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CoronavirusCharacteristics of the omicron variant
Question: What are the characteristics of the omicron coronavirus variant? Answer: According to an a...
January 13, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialSystem needed to stop fraud by scammers using IP phone numbers
An increasing number of scams in which victims are tricked into transferring money have occurred usi...
January 13, 2022
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CompaniesIsuzu, Honda to test hydrogen-powered trucks on public roads
Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Honda Motor Co. plan to test a hydrogen fuel-cell truck on public roads in aut...
January 13, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
TSE’s market reform insufficient to invigorate corporate growth
The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s reforms are insufficient to attract funds from overseas investors and inv...
January 13, 2022
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ArtSerizawa endeavored to preserve folk crafts that beautified daily life
Folding screens are typically adorned with elegant designs based on traditional themes of natural be...
January 13, 2022
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SumoWakatakakage, Wakamotoharu 10th pair of brothers since Showa era
There have been numerous pairs of brothers gaining popularity in the world of professional sumo by r...
January 13, 2022
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Japan In FocusAmerican woman blends into community in Shizuoka mountain village
SHIMADA, Shizuoka — Amid the wide array of solo lifestyles that modern people can enjoy, Shelley Cla...
January 12, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan’s focus shifts to bolstering medical services
The rapid spread of the omicron variant has prompted a change of course by the administration of Pri...
January 12, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan’s coronavirus infections top 10,000 for first time since September
New novel coronavirus cases exceeded 10,000 nationwide on Wednesday for the first time since Sept. 9...
January 12, 2022
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General News
Survey set to start at Fukushima plant No. 1 reactor containment vessel
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. was scheduled to begin investigating...
January 12, 2022
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Associated PressChina’s Tianjin orders more testing on 14 million residents
BEIJING (AP) — The northern Chinese city of Tianjin ordered a second round of COVID-19 testing on al...
January 12, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: Is Korean media silencing LGBT voices?
A rendition of Lady Gaga’s LGBT anthem “Born This Way” with a missing lyric by a South Korean group ...
January 12, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Laos: Communities of the Nakai Plateau get new livelihoods
The creation of a reservoir on the Nakai Plateau gave birth to new communities and new livelihoods. ...
January 12, 2022
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Imperial FamilyJapan prime minister submits report on Imperial succession
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida submitted to leaders of the Diet on Wednesday a final report on how to ...
January 12, 2022
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CoronavirusSchedule for expedited booster campaign yet to be confirmed
As a schedule for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine doses for booster campaigns is yet to be conf...
January 12, 2022