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Film & TVDocumentary on disease depicts people’s desperate, driven fight for life
Renowned documentary film director Kazuo Hara has turned his lens to the issues revolving around Min...
December 7, 2021
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CompaniesNovice farmers get helping hand in agri-tech trial
NTT East Corp. and the Tokyo metropolitan government have launched a trial project using 5G technolo...
December 7, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to cut housing loan tax exemption rate to 0.7 %
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government and ruling camp plan to lower the tax exemption rate fo...
December 7, 2021
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Companies
Rakuten’s free deliveries suspected of violating law
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission said Monday that Rakuten Group Inc. has committed...
December 7, 2021
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Associated PressOmicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical
As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around th...
December 7, 2021
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Wider WorldFive years after Colombia’s deal with FARC rebels, stable peace remains elusive
BOGOTA — A deal to end a half century of armed conflict in Colombia between the government and the c...
December 7, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan prefectures increasingly share data to support COVID patients at home
Prefectural governments are increasingly ready to share with municipalities information about COVID-...
December 6, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Skills training necessary for workers hit hard by pandemic to find new jobs
It is important to support non-regular employees, who have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus pa...
December 6, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Stricter registration system vital to prevent recidivism among indecent childcare workers
Indecent acts committed by childcare workers deeply hurt children physically and psychologically. Th...
December 6, 2021
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ScienceSurvey: Drastic decrease in Japan’s wild bird population
The populations of common wild birds, such as sparrows and swallows, has significantly decreased ove...
December 6, 2021
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General NewsRows of colorful habotan flowering kale stripe a field in Tokyo
Kazushige Namiki waters rows of colorful habotan flowering kale in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. Namiki grows ...
December 6, 2021
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Coronavirus3rd omicron case confirmed in Japan
A man in his 30s who had stayed in Italy has been confirmed to be infected with the omicron variant ...
December 6, 2021
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General NewsScholarships offer a bridge to overseas study
Despite the many advantages to be gained by studying at an overseas university, many Japanese high s...
December 6, 2021
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General NewsTsutaya bookstores to offer shared workspace
Culture Convenience Club Co., the operator of Tsutaya bookstores, will start a shared workspace busi...
December 6, 2021
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Associated PressFauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
U.S. health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly sprea...
December 6, 2021