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Yomiuri EditorialCreate system in which employees, job seekers can pursue new learning
Investment in people is a source of growth. An environment must be created in which working people a...
January 16, 2022
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CompaniesPresident of Chubu Electric mulls investment in Asian, Eastern European companies
Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi said in a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun...
January 16, 2022
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General NewsCold delights
Workers put the finishing touches on a batch of kaku kanten, a specialty of the Suwa region of Nagan...
January 16, 2022
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CoronavirusIbaraki prefectural officials get tour of PCR testing bus
MITO — Ibaraki prefecture officials were given a first-hand look at a large-scale bus that could ser...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusYamaguchi: Cat temple hopes for luck in Year of Tiger
HAGI, Yamaguchi — A cat-themed temple is doing its part to help revitalize its area. Unrin Temple in...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusFukuoka: Cosplayers use suburban forest for dynamic photo shoots
FUKUOKA — A citizen’s forest in the suburbs of Fukuoka has become a hotspot among cosplayers thanks ...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusTottori: Kengo Kuma-designed cafe overlooking Tottori Sand Dunes to open in summer
TOTTORI — A cafe designed by world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma that overlooks the Tottori Sand Dun...
January 16, 2022
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EconomyUnlimited subscription services go outside the box
Subscription services, which offer the use of products or services for a set price over a fixed peri...
January 16, 2022
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General NewsTsunami warning issued in Japan after Tonga eruption
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning Sunday for the southwe...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusJapan’s Kyushu Univ. creates wooden sidewalk that helps the blind and the environment
FUKUOKA — The idea came to him after his grandmother lost her eyesight. Instead of a sidewalk of asp...
January 16, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs over 4,000 virus cases for 2nd consecutive day
Tokyo confirmed 4,561 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Saturday, up 3,337 from s...
January 15, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make quarantine period shorter while also expanding testing capacity
Amid a surge of infections with the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, there has been an incr...
January 15, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan should fully develop N-power technology through intl cooperation
To ensure a stable supply of energy, domestic technology must be passed down and further developed. ...
January 15, 2022
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Crime & CourtsBoy, 17, arrested over knife attack on 3 people at University of Tokyo
Two high school students and a man in his 70s were attacked by a knife-wielding assailant at an entr...
January 15, 2022
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CoronavirusGovt plans to allow foreign students to enter Japan
The government will likely allow foreign students to enter Japan in stages, after suspending such en...
January 15, 2022