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Yomiuri EditorialOutsourcing junior high school club activities poses numerous problems
With the chronically low birth rate and the growing burden on teachers, it is becoming increasingly ...
November 23, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese govt compiles textbook for fostering young bureaucrats
The Cabinet Bureau of Personnel Affairs for the first time has compiled a textbook for national publ...
November 23, 2021
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DeliciousOatmeal fills new niche as healthier rice stand-in
Oatmeal products that can be enjoyed as a substitute for rice have been gaining popularity, especial...
November 23, 2021
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Delicious‘Nonstandard’ veggies find love in kitchens
A ripe market for “nonstandard” vegetables has cropped up in Japan, as more consumers make use of in...
November 23, 2021
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General NewsCyclamens add year-end color to homes in Japan
Greenhouse workers prepare cyclamen for delivery in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, ahead of the holiday...
November 23, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentAll CDPJ leader hopefuls back cooperation with JCP
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — All four candidates in the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s Nov. 30 l...
November 23, 2021
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ObituariesFormer South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90
SEOUL (Reuters) — Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country...
November 23, 2021
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ReutersFlaming bus crash in Bulgaria kills 45 Macedonian tourists
SOFIA (Reuters) — At least 45 people, including 12 children, died as a bus carrying mostly North Mac...
November 23, 2021
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CompaniesJapan’s wearable devices aim to promote better sleep, running form
Having trouble sleeping? Before heading to a specialist, perhaps wearing something new to bed can he...
November 23, 2021
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Associated PressChief: No evidence parade-crash suspect knew anyone on route
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The SUV driver who plowed into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killi...
November 23, 2021
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Associated PressBiden to keep Powell as Fed chair, Brainard gets vice chair
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday he is nominating Jerome Powell for a second four-y...
November 23, 2021
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Japan In FocusYamanashi: 800 years later, warrior honored anew in hometown
CHUO, Yamanashi — It has been 800 years since the death of Asari Yoichi, a warrior who governed pres...
November 23, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentScandal-tainted Kinoshita resigns as Tokyo assembly member
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo metropolitan assembly member Fumiko Kinoshita, indicted without arrest af...
November 23, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan eyes setting up child agency in FY 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government is making arrangements to set up an agency tasked with ...
November 23, 2021
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CompaniesGovt to oppose Shinsei Bank’s defense of SBI takeover bid
Shinsei Bank’s attempt to fend off a takeover bid by major online financial services provider SBI Ho...
November 23, 2021