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Politics & GovernmentGovt to support tourism on remote islands, preserve territorial waters
The government has decided to strengthen its support for the promotion of tourism in areas designate...
January 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentFast-growing ‘elite trees’ could transform forestry
SAGA — The government is trying to promote a new variety of Japan cedar that grows 1.5 times faster ...
January 10, 2022
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General NewsJapan spent ¥15.5 billion to remove polluted soil, waste from land formerly used by U.S. forces in Okinawa
NAHA — About ¥15.5 billion had to be spent by the Japanese government to remove contaminated soil an...
January 10, 2022
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General NewsHalf-size Zico statues on sale for ¥5.5 million
Kashima Antlers, a professional soccer club in the J. League’s top division, are accepting orders fo...
January 10, 2022
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General NewsWorld Natural Heritage sites in Japan under threat from poachers
Rampant poaching of rare plants and insects is taking place on Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami-Oshima i...
January 10, 2022
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Associated PressChina’s Tianjin testing all residents after omicron found
BEIJING (AP) — The numbers are small, but the major port of Tianjin may be facing China’s first outb...
January 10, 2022
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Film & TVJapan’s “Drive My Car” wins U.S. Film Critics Awards
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japanese movie director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” won the 2021 best pi...
January 10, 2022
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Associated Press19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire
NEW YORK (AP) — A malfunctioning space heater sparked a fire that filled a Bronx apartment building ...
January 10, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Digital universe rises to cultural mainstream amid ongoing pandemic
The metaverse, regarded as a technology whose emergence was seen as timely in the pandemic era, has ...
January 9, 2022
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Associated PressIn Afghanistan, desperate parents sell children
SHEDAI CAMP, Afghanistan (AP) — In a sprawling settlement of mud brick huts in western Afghanistan h...
January 9, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 1,223 cases
Tokyo confirmed 1,223 new coronavirus cases Sunday, up 1,139 from a week earlier and the daily cou...
January 9, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan authorities move away from hospitalizing all omicron patients
Amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, prefectures are swiftly chang...
January 9, 2022
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TechnologyJapan, U.S. to cooperate on core tech development for next-gen fast reactors
Japan and the United States will work together to develop technology related to core equipment and s...
January 9, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Control inflation for stable growth in global economy / Japan must devise trade strategies for Asia
The global economy has picked up, after a period of stagnation caused by the novel coronavirus pande...
January 9, 2022
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General News‘Diamond dust’ sparkles in morning sunlight in Gifu town
TAKAYAMA — Ice crystals sparkle in the sunlight over the Mumaya River in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, ...
January 9, 2022