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CoronavirusYomiuri survey: Only 20% of healthcare workers have received 2nd shot
Only 20% of the 4.7 million health care workers who are eligible for the novel coronavirus vaccine i...
May 1, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialSchool textbooks should be precise in terminology for ‘comfort women’
The term “military comfort women” can easily lead to misunderstandings, such as the notion that such...
May 1, 2021
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Companies
Japanese, U.S. authorities keep close watch on Rakuten as China’s Tencent acquires stake
Japanese and U.S. authorities are paying close attention to a recent investment into Rakuten Group I...
May 1, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan relaxing rules to promote development of drone delivery services
The government is relaxing flight rules to expand the use of drones for logistics. The government ha...
May 1, 2021
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EconomyRailway industry leads Japan’s decarbonization drive
The railway industry has been accelerating its shift toward decarbonization, switching track to sola...
May 1, 2021
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General NewsGolden Week gets off to busy start despite state of emergency
Some were busy handling the vaccination rollout while others were going on trips or heading for thei...
April 30, 2021
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General NewsSurvey: 98% of Japanese masking up in public
As many as 98% of respondents to a recent survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun said they have bee...
April 30, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Will digital vaccination certificates be a shot in the arm for intl travel?
The introduction of digital certificates to show one’s record of vaccination against the novel coron...
April 30, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
SDF’s ability to repel cyber-attacks must be strengthened without delay
Protecting critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks is a new security challenge. The response capa...
April 30, 2021
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General NewsReiwa calligraphy to be preserved permanently
The Reiwa calligraphic work used by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga when he was chief cabinet secretar...
April 30, 2021
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General NewsSocial circus performing troupes nurture teamwork, cohesiveness
The “social circus,” in which people with disabilities and sound-bodied people together learn mime o...
April 30, 2021
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CoronavirusYomiuri poll: Opinion evenly divided on govt handling of pandemic
Public opinion was evenly split on how Japan as a whole has responded to the novel coronavirus and h...
April 29, 2021
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Books & LiteratureTokyo library director rescued books during WWII
It’s not widely known that during World War II, the director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Librar...
April 29, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Effectively use existing nuclear power plants for stable electricity supply
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] It is unreasonable to uniformly draw a line in t...
April 29, 2021
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CompaniesToyota to accelerate autonomous driving development
As the race to develop autonomous driving intensifies not only among automakers but also among tech ...
April 29, 2021