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TroubleshooterDevise measures to protect elderly from predatory online shopping practices
An increasing number of senior citizens are involved in problems related to online shopping. It is ...
October 8, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialUncover entire picture of alleged breach of trust case at Nihon University
Suspicions have surfaced that funds were being illegally spent at a university with the largest numb...
October 8, 2021
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EconomyBanks explore new businesses to survive wave of digitization
Amid the wave of digitization in the economy, major financial groups are rushing to create new busin...
October 8, 2021
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EconomyKishida’s Opening Moves: Quick election aimed at mandate
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose first full day in office was Tuesday, is seeking victory in a Ho...
October 8, 2021
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Manga & AnimeYouTube ‘manga battle’ pits artist-editor teams against each other
Promising mangaka and skilled editors form duos to compete with other teams for the chance to have t...
October 8, 2021
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Film & TVKamen Rider Kaixa event celebrates 10th anniversary
The 913 Matsuri is one of my strangest annual events. Each year, actor Kohei Murakami and I organize...
October 8, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s biggest labor group picks 1st female head
The Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) has selected Tomoko Yoshino as its president, the fir...
October 7, 2021
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Cultural ViewpointsFrance stands divided over Napoleon’s legacy
A landmark speech by French President Emmanuel Macron marking the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bona...
October 7, 2021
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Cultural ViewpointsNice, tight Japan: Implicit rules and their flouting
Recently I was rereading cultural psychologist Michele Gelfand’s 2018 book “Rule Makers, Rule Breake...
October 7, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentSelection of state ministers and parliamentary vice ministers reflects balance among LDP intraparty factions
The government decided on 26 state ministers and 28 parliamentary vice ministers at an extraordinary...
October 7, 2021
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Asia-Pacific‘Missile-equipped’ N. Korean ship spotted in Japan EEZ
A North Korean government ship equipped with what appeared to be a portable anti-aircraft missile wa...
October 7, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
IPO prices must be calculated appropriately to support start-ups
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] There have been debates over whether some newly ...
October 7, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
China cannot balance compromise, provocation in its policy toward U.S.
China’s recent moves to seek ways to improve relations with the United States have been conspicuous....
October 7, 2021
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General NewsLandmark homes open doors to travelers in bid to preserve architectural heritage
A number of iconic 20th-century houses in Japan have been turned into “minpaku,” or short-term guest...
October 7, 2021
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General NewsManabe laid foundation of computerized prediction of global warming
Syukuro Manabe, 90, a senior meteorologist at Princeton University who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in P...
October 6, 2021