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MusicTokyo-Rickshaw offers songs for the soul alongside rickshaw rides
A group of rickshaw men not only offer their hospitality to tourists, they also have a hit single th...
April 2, 2021
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CompaniesHermes finally opens store in Omotesando, Tokyo
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is becoming the norm in the fashion industry for unprofitable shop...
April 2, 2021
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MusicBach institute to open Toyama branch
TOYAMA — The Leipzig Bach Archive, a German research institute that organizes music festivals and ma...
April 1, 2021
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Outside ContributorsCareer success: Differing self-definitions by workers across countries
The last time I worked in an American office I was 19 years old, earning an hourly wage to do a vari...
April 1, 2021
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Political Series
Suga-style politics 7 / Suga faces intraparty concerns, voter criticism
This is the seventh installment in a series reviewing the first six months of Prime Minister Yoshihi...
April 1, 2021
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Crime & Courts
Culture agency to tackle fake art
In response to the mass circulation of counterfeit prints based on paintings by nihonga master Ikuo ...
April 1, 2021
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CompaniesPassenger jet failure caused by ‘do it all ourselves’ approach
In January, silence fell at a plant in Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, which was supposed to assemble t...
April 1, 2021
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Outside ContributorsFor the love of Shirobara coffee
This time around, I’d like to introduce you to a famous product of Tottori Prefecture that I absolut...
April 1, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Hong Kong’s overhauled electoral system does not reflect people’s will
The aim is clear — to completely exclude from politics Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists, who are ...
April 1, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
TV shows must work to protect personalities from malicious posts
In the current era, it is no longer unusual for viewers to post comments on the internet while watch...
April 1, 2021
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CoronavirusAll eyes on Osaka Pref.’s coronavirus battle
Osaka Prefecture’s attempts to combat the latest surge in novel coronavirus infections will be close...
April 1, 2021
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Olympics & Paralympics
Parts of Nagano torch relay to exclude spectators
Spectators will be excluded from some parts of the torch relay in Nagano City on April 1, including ...
March 31, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Strengthen support for neediest to ease anxiety amid ongoing pandemic
The prolonged novel coronavirus pandemic has had a serious impact on households raising children. Me...
March 31, 2021
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CompaniesMHI Changing Tack 1 / MHI working to depart from traditional style of ‘composite management’
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) is at a turning point. The company, whose history dates ba...
March 31, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Turn high school lessons into proactive learning to foster ability to think, express
Now is a good opportunity to change classroom instruction, which has been criticized for teaching to...
March 31, 2021