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Olympics & ParalympicsTomita sisters’ rivalry pushes each to new heights for Japan’s snowboarders
Sena Tomita took the bronze in the women’s halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Not far behind w...
February 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.S., S. Korea affirm cooperation over N. Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday a...
February 10, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsKagiyama takes silver in figure skating; Uno 3rd ahead of Hanyu
Teenager Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno did enough to hold off two-time defending champion and compatri...
February 10, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSources: Exam cheating suspect had accomplice
A teenager suspected of cheating in last month’s Common Test for University Admissions allegedly had...
February 10, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsWatabe finishes 7th in normal hill Nordic combined
Japan fell short of winning a third consecutive medal in the individual normal hill of Nordic combin...
February 10, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan’s women’s curling team loses to Sweden in round robin at Games
The women’s curling team lost to defending champion Sweden 8-5 in the round robin at the Beijing Win...
February 10, 2022
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Coronavirus1,000 extra beds for covid patients to be set aside in Tokyo, Osaka
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the governors of Tokyo and Osaka agreed Wednesday to set up additio...
February 10, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsSena Tomita wins bronze in women’s halfpipe, Japan’s 1st medal in event
BEIJING — Sena Tomita became the first Olympic medalist from Japan in the women’s halfpipe, taking t...
February 10, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsYuzuru Hanyu fails to land quad axel
BEIJING (AP) — Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu fell on his attempt to become the first figure sk...
February 10, 2022
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ObituariesJapan’s Emperor Emeritus put much trust into late grand chamberlain
When the Emperor Emeritus made his official visit to the United Kingdom as Emperor back in 1998, he ...
February 10, 2022
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CoronavirusJapanese local govts extend helping hand to COVID-19 patients staying at home
As the sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic continues, local governments are taking a variety of m...
February 10, 2022
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Asia-PacificTaiwan eyes opportunity to leapfrog China in race to join trade pact
TAIPEI — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s decision to lift the ban on imports of food products from F...
February 10, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialIs social exhaustion behind belief that public safety is getting worse?
Crime continues to decline, yet people do not feel that they are living in a time of safety. Does so...
February 10, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Design medical service fee revisions to better deal with infectious disease
The revisions of medical service fees for fiscal 2022 are characterized by the aim of building medic...
February 10, 2022
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ArtTactile art’s hands-on approach / Spaces where you can get in touch with your sense of touch
There has been a lot of attention paid to the idea of allowing visitors to touch artworks in museums...
February 10, 2022