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Yomiuri EditorialMake quarantine period shorter while also expanding testing capacity
Amid a surge of infections with the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, there has been an incr...
January 15, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan should fully develop N-power technology through intl cooperation
To ensure a stable supply of energy, domestic technology must be passed down and further developed. ...
January 15, 2022
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Crime & CourtsBoy, 17, arrested over knife attack on 3 people at University of Tokyo
Two high school students and a man in his 70s were attacked by a knife-wielding assailant at an entr...
January 15, 2022
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CoronavirusGovt plans to allow foreign students to enter Japan
The government will likely allow foreign students to enter Japan in stages, after suspending such en...
January 15, 2022
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Political SeriesFormer PM Abe: Prime Minister Kishida should handle personnel matters as he sees fit
The year 2022 will test Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. How should he deal with the pandemic, foreign ...
January 15, 2022
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CoronavirusMost prefectural governments to have mass vaccination sites to speed up booster shots
In an effort to speed up booster shots of the novel coronavirus vaccine, 31 of the nation’s 47 prefe...
January 15, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
DPRK’s latest missile launch might be diplomatic gambit
The Japanese government believes that Friday’s firing of at least one ballistic missile by North Kor...
January 15, 2022
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CoronavirusSDF-run vaccination sites to reopen
Mass COVID-19 vaccination sites operated by the Self-Defense Forces are set to reopen amid a nationw...
January 15, 2022
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Japan In FocusFinancial woes keep Kyoto covered with power lines Share
KYOTO — Kyoto authorities are dedicated to preserving its elegant townscape, but efforts to move pow...
January 15, 2022
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Other SportsRetiring legend Uchimura to stay in gymnastics as ‘performer’
Gymnastics superstar Kohei Uchimura saw the writing on the wall as he was preparing for last year’s ...
January 14, 2022
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Coronavirus20,000 new cases nationwide
The daily number of newly confirmed cases of infection with the novel coronavirus nationwide surpass...
January 14, 2022
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Obituaries
Former Japan PM Kaifu dies at 91
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, who worked on political reform af...
January 14, 2022
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CoronavirusShorter quarantine period urged to keep Okinawa functioning
The sudden spread of the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has stalled operations of medical ...
January 14, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Singapore: Taxi operators ramp up electrification of fleets
The country’s largest taxi operator, ComfortDelGro Taxi, on Jan. 5 said it will put up to 400 fully ...
January 14, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Laos: Holiday hotspots bustle again as visitors return
Popular tourist sites in Luang Prabang Province and Vangvieng, Vientiane Province, are once again fi...
January 14, 2022