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Japan In FocusHiroshima: Hiroshima Unearths Pre-tragedy Traces of Life
HIROSHIMA -- The area around the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park -- symbolized by the Atomic Bomb D...
December 4, 2020
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Japan In FocusKumamoto: Quake-hit Kumamoto Castle to Open Next Spring
KUMAMOTO -- Kumamoto Castle, which was damaged in an earthquake, has largely completed restoratio...
December 4, 2020
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CoronavirusTokyo Maintains Highest Virus Alert; Experts Express Concerns
The Tokyo metropolitan government kept its alert posture for the spread of the novel coronavirus ...
December 4, 2020
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Politics & GovernmentCherry-blossom Viewing Party Investigations Set to Change Japan Ruling LDP Dynamics
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's influence in the political world will inevitably diminish as p...
December 4, 2020
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Other SportsHagino Regains Japan National Title as Olympic Swimming Venue Hosts 1st Meet
Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Hagino helped baptize the Tokyo Aquatics Center, the newly built ven...
December 4, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
Situation in Afghanistan not Conducive to a Reduction in U.S. Military Personnel
U.S. forces stationed in Afghanistan play a role in deterring terrorism and promoting the peace p...
December 4, 2020
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Political SeriesState of LDP Factions / Hosoda Faction Up a Tree in Wake of Ex-Pm’s Scandal
This is the fifth installment in a series examining the current state of the Liberal Democratic P...
December 4, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
BOJ’s Mounting Stock Holdings Undermine Healthy Market Function
The Bank of Japan's holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have ballooned, raising severe conce...
December 4, 2020
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Ramen of JapanKanekatsu / Self-educated noodle chef serves up exquisite ramen in simple, elegant space
Historically, Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture has been known as a city that produces cast metals sin...
December 3, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
At Facilities for the Elderly, Reinforce Defenses against Disaster and Disease
The novel coronavirus pandemic is expected to be prolonged. In order to maintain nursing care ser...
December 3, 2020
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Coronavirus
Govt Plans Coronavirus Tests Every 4 or 5 Days for Tokyo Games’ Athletes
Testing of athletes at four- or five-day intervals in the athletes' village was among the interim...
December 3, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
China Says it Wants to Join TPP, but would It Really Submit to Rules?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership multilateral free trade pact sets out rules for high levels of libe...
December 3, 2020
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MusicBeethoven’s Ninth Conveys Joy of Overcoming
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 has long been beloved music for the year-end season in Japan. The atmo...
December 3, 2020
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Manga & AnimeBaseball Manga Artist Shinji Mizushima Retires at 81
Shinji Mizushima, a longtime leading figure in baseball manga, has announced his retirement throu...
December 3, 2020
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Social Series100 Years of Meiji Jingu / Manmade Forest around Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Shrine has Become Real
Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, marked the 100th anniversary of its founding last mont...
December 3, 2020