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Yomiuri EditorialMitsubishi Electric must eliminate corporate rot with new management
The irregularities in quality inspections were commonplace. That such corporate culture has persiste...
July 3, 2021
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General NewsJapan plans to make event data recorders mandatory for new cars from July 2022
The transport ministry is planning to require new vehicles to be equipped with an event data recorde...
July 3, 2021
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CoronavirusKono: No vaccinations before August at workplaces still awaiting govt approval
Companies and other entities that have not yet been granted government approval for workplace vaccin...
July 3, 2021
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CompaniesMitsubishi Electric fails to change negative corporate culture
The recent revelation that Mitsubishi Electric Corp. engaged in fraudulent pre-shipment inspections ...
July 3, 2021
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Defense & SecurityMSDF eyes active sonar for its submarines
The Defense Ministry is considering equipping the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s submarines with acti...
July 3, 2021
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Asia-PacificCCP at 100: Beijing reins in Hong Kong with imposing national security office
This is the third installment of a series looking at the costs of the Chinese Communist Party’s stru...
July 3, 2021
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FashionMakeup serves as mirror of changing times
The makeup adding a splash of color to our lives also acts as a mirror of the times. Makeup — which...
July 3, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Trust between doctors, patients vital to utilize online medical services
There is great merit in online consultation, which make it easier to receive medical services for pe...
July 3, 2021
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ElectionsNikai: LDP won’t support election campaigns of study-shy members
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai warned Thursday that the party would not ...
July 2, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
CCP’s switch from flexibility to rigidity could be perilous
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech during the extravagant ceremony held Thursday to mar...
July 2, 2021
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Asia-PacificChina vows to accelerate military modernization on CCP centenary
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to accelerate the modernization of the Chinese military...
July 2, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
China’s pursuit of more power goes to unreasonable lengths / Respect for universal values is essential
A hard-line stance on foreign affairs will cause unnecessary friction with other countries, which in...
July 2, 2021
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Olympics & ParalympicsSome Tokyo Games events likely to be held without spectators
The government and the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games have begun mak...
July 2, 2021
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Manga & AnimeVoice actor Megumi Ogata: Evangelion’s Shinji is my alter ego
Megumi Ogata, who voices the protagonist in the immortal Evangelion sci-fi anime series, recently re...
July 2, 2021
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FashionFrom Maserati to toilets, Harajuku fashion icons put their spin on collaborative projects
Since August last year, a curious little project called The Tokyo Toilet has been underway on the st...
July 2, 2021