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TechnologyReducing costs of building rockets a goal for MHI
Unlike general-purpose products, rockets have always generally been built without much regard for th...
April 5, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialJoint work with government vital to revitalize economy in Okinawa
The Okinawa promotion plan is an important project that will cover the 10 years from 2022, which coi...
April 5, 2021
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Politics & Government
Suga’s diplomacy with the U.S. off to a good start
With Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga having been in office for half a year, The Yomiuri Shimbun interv...
April 5, 2021
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General NewsJapan schools rocked by cases of students secretly filming others
As smartphones become increasingly ubiquitous, numerous incidents have occurred of students secretly...
April 5, 2021
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General News‘Guardian of the creatures’ retires from Tokyo police
Known as “the guardian of the creatures,” a veteran police inspector is retiring about six months af...
April 5, 2021
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Outside Contributors
COVID-19 further widens income gap
The issue of income inequality has been repeatedly and widely debated from a number of viewpoints....
April 4, 2021
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CompaniesANA, Toyota Industries test autonomous cargo tractor at Haneda Airport
All Nippon Airways Co. and Toyota Industries Corp. have conducted the first test of an autonomous tr...
April 4, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Britain’s emphasis on Indo-Pacific a welcome move for Japan, U.S.
Britain has announced a new policy to strengthen its involvement in the Indo-Pacific region. This is...
April 4, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
China’s intervention in COVID-19 report has undermined trust in WHO
It is clear that the credibility of the investigation and analysis has been undermined because China...
April 3, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make online marketplace operators responsible for dishonest vendors
Online marketplaces have become an important foundation of our daily lives, but there have been case...
April 3, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Renesas factory fire exacerbates global semiconductor shortage
Just as the world faces a shortage of semiconductors for automobiles, a situation has occurred that ...
April 3, 2021
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CompaniesJapanese automakers likely to cut production due to Renesas plant fire
Shipment volumes from Renesas Electronics Corp.’s Naka plant are unlikely to return to normal until ...
April 3, 2021
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Japan In FocusOita: Farmers grow sugarcane on abandoned paddies to feed elephants at Oita zoo
BEPPU, Oita — Sugarcane is being grown in abandoned rice fields to feed Asian elephants at a local z...
April 3, 2021
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Japan In FocusOsaka: YouTube star wombats wow visitors to zoo
IKEDA, Osaka — Visitors clamored to snap a picture of a wombat as he munched away on grass at his ho...
April 3, 2021
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General NewsSurvey: Childcare applications down in 70% of high-demand municipalities
Applications for childcare services fell in 70% of the highest-demand municipalities in the new scho...
April 2, 2021