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CoronavirusOmicron spreading rapidly among children
The daily total of new infections with the novel coronavirus set a new record in Japan on Wednesday ...
January 16, 2022
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EconomyGlobal shipbuilding industry finds itself in turbulent waters
The struggle for supremacy in the global shipbuilding industry has been thrown into turmoil, with th...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus65% of municipalities to start booster shots for elderly this month
About two-thirds of Japan’s major municipalities will move up their third round of COVID-19 vaccinat...
January 16, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialMap out measures to get through cold spells amid tight power supply
As the severe cold spell continues, the balance between supply and demand for electricity is again b...
January 16, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Create system in which employees, job seekers can pursue new learning
Investment in people is a source of growth. An environment must be created in which working people a...
January 16, 2022
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CompaniesPresident of Chubu Electric mulls investment in Asian, Eastern European companies
Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi said in a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun...
January 16, 2022
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General NewsCold delights
Workers put the finishing touches on a batch of kaku kanten, a specialty of the Suwa region of Nagan...
January 16, 2022
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CoronavirusIbaraki prefectural officials get tour of PCR testing bus
MITO — Ibaraki prefecture officials were given a first-hand look at a large-scale bus that could ser...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusYamaguchi: Cat temple hopes for luck in Year of Tiger
HAGI, Yamaguchi — A cat-themed temple is doing its part to help revitalize its area. Unrin Temple in...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusFukuoka: Cosplayers use suburban forest for dynamic photo shoots
FUKUOKA — A citizen’s forest in the suburbs of Fukuoka has become a hotspot among cosplayers thanks ...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusTottori: Kengo Kuma-designed cafe overlooking Tottori Sand Dunes to open in summer
TOTTORI — A cafe designed by world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma that overlooks the Tottori Sand Dun...
January 16, 2022
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EconomyUnlimited subscription services go outside the box
Subscription services, which offer the use of products or services for a set price over a fixed peri...
January 16, 2022
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General NewsTsunami warning issued in Japan after Tonga eruption
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning Sunday for the southwe...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusJapan’s Kyushu Univ. creates wooden sidewalk that helps the blind and the environment
FUKUOKA — The idea came to him after his grandmother lost her eyesight. Instead of a sidewalk of asp...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs over 4,000 virus cases for 2nd consecutive day
Tokyo confirmed 4,561 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Saturday, up 3,337 from s...
January 15, 2022