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Japan In FocusAomori restaurants, authorities try to reduce residents’ salt intake
AOMORI — A steady stream of female customers heads to the Menya Toromo ramen restaurant in Aomori Ci...
February 1, 2022
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Associated PressUkraine security chief: Minsk peace deal may create chaos
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s security chief warned the West on Monday against forcing the country ...
February 1, 2022
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Associated PressRussia, US exchange accusations over Ukraine at UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the West on Monday of “whipping up tensions” over Ukraine and s...
February 1, 2022
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Defense & SecurityIshigaki city conducts marine investigation around Senkaku Islands
The municipal government of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture has conducted a marine investigation arou...
February 1, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialCooperating in N. Korea’s missile development can never be allowed
North Korea has again launched a ballistic missile. The international community must step up pressur...
February 1, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Prosecutors must take committee’s decision on indictments seriously
The public was not convinced by prosecutors’ decision not to indict local politicians and others who...
February 1, 2022
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General NewsAnago eels delight visitors at Yokohama aquarium
Anago eels peek out of objects shaped like sushi rolls, delighting visitors of the Yokohama Hakkeiji...
February 1, 2022
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Political SeriesThe Xi Games 2 : Bold proclamations leave many feeling left behind
“The goal of ‘getting 300 million people involved in winter sports’ has become a reality,” said Li S...
February 1, 2022
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General NewsJapanese F-15 fighter crashes off central Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An F-15 fighter jet of the Air Self-Defense Force’s Komatsu air base in central...
February 1, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to devise criteria for releasing names of those missing in disasters
The government will compile a unified set of criteria so that local governments can quickly release ...
January 31, 2022
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General NewsToasty tour
Riverboat tourists in Nagoya stay warm over the weekend with their legs under a kotatsu, a table wit...
January 31, 2022
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CoronavirusSDF COVID-19 booster rollout starts in Tokyo
The Self-Defense Forces started a mass vaccination drive for COVID-19 booster shots at Otemachi Gove...
January 31, 2022
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Asia-PacificThe Xi Games 1 : Communist party-led preparations dictate only success
BEIJING — Beijing will be the first city in history to have hosted the Summer and Winter Olympics wh...
January 31, 2022
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General News
Japan to abolish age limit on protective custody for children
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to abolish the age limit on support for children ...
January 31, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Companies must prepare for rapid increase in staff unable to work
The spread of the novel coronavirus has caused various disruptions in business activities that suppo...
January 31, 2022