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Associated PressFed’s Powell: High inflation poses a threat to job market
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning that high inflation could make it harder to restore the job market to full...
January 12, 2022
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CoronavirusNurse returns to health care system to fight novel coronavirus
“Please come soon. Tomorrow or even today,” Sayuri Uehara was told when she called a Tokyo hospital ...
January 12, 2022
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CoronavirusSeriously ill COVID patients number 100 in Japan
The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms rose to 100 nationwide on Tuesday, up by 10 fro...
January 11, 2022
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MarketsTokyo Stocks continue to fall on early U.S. rate hike concerns
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks fell for the third straight market day Tuesday amid growing concer...
January 11, 2022
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General NewsSapporo pinning hopes on Beijing Games to boost 2030 Olympic bid
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — Sapporo, which is aiming to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, is...
January 11, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan aims to expedite booster rollout, reinforce medical services
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans Tuesday to expedite the COVID-19 booster rollout and ex...
January 11, 2022
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Other SportsDiligence, determination provided base for Uchimura’s ascent to gymnastics throne
With the announcement of his retirement on Tuesday, gymnastics superstar Kohei Uchimura brought to a...
January 11, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMPD to create special unit to crack down on money laundering
The Metropolitan Police Department will establish the nation‘s first “criminal proceeds control sect...
January 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificJapan pursues ‘freedom of navigation’ to deter China
Since last spring, Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers have repeatedly sailed through waters near...
January 11, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsWinter Games mascot posters to help lift spirits in Beijing
BEIJING — Posters featuring the mascots for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics started bein...
January 11, 2022
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EconomyTourism industry razing abandoned hotels with govt support
Moves to demolish hotels and ryokans that have fallen into disuse in tourist resort areas are gainin...
January 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusKanagawa: Getting a whiff of the Earth at Hakone museum
HAKONE, Kanagawa — The constantly rising steam and the boiling hot mud of Owakudani reminded people ...
January 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusMiyagi: Tracing Sendai’s notable jazz roots
SENDAI — Fujisaki, a department store in Aoba Ward, Sendai, is showing a documentary on its website ...
January 11, 2022
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General NewsStoking the New Year
Visitors watch at a New Year’s ritual sagicho bonfire at Osu Kannon temple in Nagoya on Monday. Part...
January 11, 2022
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Economy
Govt to set conditions for chip plant construction subsidies in Japan
The government plans to require computer chip companies to commit to at least 10 years of continuous...
January 11, 2022