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Politics & GovernmentFierce competition in Japan’s satellite broadcasting industry to win ministry’s approval
The scandal over senior officials of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry being wined an...
February 25, 2021
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CompaniesDriving force of Suzuki Motor eases back
Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki, 91, announced Wednesday he would retire in June and be app...
February 25, 2021
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Olympics & ParalympicsTokyo Games Committee Announces COVID-19 Measures for Olympic Torch Relay
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee announced on Thursday its measures again...
February 25, 2021
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Outside ContributorsMy Day on the Slopes: Full of Fun and Food
Hi everyone! I’m sure that many schools in snowy areas enjoyed taking part in ski camps this winter ...
February 25, 2021
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General NewsMobile Supermarkets Attracting Urban Residents amid Pandemic in Japan
Mobile supermarkets, which are lightweight trucks loaded with various items, have been attracting mo...
February 25, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make Increased Efforts in Defense to Strengthen Japan-U.S. Alliance
Shortly after the inauguration of the new U.S. administration, a pending issue between Tokyo and Was...
February 25, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Many issues must be examined before full adoption of digital textbooks
Many local governments are concerned about using digital textbooks. Some researchers have voiced war...
February 25, 2021
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TroubleshooterI want to get away from my uncaring, cold-hearted husband
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 50s with a husband who now works part-time after reachin...
February 25, 2021
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Olympics & ParalympicsSports Get into High Gear in Race Against Time for Olympic Qualifying
Having passed the 150-days-to-go mark until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, t...
February 24, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
As Demography Drains Local Govts’ Labor Pool, Prepare for AI to Step in
Due to the declining population, it is inevitable that many local governments will become short of s...
February 24, 2021
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Outside ContributorsPublic, private sectors should collaborate to help ‘ice-age generation’
Assistance programs to help people in the so-called employment ice-age generation become regular wor...
February 24, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Help Public Understand the Need for Registration of Unclaimed Land
Is it possible to put a brake on the increase in the number of land plots that lie unclaimed? To rea...
February 24, 2021
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ScienceOne of oldest mammal fossils ever found in Japan discovered
FUKUI — One of the oldest mammal fossils ever found in Japan, dating back to the Early Cretaceous pe...
February 24, 2021
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General NewsHeroic doctor works to preserve lessons from Tohoku disaster
SENDAI — Takeshi Kanno, a 41-year-old gastroenterologist at the Tohoku University Hospital in Sendai...
February 24, 2021
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CoronavirusMedical Workers, Nursing Home Staff Put Hopes on COVID-19 Vaccines
The first doses of a vaccination against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, were...
February 24, 2021