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CompaniesJapanese Automakers Shifting toward Electrified Vehicles in Race for Survival
Japanese automakers and their overseas rivals are banking on electrified vehicles — a class which in...
January 31, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialPromote Decarbonization at Japan Companies via Investments, Loans
To achieve the government’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, it is ess...
January 31, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialExtension of U.S.-Russia Arms Treaty Is 1st Step toward New Framework
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has become a part owner of the North Carolina Courage of the National W...
January 30, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Goodwill Must Be Expressed in Various Ways Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
With no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, it is becoming increasingly important to support p...
January 30, 2021
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PerspectivesLaid-Back, but Committed: YouTuber Shares Charms of Ancestral Ainu Culture
Some say she’s a YouTuber devoted to passing down her ancestral language, others say she reminds the...
January 30, 2021
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General News
TEPCO: Generated Contaminated Water at Fukushima Reaches Target Level
The amount of the contaminated water generated in 2020 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant de...
January 29, 2021
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Japan In FocusKumamoto: Female Wrestlers Deliver Humor to Community
YATSUSHIRO, Kumamoto — A traditional women’s sumo event is held annually on Oct. 5 in Yatsushiro, Ku...
January 29, 2021
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Japan In FocusEhime: Keeping Geisha Culture Alive for Future Generations
MATSUYAMA — In a place filled with dramatic flourishes, two geisha in oshiroi snow-white powdered fa...
January 29, 2021
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Japan In FocusFukuoka: Hooded women reach for luck, laughs in eccentric ‘sumo’ event
ITOSHIMA, Fukuoka — An eccentric women’s sumo event in which wrestlers compete while wearing hoods a...
January 29, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialCentral, Local Govts Working together will Ensure Smooth Vaccinations
It is an unprecedented, large-scale project to inoculate almost all residents using newly developed ...
January 29, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Suga, Biden should Repeat Talks to Deepen Japan-U.S. Alliance
The Japan-U.S. alliance is the cornerstone of Japan’s foreign policy. Tokyo should build a relations...
January 29, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Trips self up on Coronavirus Law Revisions
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Thursday on dra...
January 29, 2021
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TroubleshooterMy Mother-in-law Uses her own Chopsticks to Grab Communal Food
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 40s, and I have concerns about people who use their own c...
January 29, 2021
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Social SeriesEvacuation Drills that Give Impression of Reality Important
This is the third and last installment of a series that looks at points to remember in the event of ...
January 29, 2021
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CompaniesToyota Set to Retake Top Spot in Global Vehicle Sales
The Toyota Motor Corp. group is expected to rank top in global vehicle sales in 2020, regaining the ...
January 28, 2021