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CompaniesTikTok Misused to Target, Sexually Abuse Child Users in Japan
The video-sharing app TikTok, which is popular among young people, has been misused to sexually abus...
January 28, 2021
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Crime & CourtsTrials Continue with Utmost Care amid COVID-19 in Japan
Courts across the nation are continuing to hold trials even after the second state of emergency was ...
January 28, 2021
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FashionFormer Child Model now Struts on Runway with Artificial Leg
OSAKA — On the day the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics would have started, Amane was winning her own personal...
January 28, 2021
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General NewsMural Marks 160th Anniversary of Japan-Germany Relations
To celebrate the 160th anniversary of relations between Japan and Germany, a mural featuring figures...
January 28, 2021
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ArtBunkogawa Combines Traditional, Modern Styles
Bunkogawa leatherware is instantly recognizable: colorful patterns painted on white embossed cowhide...
January 28, 2021
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EconomyFood Industry Suffers Largest Drop in History
A series of recently released business reports further highlighted the slump in consumption during t...
January 28, 2021
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PerspectivesA Railway Line with Soccer as its Goal
The Saitama Stadium Line is a relatively new train line that follows part of a very old route. Durin...
January 28, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialContinue Efforts to Obtain Public’s Understanding of Genome-edited Food
Japan’s first genome-edited food using technology that efficiently modifies genes will be a tomato t...
January 28, 2021
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DeliciousYamaguchi Kamaboko has a Texture you have to Taste to Believe
This time, I’ll be telling you about Yamaguchi Prefecture’s seafood. The theme today is “Yamaguchi’s...
January 28, 2021
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Social SeriesRun Away as soon as Possible, don’t Come Back too soon
This is the second installment of a series that looks at points to remember in the event of a tsunam...
January 28, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialDiscard Govt’s Rose-Colored Glasses to Achieve Lasting Fiscal Soundness
Relying only on expectations of high economic growth can undermine fiscal sustainability. The govern...
January 28, 2021
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Books & LiteratureUneasy Lies the Head That Is Plugged into a Virtual-Reality Crown
A couple of decades in the future, a high school student named Wade lives with his aunt in a trailer...
January 27, 2021
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CoronavirusVaccine Supply Delayed in U.S., Europe
WASHINGTON / TOKYO — A year has passed since the first novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in ...
January 27, 2021
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CompaniesNippon Express Becomes latest major Firm to Mull Selling Tokyo HQ Building
Nippon Express Co., a global logistics company based in Tokyo’s Shiodome district, became the latest...
January 27, 2021
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General NewsJapan Medical Facilities must Disclose Information on Fertility Treatments to be Eligible for Subsidies
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to provide subsidies to couples seeking fertility treat...
January 27, 2021