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Asia-PacificS.E. Asian market for used Japanese trains slows
BANGKOK — There is a trend in Southeast Asian nations toward purchasing new train carriages instead ...
January 23, 2022
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ReutersS.Korea says Iran to regain UN vote after delinquent dues paid with frozen funds
SEOUL (Reuters) — Iran is expected to regain its vote in the U.N. General Assembly after South Korea...
January 23, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan plans to help make provincial areas more attractive to wealthy foreign tourists
The government wants to see wealthy foreign tourists spending more money in provincial areas, and pl...
January 23, 2022
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CompaniesCan Panasonic as a holding company revive its former glory?
OSAKA — Panasonic Corp. plans to make the switchover to a holding company in April 2022, complete wi...
January 23, 2022
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General NewsA splash of color
Staffers work on hina dolls ahead of the Girl’s Festival on March 3, at the workshop of Matsuyoshi N...
January 23, 2022
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Japan In FocusYoungster cashes in on dad’s species-discovery Tweet
MATSUE — A father who took to Twitter to boast about his son’s discovery of a new species of shrimp ...
January 23, 2022
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Political SeriesToday’s Japan needs a complete philosophical reset
As Japan continues to face challenges with the pandemic, foreign affairs and the economy, this is th...
January 23, 2022
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Associated PressBritain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government
LONDON (AP) — The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s gove...
January 23, 2022
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CompaniesUpcycled crops used to make new, surprising products in Japan
Upcycling crops that would have otherwise been thrown away is becoming more popular, from making den...
January 23, 2022
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ReutersSome money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority
Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island’s capital on Satu...
January 23, 2022
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Associated PressChina’s success taming virus could make exit strategy harder
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The sweeping “zero-tolerance” strategy that China has used to keep COVID-19 ca...
January 23, 2022
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Associated PressBerlusconi drops bid to be elected as Italy’s president
ROME (AP) — Former premier Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday bowed out of Italy’s presidential election ...
January 23, 2022
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General NewsSyria-born local assembly member aims to narrow mindset gaps in Japan
Last September, newly elected assembly member Nour Soltan posed his first question to the town assem...
January 22, 2022
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Coronavirus
Daily coronavirus tally tops 50,000 nationwide; Tokyo logs over 11,000 cases
More than 50,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed across Japan on Saturday, according to a Yomiu...
January 22, 2022
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Political SeriesThink about measures to raise youth voter turnout
The year 2022 is expected to continue to pose challenges for Japan on issues including the pandemic,...
January 22, 2022