tokyo only a Tenth of Last Year’s Price
The year’s first tuna auction at Toyosu Market was dampened by the slump in demand from restaurants ...
January 5, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialSense of Crisis must be Shared by All to Control Coronavirus / Work to Protect Employment, Livelihoods
As long as there is no sign of the novel coronavirus pandemic being brought under control, the imple...
January 5, 2021
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General NewsEdogawa Ward, Tokyo, Has Long History of Being ‘Home of Goldfish’
When thinking about a wholesale fish market, the hustle and bustle of the Toyosu Market in Koto Ward...
January 5, 2021
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ElectionsCDPJ Pays a Price for Rushing to Join Forces for Election in Japan
On the evening of Dec. 10, House of Representatives member Takashi Shinohara of the Constitutional D...
January 5, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Considering New Emergency Declaration
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday the government will consider declaring a fresh state of em...
January 4, 2021
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Crime & CourtsEx-minister Said to Admit to Receiving Cash even before, after He was in Abe Cabinet
Former agriculture minister Takamori Yoshikawa has told prosecutors that he received cash from a for...
January 4, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Do Utmost to Tackle Structural Changes to Revitalize Economy / Invest in Digitization, Decarbonization
Drastic economic structural changes are needed to revitalize the economy, which has been devastated ...
January 4, 2021
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ElectionsKomeito’s Gamble of Fielding Candidate in Hiroshima No. 3 Constituency Rocks Coalition with LDP
Tetsuo Saito, the deputy leader of Komeito, stood with his wife on a main road in Asakita Ward, Hiro...
January 4, 2021