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CoronavirusClose-contact isolation period reduced to 7 days
The government has reduced the recommended isolation period for people who have had close contact wi...
January 29, 2022
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Other SportsTop Japanese sprinter Chisato Fukushima announces retirement
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Top Japanese track and field sprinter Chisato Fukushima, the Japanese record ho...
January 29, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan must defend Sado Gold Mine, campaign for World Heritage status
It is only natural for the government to nominate valuable cultural properties for World Heritage li...
January 29, 2022
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General NewsStraw hats get an airing under the winter sun
Straw hats are left to dry in the cold air outside the workshop of Tanaka Boshi-ten in Kasukabe, Sai...
January 29, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
There is much to lose in cheating on college entrance examinations
A smartphone was used for cheating. How can the use of digital devices to cheat be prevented? Releva...
January 29, 2022
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Associated PressHere, kitty: Bidens welcome cat named Willow to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than a dozen years, a cat is living at the White House....
January 29, 2022
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Asia-PacificS. Korean presidential candidate emphasizes relations with Japan
SEOUL — A centrist candidate who plans to run for South Korea’s presidency said Friday that if elect...
January 29, 2022
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CoronavirusInfections surging, tests delayed in Japan
The PCR testing system is increasingly under pressure in areas where the coronavirus is surging. In ...
January 29, 2022
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General News
S. Korea protests Japan’s Sado mine World Heritage push
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — The South Korean government Friday protested Japan’s plan to recommend the Sado...
January 29, 2022
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General News
Foreigners entering Japan down 91.8% in 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreigners who entered Japan in 2021 plunged by 3.95 million, or ...
January 29, 2022
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ReutersOlympics-Team Taiwan won’t be at Winter Games opening ceremony
TAIPEI (Reuters) — Taiwan’s small team for next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing will not take par...
January 29, 2022
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General NewsSado Gold Mine to be recommended as World Heritage site
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday that Japan will recommend the Sado Gold Mine as a poss...
January 28, 2022
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Japan In FocusKagoshima: Farmer sees pumice problem as opportunity
ISEN, Kagoshima — Pumice ejected from the undersea volcano Fukutoku-Okanoba near the Ogasawara Islan...
January 28, 2022
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Japan In Focus‘Smart island’ developing in Ehime
MATSUYAMA — A white electric cart slowly drove along a seaside road in December amid ripening citrus...
January 28, 2022
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Japan In FocusShiga: Finding creative solutions to plant predicament
NAGAHAMA, Shiga — A construction company has developed compost by collecting and fermenting aquatic ...
January 28, 2022