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Wider WorldNGO starts emergency food aid to drought-stricken Afghanistan
Peshawar-kai, a Japanese nongovernmental organization that provides medical and agricultural assista...
January 30, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialBuild trust with primary school children under new teaching system
Teaching in elementary schools, where almost all subjects are currently handled by homeroom teachers...
January 30, 2022
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EuropeBritain’s Johnson might visit Japan in February if U.K. political situation allows
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson next month might make his first visit to Japan since he assumed...
January 30, 2022
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General NewsArt installation gives new perspective to old Kyoto temple
Mirrors cover the west gate’s 38 stone steps at Kiyomizudera temple, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritag...
January 30, 2022
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EconomyPort of Nagoya displaced as nation’s largest exporter
NAGOYA — The Port of Nagoya has lost its crown as the nation’s largest exporter of goods, falling fr...
January 30, 2022
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CoronavirusPregnant women with coronavirus facing hospital bed shortage
The number of pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus has surged amid the spread of the o...
January 30, 2022
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Outside Contributors
Data trumps preconceptions in social analysis
How will political developments and technological progress in Japan and overseas change our daily li...
January 30, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsTeam-forming ceremony held for Japan athletes in Beijing Games
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held on Saturday to mark the formation of a Japanese delegation ...
January 30, 2022
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Coronavirus
Japan finds 84,937 new coronavirus cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of newly confirmed novel coronavirus infection cases came to 84,937 ...
January 30, 2022
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Defense & SecurityBallistic missile may have been launched from N. Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — What could be a ballistic missile has been launched from North Korea, the Japan...
January 30, 2022
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ReutersBiden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden stopped to look at a Pittsburgh bridge that collapse...
January 29, 2022
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Associated PressArgentina reaches agreement with IMF to refinance debt
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to refin...
January 29, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs 17,433 virus cases
Tokyo confirmed 17,433 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, up 6,206 from a week earlier, an...
January 29, 2022
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ElectionsPanel seeks to indict 35 people over 2019 election
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A panel of citizens said Friday it has ruled that 35 people, including Hiroshim...
January 29, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida looks to stabilize political base with World Heritage nomination
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s decision to nominate the Sado Gold Mine for registration on the UNESC...
January 29, 2022