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Yomiuri EditorialInconsistencies in emergency steps must be resolved to avoid confusion
It is of course vital for the government to strengthen measures against novel coronavirus infections...
May 15, 2021
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CompaniesJapanese firms in India reel from pandemic
BANGKOK — The unrelenting spread of the novel coronavirus in India is having an increasingly severe...
May 15, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentPolitical parties eager to have more female lawmakers
Both the ruling and opposition parties are eager to increase their numbers of female lawmakers, a mo...
May 15, 2021
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CoronavirusHospital bed occupancy high in Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures
Medical systems remain stressed, and hospital bed occupancy rates are high, in the three prefectures...
May 15, 2021
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CompaniesBusinesses take different approaches to closure requests in Tokyo, Osaka
Commercial facilities and restaurant chains in areas impacted by the government’s emergency declarat...
May 15, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentShared IT human resources program eyed for digitization rollout in Japan’s smaller municipalities
In conjunction with the creation of a new digital agency in September, the central government will w...
May 15, 2021
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Japan In FocusIllusionary transformation of coal town into art city
TAGAWA, Fukuoka — Once a coal-mining area, the installation of several works of optical illusion ar...
May 15, 2021
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Japan In FocusWhy ‘Queen of ruins’ is to be cultural asset
KOBE — An abandoned hotel in Kobe is expected to be registered as a national cultural property. Th...
May 15, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentCultural agency head: Tokyo must fix ‘inconsistencies’ on shutdown requests
Cultural Affairs Agency Commissioner Shunichi Tokura on Thursday criticized the Tokyo metropolitan g...
May 14, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Tailored evacuation plans can help vulnerable people escape disasters
Cases continue to arise in which mainly the elderly suffer harm in earthquakes and floods. Disaster ...
May 14, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Global efforts needed to protect core infrastructure from cyber-attacks
A cyber-attack temporarily disrupted the operation of one of the largest oil pipelines in the United...
May 14, 2021
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Fashion‘Land mine makeup’ creating buzz in Japan
Have you ever heard of jirai meiku (land mine makeup)? It is a makeup style that makes your eyes loo...
May 14, 2021
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Film & TVEarly days of Super Sentai, Kamen Rider recalled
In April, I convened an online gathering of the Kanreki Matsuri, the second time the event was held ...
May 14, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese government to stress benefits digital reform will bring to public
Following the recent enactment of legislation related to digital reforms, the government will accele...
May 13, 2021
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CompaniesSoftBank’s Son not satisfied with group’s record-setting FY20 profit
SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son refuses to be satisfied even after the tech cong...
May 13, 2021