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Yomiuri EditorialYoung people coming of age must move forward in times of hardship
Young adults are advised to move forward without flinching even in the middle of the novel coronavir...
January 10, 2022
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Japan In FocusJapan’s Mirai Convenience Store shows what acting locally can do for a community’s future
NAKA, Tokushima — A convenience store in a depopulated community deep in the mountains in Tokushima ...
January 10, 2022
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Film & TV‘Drive My Car’ wins Golden Globe for best non-English film
LOS ANGELES — Japan’s “Drive My Car” won best non-English language film at the 79th Golden Globe Awa...
January 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.S. considering export controls for advanced technology
The Japanese and U.S. governments are considering the creation of a multilateral framework to regula...
January 10, 2022
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CompaniesTOTO to build faucet factory in Vietnam
FUKUOKA — Toto Ltd. will build a new factory for faucets in northern Vietnam to meet growing global ...
January 10, 2022
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CoronavirusSome Okinawa municipalities hold coming-of-age ceremonies
NAHA — Many municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture, which is under quasi-emergency priority measures t...
January 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to support tourism on remote islands, preserve territorial waters
The government has decided to strengthen its support for the promotion of tourism in areas designate...
January 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentFast-growing ‘elite trees’ could transform forestry
SAGA — The government is trying to promote a new variety of Japan cedar that grows 1.5 times faster ...
January 10, 2022
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General NewsJapan spent ¥15.5 billion to remove polluted soil, waste from land formerly used by U.S. forces in Okinawa
NAHA — About ¥15.5 billion had to be spent by the Japanese government to remove contaminated soil an...
January 10, 2022
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General NewsHalf-size Zico statues on sale for ¥5.5 million
Kashima Antlers, a professional soccer club in the J. League’s top division, are accepting orders fo...
January 10, 2022
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General NewsWorld Natural Heritage sites in Japan under threat from poachers
Rampant poaching of rare plants and insects is taking place on Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami-Oshima i...
January 10, 2022
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Associated PressChina’s Tianjin testing all residents after omicron found
BEIJING (AP) — The numbers are small, but the major port of Tianjin may be facing China’s first outb...
January 10, 2022
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Film & TV
Japan’s “Drive My Car” wins U.S. Film Critics Awards
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japanese movie director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” won the 2021 best pi...
January 10, 2022
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Associated Press19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire
NEW YORK (AP) — A malfunctioning space heater sparked a fire that filled a Bronx apartment building ...
January 10, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Digital universe rises to cultural mainstream amid ongoing pandemic
The metaverse, regarded as a technology whose emergence was seen as timely in the pandemic era, has ...
January 9, 2022