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CoronavirusOut-of-pocket Testing for Coronavirus Hindering Efforts to Monitor Infections in Japan
Amid the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus, out-of-pocket testing even for people with n...
December 7, 2020
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Yomiuri EditorialUrgently Reduce Hospital Burden as severely Ill Virus Patients Surge
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus is further increasing the burden on medical institution...
December 7, 2020
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ScienceExistence of Organic Matter in Hayabusa2 Capsule Focus of Attention
Capping a six-year, virtually trouble-free mission, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully sen...
December 7, 2020
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EconomyJapan Lags in Electrified Car Market as Govt Sets New Target
The government's decision to set a target of making all new cars electric or hybrid comes from co...
December 7, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
Refine World-class Space Probe Technology Proved by Hayabusa2
A small probe that had been traveling through outer space approached Earth after six years. It is...
December 7, 2020
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Revise Taxation to Prevent Smuggling of Gold Bullion
The government and ruling parties plan to revise the system for businesses' deductions of consump...
December 7, 2020
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General NewsAbduction of Thai Woman Far from Resolution
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Fifteen years have passed since suspicions first arose that of Anocha Pan...
December 7, 2020
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General NewsHelping Rescue Dogs Enriches Many Lives
A small white dog named Yuba tenderly gazes at a young boy as though she is his elder sibling. Ev...
December 6, 2020
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ScienceJapan’s Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Says Openness and Internationalism Hold the Key to Scientific Development
The Yomiuri Shimbun asked Ryoji Noyori, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for his thou...
December 6, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japanese Cell Phone Carriers must Provide Fee Structure Acceptable to All Users
It is important to simultaneously strive toward reducing cell phone service charges and making it...
December 6, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan’s New Law must Be 1st Step in properly Regulating Reproductive Medicine
Legislation has yet to catch up with advances in technology for assisted reproduction, such as sp...
December 6, 2020
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Politics & GovernmentSuga Positions Carbon Goal, Digitization as Pillars for Economic Revitalization
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged to work on measures to combat global warming and promote di...
December 5, 2020
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MarketsJapan Govt Panel Aims to Mitigate Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Dominance in Stock Trading
To correct the extreme concentration of domestic stock trading in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the g...
December 5, 2020
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BaseballBaseball Legend Ichiro Now Coaching Next Generation of Japanese Players
WAKAYAMA -- Baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki was back on the field recently, coaching players from h...
December 5, 2020
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Other SportsNiiya, Aizawa Break Japan Records in 10,000, Secure Olympic Berths
OSAKA -- Hitomi Niiya smashed the Japan record in the women's 10,000 meters that had stood for ne...
December 5, 2020