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Yomiuri EditorialExcluding overseas spectators part of Japan’s duty to ensure safe Games
A great deal will be lost, but in order to realize a safe event, the decision can be said to have be...
March 22, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Former Justice Minister Kawai’s resignation should have come sooner
His announcement that he will resign as a Diet member, after all this time, can be said to have come...
March 22, 2021
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General News3/11 Family Chronicle 3 / Family feels alienated after 10 years of living as evacuees
Stores and houses are scattered around vacant lots of land with withered grass. On Feb. 25, I visit...
March 22, 2021
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General NewsVariants threaten to become prevalent in Japan
Mutated variants of the novel coronavirus, thought to be even more infectious, are threatening to be...
March 22, 2021
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General News
Yomiuri proposal: Build up Japan’s medical system for the long term
Mutated variants of the novel coronavirus, thought to be even more infectious, are threatening to be...
March 21, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
U.S.-China talks highlight deep rift between global superpowers
The picture has become clearer that China pushes its self-centered arguments, which are not based on...
March 21, 2021
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General NewsTown hall turns to timber in bid to save forestry
A new 2-story town hall has sprung up in Shirataka, a town with a population of about 13,000 nestled...
March 21, 2021
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General News3/11 Family Chronicle 1 / ‘Strongest dad’ supportive as son leaves nest
Three months after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Yomiuri Shimbun reporters were each assigne...
March 21, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Monitor saury catches to ensure international agreements are kept
Poor hauls of sanma saury, which is called the “flavor of the people,” are becoming increasingly ser...
March 20, 2021
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EconomyBOJ makes minor changes to monetary easing policy but negative interest rates complicate measures
The Bank of Japan has made minor revisions to its monetary policy in a bid to increase the sustainab...
March 20, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
BOJ must contain side effects of easing policy to support economy
How can the Bank of Japan contain side effects while maintaining monetary easing? It can be said tha...
March 20, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
On same-sex marriage, court should use ‘unconstitutional’ with caution
Whether or not to allow same-sex couples to marry is fundamental to the nature of the family. As the...
March 20, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Restart of nuclear plant operations is at the mercy of disparate courts
The restart of nuclear power plants is an issue that affects the country’s energy policy. A situatio...
March 19, 2021
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EconomyJob marketplace flip: Hunters become the hunted in Japan
With post-graduation employment searches in full swing among junior university students, a trend is ...
March 19, 2021
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CompaniesDelays frustrate plans for Fukushima plant cleanup
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s plans to remove fuel debris from melted reactor cores ...
March 19, 2021