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Crime & CourtsMPD to create special unit to crack down on money laundering
The Metropolitan Police Department will establish the nation‘s first “criminal proceeds control sect...
January 11, 2022
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Asia-PacificJapan pursues ‘freedom of navigation’ to deter China
Since last spring, Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers have repeatedly sailed through waters near...
January 11, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsWinter Games mascot posters to help lift spirits in Beijing
BEIJING — Posters featuring the mascots for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics started bein...
January 11, 2022
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EconomyTourism industry razing abandoned hotels with govt support
Moves to demolish hotels and ryokans that have fallen into disuse in tourist resort areas are gainin...
January 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusKanagawa: Getting a whiff of the Earth at Hakone museum
HAKONE, Kanagawa — The constantly rising steam and the boiling hot mud of Owakudani reminded people ...
January 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusMiyagi: Tracing Sendai’s notable jazz roots
SENDAI — Fujisaki, a department store in Aoba Ward, Sendai, is showing a documentary on its website ...
January 11, 2022
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General NewsStoking the New Year
Visitors watch at a New Year’s ritual sagicho bonfire at Osu Kannon temple in Nagoya on Monday. Part...
January 11, 2022
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EconomyGovt to set conditions for chip plant construction subsidies in Japan
The government plans to require computer chip companies to commit to at least 10 years of continuous...
January 11, 2022
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Other SportsRace for thick-soled running shoes intensifies
As Aoyama Gakuin University was reestablishing its preeminence as the top collegiate team, this year...
January 11, 2022
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Coronavirus
Aomori: Inventor fashions special masks for children to prevent COVID infections
AOMORI — When lunchtime came at Uramachi Elementary School in Aomori Prefecture, students took hold ...
January 11, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Expand registration system to support wider range of museums
Museums will be the crux of efforts to preserve and utilize precious works from Japan and abroad. Th...
January 11, 2022
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Other SportsGymnastics-Japan’s ‘King Kohei’ announces retirement
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s two-time Olympic all-around champion Kohei Uchimura announced his retireme...
January 11, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Overcome sectionalism to protect children’s right to safety, education
Can the new agency become a command center that will strongly promote a wide range of child-related ...
January 11, 2022
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General NewsPush for diversity, acceptance seen in entertainment, fashion
Last year, Maki Fukuda of the comedy trio San-ji no Heroine posted a message on Twitter declaring th...
January 11, 2022
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DeliciousCommunities growing own hops for beer with unique local flavor
Beer gets its distinctive flavor from hops, and communities around Japan are putting their own local...
January 11, 2022