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Defense & SecurityJapan to allocate ¥20 billion each year for training equipment as part of ‘sympathy budget’ for U.S. troops
The Japanese and U.S. governments have officially agreed that up to ¥20 billion will be allocated to...
December 21, 2021
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General NewsElectric eels power Christmas tree at Tokyo aquarium
Electric eels can be seen generating enough power to light up a Christmas tree at the Shinagawa Aqua...
December 21, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial‘Chinese-style’ poll deprived H.K. residents from expressing their will
There is no legitimacy at all to a “Chinese-style” election, where only candidates who pledge loyalt...
December 21, 2021
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EuropeEU moves to clampdown on golden passport, visa schemes
ST. JULIAN’S, Malta / BRUSSELS — The European Union is calling on its members to review or abolish c...
December 21, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan must take measures to prevent spread of drug addiction, overdoses
A growing number of young people and others are becoming addicted, taking large quantities of over-t...
December 21, 2021
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CoronavirusWait continues for day technical interns will again be allowed into Japan
The agriculture and nursing care industries are suffering from a staffing shortage amid the COVID-19...
December 21, 2021
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CoronavirusGovt’s vaccination certificate app goes into operation
The government on Monday launched a smartphone app to issue COVID-19 vaccination certificates electr...
December 20, 2021
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Crime & CourtsOsaka arson suspect said to have spiraled downward after divorce
People who knew Morio Tanimoto, the suspect in the deadly arson attack at a clinic in central Osaka,...
December 20, 2021
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Asia-PacificChina puts screws on Hong Kong with election of ‘patriots’ only
HONG KONG — A record-low turnout of 30.2% for Sunday’s Legislative Council election demonstrated the...
December 20, 2021
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ReutersJapan billionaire Maezawa lands in Kazakhstan after 12-day space flight
ZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan (Reuters) — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa returned to Earth on Monday a...
December 20, 2021
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Coronavirus
180 COVID cases reported at U.S. base in Okinawa Pref.
At least 180 novel coronavirus cases have been reported as of Monday morning at the U.S. Marine Corp...
December 20, 2021
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Crime & CourtsOsaka arson suspect bought gasoline late last month
OSAKA — The suspect in the deadly arson attack on a clinic in central Osaka bought gasoline in late ...
December 20, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Communities, workplaces should help foreign residents get inoculated in Japan
To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, it is necessary to raise the COVID-19 inoculation ra...
December 20, 2021
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General NewsChilled tulips
A field of ice tulips spreads out before the eyes of visitors to Kana Garden, a botanical garden in ...
December 20, 2021
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Books & LiteratureNew Japanese translation of Peter Rabbit set to hit shelves in March
A new Japanese version of the beloved Peter Rabbit series will be translated by Mieko Kawakami, 45, ...
December 20, 2021