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General NewsAtami marks 6 months since mudslide disaster
ATAMI, Shizuoka — Memorials were held Monday for the 26 people who died in last year’s mudslide in A...
January 4, 2022
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CompaniesConvenience store chain to open eco-friendly outlets
Lawson Inc. plans to open eco-friendly stores in which all electricity will come from renewable ener...
January 4, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsBeijing revs up preparations for Winter Games 1 month before start
BEIJING — Tuesday marked the one-month point prior to the start of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Pa...
January 4, 2022
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General NewsNew year, same prayers
Morning visitors to Kanda Myojin shrine in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, pray Tuesday, the first official bus...
January 4, 2022
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CompaniesNagoya firm attempting to brew beer in space
A Nagoya-based precision machinery maker is working on technology for brewing out-of-this-world beer...
January 4, 2022
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ReutersRussia, China, Britain, U.S. and France say no one can win nuclear war
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that ...
January 4, 2022
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MuseumsTokyo: Garden showcases treasure of biodiversity
Inside the Green Dome Nettaikan in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, it feels like lives in summer, even in the ...
January 4, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialChart a clear path to achieving virtuous economic cycle / Change companies’ negative mindset
Japan lost sight a long while ago of a virtuous economic cycle. In 2022, the country must ensure the...
January 4, 2022
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Books & Literature3 unpublished Shusaku Endo plays discovered
Manuscripts of three unpublished plays by novelist and playwright Shusaku Endo (1923-1996) were rece...
January 4, 2022
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Japan In FocusGunma: Wind caves to serve as natural storage for Tsumagoi cabbages
TSUMAGOI, Gunma — Work has begun in Tsumagoi, Gunma Prefecture, to store locally produced cabbage in...
January 4, 2022
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Social SeriesOkinawa 50 years since return / The clock strikes midnight, and a prefecture is born
In this series, we mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan by looking at its past and...
January 4, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Plastic waste incineration in Southeast Asia driven by Japanese technology
HANOI — In Southeast Asia, where marine plastic pollution has become a serious problem, incineration...
January 4, 2022
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General News
Strong Quake Hits Ogasawara Islands
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A strong earthquake jolted the Ogasawara Islands, a remote island chain in the ...
January 4, 2022
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General NewsJapan greets 2nd pandemic New Year amid Hope and concern
People across the nation cautiously welcomed the arrival of 2022 on Saturday, wishing for a better y...
January 3, 2022
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Other SportsTeam depth key to Aoyama Gakuin’s victory
Aoyama Gakuin University demonstrated its team’s depth at the 98th Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekid...
January 3, 2022