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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 EditorialWorkers’ 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
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Yomiuri Editorial
Myanmar’s kangaroo court targets both Suu Kyi and democracy itself
The intention to end the political life of Aung San Suu Kyi, who has led Myanmar’s democratic govern...
December 10, 2021
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MusicOmicron variant wreaks havoc with orchestras’ year-end concert plans
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has landed with a thud on a popular year-end cultural event i...
December 10, 2021
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MusicArashi’s care for the audience preserved in film
“I made this film with an audience of 52,000,” director Yukihiko Tsutsumi said of his movie covering...
December 10, 2021
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Outside Contributors
China’s reform, opening-up at a crossroads
In the Tokyo Olympic Games held this summer, China won 38 gold medals, just one behind the top-ranke...
December 10, 2021
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Asia-PacificJapan examines ‘correct amount of fear’ of China’s military
The China Security Report 2022, released by the Defense Ministry’s National Institute for Defense St...
December 10, 2021
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MusicSuper Sentai series songfest filled with passion
Last month, I went to Super Sentai Spirits 2021, the annual concert featuring songs from the Super S...
December 10, 2021
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TroubleshooterI’m shocked to discover my father may be having an affair
I’m a 16-year-old girl and I have no idea what I should do about my father, who seems to be having a...
December 10, 2021
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TroubleshooterI’m miserable after quitting my dream job due to harassment
I am a woman in my 40s. After 25 years at my job, I had to quit because I couldn’t stand my boss’ ha...
December 10, 2021
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Troubleshooter
My wife is still mad because I didn’t help out after our child was born
I’m a male company employee in my 40s. One night, when my high school-aged son was away from home, I...
December 10, 2021
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TroubleshooterShould I reveal the truth to my daughter about her peeping friend?
I’m a female part-time employee in my 50s, and I would like some advice regarding my daughter, who h...
December 10, 2021