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General NewsCan cats form memories, use deductive reasoning?
An interest in pets has been on the rise as people tend to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...
March 22, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialStrategically negotiate with Russia based on original point of northern territories issue
Russia has been acting insincerely in a series of responses as if it were denying past negotiations....
March 22, 2021
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General NewsQuake off Miyagi Prefecture was same kind as 2011 disaster
The March 20 earthquake that originated off Miyagi Prefecture occurred at the border of two tectonic...
March 22, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Line’s data access case exposes possible risks of outsourcing overseas
Grave doubt has been cast on the data management of an information infrastructure used by 86 million...
March 22, 2021
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General News3/11 Family Chronicle 2 / Agonizing losses rarely discussed by survivors
“The time I spent together with my younger sister is nearing the same amount of time that has passed...
March 22, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Excluding overseas spectators part of Japan’s duty to ensure safe Games
A great deal will be lost, but in order to realize a safe event, the decision can be said to have be...
March 22, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Former Justice Minister Kawai’s resignation should have come sooner
His announcement that he will resign as a Diet member, after all this time, can be said to have come...
March 22, 2021
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General News3/11 Family Chronicle 3 / Family feels alienated after 10 years of living as evacuees
Stores and houses are scattered around vacant lots of land with withered grass. On Feb. 25, I visit...
March 22, 2021
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General NewsVariants threaten to become prevalent in Japan
Mutated variants of the novel coronavirus, thought to be even more infectious, are threatening to be...
March 22, 2021
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General News
Yomiuri proposal: Build up Japan’s medical system for the long term
Mutated variants of the novel coronavirus, thought to be even more infectious, are threatening to be...
March 21, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
U.S.-China talks highlight deep rift between global superpowers
The picture has become clearer that China pushes its self-centered arguments, which are not based on...
March 21, 2021
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General NewsTown hall turns to timber in bid to save forestry
A new 2-story town hall has sprung up in Shirataka, a town with a population of about 13,000 nestled...
March 21, 2021
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General News3/11 Family Chronicle 1 / ‘Strongest dad’ supportive as son leaves nest
Three months after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Yomiuri Shimbun reporters were each assigne...
March 21, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Monitor saury catches to ensure international agreements are kept
Poor hauls of sanma saury, which is called the “flavor of the people,” are becoming increasingly ser...
March 20, 2021
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EconomyBOJ makes minor changes to monetary easing policy but negative interest rates complicate measures
The Bank of Japan has made minor revisions to its monetary policy in a bid to increase the sustainab...
March 20, 2021