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ReutersAssange one step closer to extradition to United States
LONDON (Reuters) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday moved a step closer to facing criminal...
December 11, 2021
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CompaniesSBI mulls further buying after tender offer for Shinsei Bank
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — SBI Holdings Inc. is considering acquiring additional shares in Shinsei Bank in...
December 10, 2021
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Coronavirus
8 new omicron cases confirmed in Japan
Eight people were newly confirmed to be infected with the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus i...
December 10, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
Singapore:Vaccination status checks begin at libraries as part of extended COVID measures
Lines formed outside libraries on Dec. 1 — the first day that vaccination-differentiated safe manage...
December 10, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: How doing business can work in virtual world
Metaverse, the fast-emerging digital platform of interconnecting virtual communities, will provide n...
December 10, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentCentral, local govts clash over form of ¥100,000 benefit
The central and local governments are at odds over a planned benefit equivalent to ¥100,000 for chil...
December 10, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan eyeing medical fee hike for elderly in Oct. 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government plans to raise the proportion of out-of-pocket medical ...
December 10, 2021
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ObituariesNES creator Uemura dies at 78
Masayuki Uemura, who played a key role in the development of the Nintendo Entertainment System and o...
December 10, 2021
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General NewsJapan, U.S. hold joint ceremony to commemorate victims of Pearl Harbor attack
HONOLULU — Japan and the United States held a joint ceremony Thursday to commemorate the victims of ...
December 10, 2021
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Other SportsX Games coming to Japan for 1st time
The X Games sports competition will be held in Japan for the first time next year, featuring skatebo...
December 10, 2021
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EnvironmentSurvey: Only 10% of municipalities to begin sorting plastic waste within 3 yrs
Municipalities have been slow to sort plastic waste, with only 72 city governments or related entiti...
December 10, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan in talks with Pfizer to move up vaccine supply schedule
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government is in talks with Pfizer Inc. to have the COVID-19 v...
December 10, 2021
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General NewsTech enlisted to help vehicles on snow-covered roads
Passengers stuck in stranded cars on snowy highways may soon have new sources of help — satellites a...
December 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Workers’ comp covers COVID-19, but the benefits are underutilized
Workers’ compensation insurance is an important safety net that protects the livelihoods of workers....
December 10, 2021
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General NewsSardines schooling through underwater galaxy at Japan aquarium
NAGOYA — A school of about 10,000 sardines can be observed in an underwater show called “sardine gal...
December 10, 2021