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ElectionsFormer Komeito leader: More Japan lawmakers rely on swing votes under current election system
This is the third installment of a series reflecting on the 25 years since the single-seat constitue...
June 23, 2021
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Olympics & ParalympicsPro sports’ track record spurred decision to allow spectators at Olympics
Prolonged discussions over domestic spectators at the Tokyo Olympics finally reached a conclusion, w...
June 22, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialEncourage Olympic spectators to go right to venues, then right back home
With the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics one month away, the number of spectators to be allow...
June 22, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Iran’s Raisi cannot maintain stability with anti-U.S. hard-line stance
There can be no hope for rejuvenation of the economy and a stable system if Iran only strengthens it...
June 22, 2021
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Japan In FocusTokyo: Learning more about early days of Shinkansen trains
As I was walking through a quiet residential area in Kokubunji, Tokyo, an old-fashioned Shinkansen t...
June 22, 2021
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Japan In FocusAomori: A ‘swallowtail butterfly of light’
MUTSU, Aomori — The observation deck near the top of the 878-meter Mt. Kamafuse, the highest peak on...
June 22, 2021
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Japan In FocusIshikawa: Fishing fleet sets off to catch squid in Sea of Japan
NOTO, Ishikawa — Flying big-catch flags, six squid-fishing boats departed from a port in Noto, Ishik...
June 22, 2021
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CompaniesKyoto Pref. firm strives to promote Vietnamese coffee
UJI, Kyoto — A freight forwarding firm in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is promoting Vietnamese coffee bean...
June 22, 2021
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DeliciousNot your granny’s candy apples
Batches of chic new treats have been seeing the light of day thanks to a shopping trend driven by co...
June 22, 2021
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Politics & Government
Former PM: Two-party system the goal of my political life
This is the second installment of a series reflecting on the 25 years since the single-seat constitu...
June 22, 2021
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DeliciousMore summer wines amid drinking at home boom
Suntory Wine International Ltd. will release a sour lemon sparkling wine on Tuesday, part of its exp...
June 21, 2021
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CoronavirusLiquor flying off shelves where state of emergency lifted
Many liquor shops in Tokyo, Osaka and other prefectures were seeing an uptick in sales ahead of the ...
June 21, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Exercise greater ingenuity to expand use of digital methods to pay taxes
The central and local governments have accelerated their efforts to make tax payments cashless. Meas...
June 21, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Failure to intervene in Myanmar same as giving tacit consent to junta’s rule
The Myanmar junta that took power in a coup is continuing to make its rule an established fact. Fail...
June 21, 2021
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EconomyAutomakers aim to boost lithium-ion battery productions
Leading automakers are ramping up efforts to overcome one of the biggest current roadblocks to the f...
June 21, 2021