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Yomiuri EditorialN. Korea should stop folly of missile launches that only further isolation
What does North Korea think it can gain by promoting nuclear and missile development that threatens ...
January 6, 2022
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CompaniesHigh-end mirrorless single-lens cameras shaking up market
Mirrorless single-lens cameras, first released as entry-level cameras for beginners, have been evolv...
January 6, 2022
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CoronavirusSurge in cases spur demand for COVID insurance in Japan
A recent surge in coronavirus infections has led to an increase in demand for COVID-19 insurance, wh...
January 6, 2022
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MusicRising conductor Nodoka Okisawa faces music naturally
With a baton in her hand and wins in major classical music competitions under her belt, Nodoka Okisa...
January 6, 2022
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Outside Contributors
CULTURAL CONUNDRUMS / Ordinary brilliance: Differing representations of year-end gift-giving
The holiday season has ended and the Western media’s gift-list frenzy along with it. This time I was...
January 6, 2022
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Associated PressScientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
A team of scientists are sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they ca...
January 6, 2022
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Associated PressNovak Djokovic denied entry to Australia, has visa canceled
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia and had his visa canceled ...
January 6, 2022
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EconomyLabor shortages overshadow economic recovery in Japan
Despite a gradual improvement in economic conditions, a labor shortage is slowly starting to bite in...
January 6, 2022
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ReutersJapan, Australia to sign security cooperation treaty
MELBOURNE (Reuters) — Australia and Japan are set to sign a treaty to beef up defence and security c...
January 5, 2022
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ReutersSony looks to electric cars for its next big hit
Japan’s Sony Group Corp plans to launch a company this spring to examine entering the electric vehic...
January 5, 2022
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Associated PressJan. 6 panel seeks interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection on Tuesday requ...
January 5, 2022
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CoronavirusNew coronavirus cases exceed 2,000 in Japan
New coronavirus cases exceeded 2,000 nationwide on Wednesday, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun tally. ...
January 5, 2022
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Reuters
Toyota dethrones GM as U.S. sales leader in 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. outsold General Motors Co. in the Unite...
January 5, 2022
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Associated PressChina reports major drop in virus cases in locked-down Xi’an
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday reported a major drop in local COVID-19 infections in the northern...
January 5, 2022
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Coronavirus623 new infections in Okinawa Pref., level not seen since August
NAHA — The Okinawa prefectural government announced Wednesday that it had confirmed 623 new cases of...
January 5, 2022