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TroubleshooterI want to divorce my undignified husband, who spoils our son
I’m a nursery school teacher in my 40s, my son is repeating a year in college and I’m considering di...
December 3, 2021
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Troubleshooter
My daughter got multiple piercings and didn’t tell me about it
I’m a female public servant in my 40s. My husband passed away, and I’m raising our children, who are...
December 3, 2021
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TroubleshooterI’m a single mom and my mother doesn’t want me to remarry
I am a woman in my 40s, and I have raised my 10-year-old son on my own since divorcing five years ag...
December 3, 2021
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Troubleshooter
How should I approach explaining sports like boxing to my children?
I am an office worker in my 40s with two children, ages 8 and 6. Now that I am a father, I feel anew...
December 3, 2021
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Outside ContributorsFormer Indian ambassador to Japan introduces memoir written by his colleague
Former Indian Ambassador to Japan Aftab Seth contributed a book review on a memoir written by his co...
December 3, 2021
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CoronavirusMerck’s Japan unit files for approval of oral coronavirus treatment
MSD K.K., a subsidiary of U.S. pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., filed an application for approval...
December 3, 2021
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Associated PressBiden helps light National Christmas Tree near White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden helped light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday while rem...
December 3, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba dissolves faction after only 6 years
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba dissolved his 12-member faction on ...
December 3, 2021
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Unmanned shops surge as smart services take hold
At this year’s annual Seoul International Cafe Show which took place earlier this month, automation ...
December 3, 2021
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General NewsOsaka factory develops air-tube bridge for use in disasters
A factory in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, is developing a temporary bridge made of inflatable tubes t...
December 3, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
China: Nation’s birth rate sinks to lowest level since 1978
Demographers have called for more efficient implementation of supportive measures to encourage birth...
December 3, 2021
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Associated PressWHO says measures against delta work for omicron variant too
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World Health Organization officials in the Western Pacific say border clo...
December 3, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentFocus on swift action caused fiasco over flight-booking ban
The transport ministry’s sudden request — and even more abrupt retraction of the request — that airl...
December 3, 2021
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General NewsCutbacks help to trim ¥150 bil. off cost of Games
The estimated cost of hosting this summer’s Tokyo Games has come down by more than ¥150 billion as s...
December 3, 2021
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General NewsShrine workers prepare hamaya arrows for New Year near Tokyo
Shrine workers attach bells and kabura tip covers to hamaya ornament arrows to prepare for the New Y...
December 3, 2021