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Japan In FocusTokushima: Naruto’s Modernist Buildings Seen in New Light
NARUTO, Tokushima — A group of buildings by leading modernist architect Tomoya Masuda (1914-81) stil...
January 15, 2021
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Japan In FocusMountain Town in Japan Becoming Hub for IT Firms’ Satellite Offices
The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way people and companies think and react. When there is an ...
January 15, 2021
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CoronavirusLaw Revision Eyed to Get Hospitals to Provide Beds for COVID-19 Patients
The government plans to revise the infectious diseases law to encourage medical institutions to acce...
January 15, 2021
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CoronavirusAnyone can Spread Falsehoods about COVID Online
Since the pandemic began, false rumors and inaccurate reports about the novel coronavirus have sprea...
January 15, 2021
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Climate ChangeCOP26 agrees on ‘phasedown’ of coal-fired thermal power
GLASGOW — U.N. climate talks wrapped up Saturday with an agreement to work toward the “phasedown” of...
January 15, 2021
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General NewsMore Record Stores Popping up in Japan as Vinyl Makes Comeback
Vinyl records are making a comeback. More than 30 years ago, CD’s started becoming the main physical...
January 15, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialPandemic must not Disrupt Launch of New University Entrance Exam
A new university entrance examination will be launched in the midst of a tense situation over the co...
January 15, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Trump, after Attacking Democracy, must never Hold Public Office again
A disgraceful scene has played out in which Donald Trump has become the first U.S. president to be i...
January 15, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialGround Elevation Project in Rikuzentakata Expanded without Examination
Involving a massive tsunami and a nuclear power plant accident, the Great East Japan Earthquake was ...
January 15, 2021
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Manga & AnimeManga Depicts the Adventures of a Psychic Civil Servant
The manga “Mayonaka no Okaruto Komuin” (Midnight Occult Civil Servants) has been enjoying a huge fol...
January 15, 2021
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Manga & AnimeGreek Story from French Bande Dessinee Artist Makes Waves in Japan
Selling comic books from abroad is difficult in Japan, where domestically produced manga are so abun...
January 15, 2021
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Film & TVExpectations Run High for ‘Zenkaiger’ in Tokusatsu Anniversary Year in Japan
The year 2021 is an anniversary year for superheroes of Japan’s major tokusatsu sci-fi action drama ...
January 15, 2021
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CoronavirusTravel Agency Tackles Lunch Rush in Face of Pandemic in Japan
This is the fifth installment of a series that looks at people seeking and developing new business o...
January 15, 2021
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Political SeriesPaper-based Textbooks Contain Fundamental Knowledge
This is the seventh installment of a series in which intellectuals share their thoughts on political...
January 15, 2021
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CoronavirusPenalties for Noncompliant Businesses Central to New Virus Measures
Business operators that do not comply with requests such as shortening their business hours may be p...
January 14, 2021