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General NewsControversial Sado mine proposed for UNESCO nod
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel proposed Tuesday that a gold mine site on the island of Sado...
December 29, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentPolitical contributions decline in Japan amid pandemic
Companies and organizations are starting to reduce their political contributions amid the spread of ...
December 29, 2021
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SumoMitakeumi the one to watch in 2022, but with some reservations
Who is the sumo wrestler to watch in 2022? Looking at recent results, I would definitely have to go ...
December 29, 2021
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General NewsFormer SMAP member Shingo Katori ties the knot
Actor Shingo Katori, a former member of the now-disbanded pop group SMAP, has gotten married, his ma...
December 29, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to set up embassy in Kiribati in fiscal 2022
The Foreign Ministry plans to set up a new embassy in Kiribati, an island nation in the South Pacifi...
December 29, 2021
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Asia-PacificExiled Tiananmen student leader Wang Dan barred from seeing mother before her death in Beijing
BEIJING — Wang Dan, a former student leader of the 1989 pro-democracy protests that led to the Tiana...
December 29, 2021
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Princess Kako turns 27
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 27 on We...
December 29, 2021
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Associated PressHong Kong police raid online news outlet, arrest 6
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police raided the office of an online news outlet on Wednesday after arre...
December 29, 2021
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General NewsEarly taste of New Year festiveness
The iconic Nakamise street in the Asakusa district of Tokyo is packed with visitors on Tuesday. The ...
December 29, 2021
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ObituariesJohn Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple ex...
December 29, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan health panel warns of rapid domestic omicron spread
The omicron variant of the novel coronavirus could spread rapidly, a health ministry advisory panel ...
December 29, 2021
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General NewsMinistry to put railway security measures in motion
In response to a recent knife and arson attack on a Keio Line train while it was moving, the Land, I...
December 29, 2021
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Wider WorldOverseas Japanese-language newspapers in crisis
SAO PAULO — The Nikkey Shimbun published its final issue this month, bringing an end to the last Jap...
December 29, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialTop overseas news stories for 2021 reflect pandemic’s continued shadow
The threat of the novel coronavirus has continued to cast a dark shadow over the world. On the list ...
December 29, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Ex-lawmaker’s indictment reflects recent moral laxity of ruling parties
It is totally unacceptable for a person in a key government post to mediate loans at the request of ...
December 29, 2021