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CoronavirusStudy: 90% of vaccinated people developed antibodies against coronavirus variants
REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo/File PhotoA vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-1...
May 12, 2021
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CompaniesCompetition heats up as more companies branch out into office-sharing market
With companies pressed to further promote working at home as the pandemic continues unabated, compet...
May 12, 2021
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TroubleshooterMy neighbor keeps sharing homemade food I don’t want
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 30s, and I’m having problems with a neighbor who often s...
May 11, 2021
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DeliciousCelebrate spring’s arrival with tasty sawara
Japanese Spanish mackerel is in season. The fish is called sawara in Japanese, and the kanji signify...
May 11, 2021
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DeliciousPandemic whets domestic appetite for soft white bread
Consumption of milk bread, Japan’s billowy soft answer to Wonder bread, has been on the rise, leaven...
May 11, 2021
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Crime & CourtsAdult website operator arrested over uploading female athletes’ images
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a man on suspicion of putting images of female athle...
May 11, 2021
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Japan In Focus
Iwate: Underwater drone school opens to train future pilots
OSHU, Iwate — An underwater drone school has opened in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, to train future pilot...
May 11, 2021
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Japan In FocusYamanashi: Students create videos on foreign interns
NIRASAKI, Yamanashi — Amid an ongoing labor shortage, companies in Yamanashi Prefecture have seen an...
May 11, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
China’s disregard for safety in its space development cannot be allowed
China has rapidly been promoting its space development and is now almost on a par with the United St...
May 11, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Can new TEPCO chairman change mindset of power firm’s employees?
Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, former chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, has been nam...
May 11, 2021
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EconomyKeidanren chief Nakanishi to resign in June
Keidanren Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi, 75, has decided to step down on June 1, according to the lobby...
May 10, 2021
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CoronavirusFormer nurses return to help administer vaccines in Japan
Vaccinations against COVID-19 got into full swing on Monday, with the government setting a goal of 1...
May 10, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Pay phones still have role to play during disasters despite changing times
Pay phones have for years supported people’s daily life as an important part of the communications i...
May 10, 2021
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CoronavirusOnly 23% approve Japan’s pandemic response, plunging to record low
A record-low 23% of the public approve of the government’s pandemic response, according to a nationw...
May 10, 2021
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BaseballPro baseball goes potent in pink on Mother’s Day
The players wore pink wristbands and swung pink bats. Even the umpires sported the color as Japan pr...
May 10, 2021