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US & CanadaBiden Expected to Cooperate with Pope over Climate, Refugees
The Yomiuri Shimbun asked Nagoya City University Prof. Saho Matsumoto for her thoughts on the incomi...
December 14, 2020
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CoronavirusCrowds still Flocking to Japan’s City Centers Despite Calls for Restraint
People were out and about in major cities where the novel coronavirus is surging, even after two wee...
December 14, 2020
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General NewsSmiles Return as Tsunami-battered Japan Town Moves toward Recovery
ONAGAWA, Miyagi — Despite the devastation wrought by the tsunami that followed the Great East Japan ...
December 14, 2020
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Other SportsUchimura Wins Horizontal Bar for 1st Time in 3 Years at Japan Championships
Kohei Uchimura made something of a comeback by winning the horizontal bar for the first time in thre...
December 14, 2020
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General NewsIllumination Event Livens up Miyagi Town
An ocean-themed illumination event with more than 50,000 light emitting diodes has been installed in...
December 14, 2020
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General News“Demon Slayer” Fans Flock to Kyoto Rock
KYOTANGO, Kyoto — Fans of the popular anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” are coming from all ove...
December 14, 2020
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EconomyJapan’s Electric Bicycle Makers Rush to Meet Demand from Urban Commuters
OSAKA — As some companies are recommending employees to commute by bicycle during the pandemic, an i...
December 14, 2020
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Yomiuri EditorialCreate Environment for U.S. to Return to Iran Nuclear Deal
The Iran nuclear deal is significant in that it deters Iran from possessing nuclear weapons and ease...
December 14, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
Collusion in Pharmaceutical Industry will Lead to Burden on Patients
Bid rigging for pharmaceuticals is a malicious act that could lead to an increase in the burden on p...
December 14, 2020
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General NewsLast Hula Dancer from Time of Fukushima Disaster Plans to Exit Stage in Japan
It will be the last dance for the last remaining hula dancer at a Hawaiian-themed leisure complex...
December 14, 2020
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General NewsJapan’s Winter Campers Find Warmth, Social Distance amid Pandemic
More and more people are going winter camping in tents or bungalows, drawn by starry skies, warm ...
December 14, 2020
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Asia-PacificChina Frustrates U.S. by Violating Sanctions on North Korea
WASHINGTON/BEIJING — China seems to have judged that there is no advantage in cooperating with th...
December 14, 2020
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EuropeBerlin ‘Comfort Women’ Statue Reflects Postwar Sentiment
The removal of a statue symbolizing comfort women set up in the Mitte borough of central Berlin w...
December 14, 2020
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General NewsAs Warm as a Bath
Leilani Rapaport shares her experiences as participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Prog...
December 12, 2020
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General NewsPost-disaster Temporary Housing Units in Iwate, Miyagi Prefectures to be Empty by March
All temporary housing units in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures are expected to become vacant by the end...
December 12, 2020