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Politics & GovernmentJapan to change presumed paternity rule in Civil Code
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese government panel Tuesday drafted an outline of legislation to change...
February 2, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan, U.S. vow close cooperation on North Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony ...
February 2, 2022
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ObituariesFormer Tokyo Gov. Ishihara dies at 89
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has died, it was learned Tuesday. He was 89...
February 1, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs 14,445 new infections; more than 50% of hospital beds occupied
Tokyo confirmed 14,445 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus Tuesday, up 1,632 from a we...
February 1, 2022
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CompaniesSeven & i Holdings to offload department store unit
Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. is in the final stages of arrangements to sell its Sogo...
February 1, 2022
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EuropeJohnson’s visit to Japan canceled
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s planned visit to Japan later this month has been called off. ...
February 1, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan to ease criteria for vaccination sites, to accelerate booster shots
In a bid to accelerate the administration of booster shots against the novel coronavirus, the govern...
February 1, 2022
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CoronavirusCOVID-19 beds increasingly occupied by elderly patients
Many hospital beds secured for COVID-19 patients are being occupied by infected elderly patients. In...
February 1, 2022
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US & CanadaBiden may visit Japan in latter half of May
The Japanese and U.S. governments have begun making arrangements for Joe Biden’s first visit to Japa...
February 1, 2022
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CoronavirusUnwanted ‘Abenomask’ now in high demand
The cloth masks that no one seemed to want early in the pandemic are now in hot demand. The Health, ...
February 1, 2022
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Asia-PacificExpert: North Korea’s nuclear missile system ‘fully established’
SEOUL — North Korea’s confirmation that it tested its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missil...
February 1, 2022
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Japan In FocusSaitama: Observing traditional soy sauce production
KAWAJIMA, Saitama — Surrounded by the Arakawa and Oppegawa rivers, the rural town of Kawajima in cen...
February 1, 2022
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Japan In FocusTochigi: Paleolithic campsites show early human lives
SANO, Tochigi — When did humans appear on the Japanese archipelago? According to the National Museum...
February 1, 2022
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Japan In FocusToyama: Bonfire tradition from Edo period
KUROBE, Toyama — Residents of a district in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, prayed for sound health in a ...
February 1, 2022
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DeliciousMany paring back on eating amid pandemic
There is a growing trend of eating “more than a snack but less than a meal” during mealtimes each da...
February 1, 2022