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Asia-PacificSingapore: Stations to help people with dementia find way home
Retired chemical plant superintendent Anjang Rosli, who suffers from young-onset dementia, sometimes...
February 20, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Athletes achieve great feats, but Games leave unpleasant aftertaste
The Beijing Winter Olympics end today. The athletes should be commended for their energetic performa...
February 20, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsSupport for Japan skip Fujisawa always just a stone’s throw away
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa of the Japanese women’s curling team that earned the silver medal at the Beiji...
February 20, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Support firms actively investing in people to ensure growth, wage hikes
Moves are growing to encourage companies to invest in people. It is hoped that a system will be deve...
February 20, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo reports nearly 13,000 coronavirus cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 12,935 new coronavirus infection cas...
February 20, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, NATO confirm cooperation over Ukraine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and North Atlantic Treaty Organizat...
February 20, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan settles for curling silver after crushing defeat
BEIJING — Looking to come up with a big shot that could turn the match, Japan could only watch as it...
February 20, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsPair skaters Miura, Kihara finish Japan-best 7th
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who were eighth after the pairs short program at the Beijing Games, e...
February 20, 2022
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Asia-PacificChina’s digital currency push faces uphill battle
BEIJING — At Beijing Winter Games venues, China’s digital currency has been designated as an officia...
February 20, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan in step with G7 over sanctioning Russia
Japan will in principle take concerted action with the Group of Seven nations in imposing economic s...
February 20, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan’s Takagi falls in mass start speed skating semis, fails to defend title
Defending Olympic champion Nana Takagi tumbled out of the women’s mass start speed skating semifinal...
February 20, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsBritain wins Olympic women’s curling gold 10-3 over Japan
BEIJING (AP) — Eve Muirhead led Britain to the Olympic women’s curling gold medal — the first for th...
February 20, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan, EU reject attempts to change status quo by force
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and top European Union diplomat Jos...
February 20, 2022
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GlobalG-7 to make Russia pay costs in event of invasion
BERLIN (Jiji Press) — Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major powers Saturday agreed to make R...
February 20, 2022
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General NewsTsunami-ravaged school in Miyagi Prefecture to be opened to public in April
Kadonowaki Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was damaged in a fire sparked b...
February 20, 2022