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EconomyOkinawa manufacturers strive for growth by overcoming disadvantages
Okinawa’s tourism industry, which has long been the main driver of the prefecture’s economy, has bee...
January 30, 2022
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EconomyHome freezer sales show uptick amid pandemic
Home freezers are gaining popularity amid the spread of the novel coronavirus as food-stockpiling co...
January 30, 2022
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General NewsWHO investigating Japanese exec over tips on racist remarks
BERLIN (Jiji Press) — World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Sat...
January 30, 2022
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Asia-PacificDrinking water in short supply, says Japanese NPO worker in Tonga
Saturday marked two weeks since an underwater volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami ravaged Tonga...
January 30, 2022
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Defense & SecurityN. Korea fires intermediate-range ballistic missile
SEOUL/TOKYO (Jiji Press) — North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile eastward toward...
January 30, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan must accelerate development of next-generation mainstay rocket
The business of space development is entering a new era of competition. Japan must quickly develop a...
January 30, 2022
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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 Editorial
Build 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