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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan ski jumper Kobayashi first took flight in family garden
Ever since he was a child, Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi has been driven by his desire to “fly...
February 14, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsTakagi takes silver in women’s 500 speed skating
Miho Takagi won the silver medal in the women’s 500 meters in speed skating at the Beijing Winter Ol...
February 14, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialKeep using ISS to develop lunar explorations technology
Extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS), which orbits 400 kilometers above ...
February 14, 2022
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Defense & Security3 nations to boost security cooperation to deter N. Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea condemned and...
February 14, 2022
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ScienceFramework eyed to map areas for advance evacuations following major earthquake
The government plans to develop a framework to map areas where advance evacuations will be issued in...
February 14, 2022
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EconomyJapan’s labor unions shift away from blanket wage hike demands
There is a growing movement among labor unions to forgo demanding blanket wage hikes in the shunto a...
February 14, 2022
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Crime & CourtsClam shipments from Japan’s major production area suspended amid false labeling of foreign products
Shipments of asari clams produced in Kumamoto Prefecture were suspended from Feb. 8, in the wake of ...
February 14, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsSki jumper Kobayashi earns large hill silver
BEIJING — Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi claimed the silver medal in the large hill individual event at ...
February 13, 2022
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Associated PressJapan, U.S., South Korea meet in Hawaii to discuss North Korea
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Japanese and South Korean counterpart...
February 13, 2022
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General NewsFujii takes Osho shogi title, becomes youngest 5-title holder
Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii captured the Osho title after sweeping a best-of-seven series against defen...
February 13, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan rolls past ROC in Olympic curling pool play
Japan took down the Russian Olympic Committee 10-5 in round robin play in women’s curling on Saturda...
February 13, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsSmiles turned upside down as Japan KO’d
Japan, which was looking to break into the final four in the women’s ice hockey tournament at the Be...
February 13, 2022
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Associated PressBiden warns Putin of ‘severe costs’ of Ukraine invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would ...
February 13, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapanese ski jumper Kobayashi earns silver in large hill ski jumping
Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi won silver medal in the men’s large hill ski jumping at the Beij...
February 12, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsMorishige skates to bronze in 500
Wataru Morishige won the bronze medal in the men’s 500 meters in speed skating at the Beijing Winter...
February 12, 2022