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ArtNara: Chasen maker looks abroad to whisk up new biz
IKOMA, Nara — An essential tool for the traditional Japanese art of tea ceremony, a chasen bamboo wh...
May 29, 2021
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EconomyPrices rise for many foods in Japan
Prices are rising for many common grocery items, such as beef, cooking oil and flour, due to a compl...
May 28, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan’s World Heritage sites require fine balance of preservation and use
It is welcome news that rare remains, symbolizing humans’ coexistence with nature for more than 10,0...
May 28, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make nursing care sustainable soon, without hiking insurance premiums
The rise in premiums for nursing care insurance has not stopped. The government should accelerate a ...
May 28, 2021
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Manga & AnimeNew Ghibli film a fight song for children
When Studio Ghibli’s animated film “Aya to Majo” (Earwig and the Witch) was broadcast on TV in Decem...
May 28, 2021
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Crime & CourtsThefts of high-end medaka killifish on the rise
There have been a string of thefts involving ornamental medaka killifish from specialty stores and p...
May 27, 2021
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Olympics & ParalympicsDieticians fuel athletes’ Olympic dreams, one meal at a time
Athletes are entering the final stretch of preparations for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, ...
May 27, 2021
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ArtMaki-e master strives to revive exquisite craft
Maki-e is a traditional decorative craft in which designs are drawn on the surface of lacquerware an...
May 27, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Belarus’ outrageous forced landing of plane threatened aviation safety
It is obvious that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has trampled on aviation security in an...
May 27, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Thorough anti-infection measures needed to realize Tokyo Olympics
Less than two months are left before the start of the Tokyo Olympics. The novel coronavirus pandemic...
May 27, 2021
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Olympics & ParalympicsAthletes face tough task to properly prepare for Games
This is the third and final installment in a series examining other countries’ efforts to prepare fo...
May 27, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Public, private sectors must work to reduce cost of generating hydrogen
Expectations are growing for hydrogen energy, to realize decarbonization with the aim of not emittin...
May 26, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Balance rehabilitation, punishment under newly revised Juvenile Law
The question is how to promote offenders’ awareness of themselves as an adult while respecting the p...
May 26, 2021
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Olympics & Paralympics
China ‘supports’ Tokyo Games to protect Beijing 2022
This is the second installment in a series examining other countries’ efforts to prepare for the Tok...
May 26, 2021
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DeliciousShared space for trial runs by Osaka entrepreneurs
IZUMISANO, Osaka — Her hamburger recipe had won a contest. But was it good enough to become commerci...
May 25, 2021