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Cultural ViewpointsFrance stands divided over Napoleon’s legacy
A landmark speech by French President Emmanuel Macron marking the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bona...
October 7, 2021
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Cultural ViewpointsNice, tight Japan: Implicit rules and their flouting
Recently I was rereading cultural psychologist Michele Gelfand’s 2018 book “Rule Makers, Rule Breake...
October 7, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentSelection of state ministers and parliamentary vice ministers reflects balance among LDP intraparty factions
The government decided on 26 state ministers and 28 parliamentary vice ministers at an extraordinary...
October 7, 2021
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Asia-Pacific‘Missile-equipped’ N. Korean ship spotted in Japan EEZ
A North Korean government ship equipped with what appeared to be a portable anti-aircraft missile wa...
October 7, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialIPO prices must be calculated appropriately to support start-ups
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] There have been debates over whether some newly ...
October 7, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
China cannot balance compromise, provocation in its policy toward U.S.
China’s recent moves to seek ways to improve relations with the United States have been conspicuous....
October 7, 2021
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General NewsLandmark homes open doors to travelers in bid to preserve architectural heritage
A number of iconic 20th-century houses in Japan have been turned into “minpaku,” or short-term guest...
October 7, 2021
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General NewsManabe laid foundation of computerized prediction of global warming
Syukuro Manabe, 90, a senior meteorologist at Princeton University who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in P...
October 6, 2021
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Imperial FamilyAsakusa geisha set to perform in front of live audience in Tokyo
“Once the flame of traditional culture goes out, rekindling it is really difficult,” said Seiko, a g...
October 6, 2021
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Imperial FamilyImperial family’s rights ‘need to be discussed’
The announcement came as a shock — “Princess Mako has been suffering so much psychologically that sh...
October 6, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Toyota’s fake vehicle inspections could undermine confidence in safety
Toyota Motor Corp. has said that fraudulent safety inspections of vehicles, including the omission o...
October 6, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Manabe’s Nobel for global warming research was a long time coming
Pioneering research that scientifically predicts global warming has been given worldwide appreciatio...
October 6, 2021
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MarketsKuroda becomes longest-serving Bank of Japan governor
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has become the longest-serving chief in the central bank’s histor...
October 6, 2021
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Japan In Focus‘Ah! He’s about to attack!’ Kendo master, 80, anticipates and outfights his opponents
SENDAI — “Whack!” The sound of the shinai (bamboo sword) hitting the center of the opponent’s men (h...
October 5, 2021
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Japan In FocusKuroda becomes longest-serving Bank of Japan governor
TOKONAME, Aichi — Planting nori seaweed spores for this season started Sept. 19 at the Onizaki Fishe...
October 5, 2021