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Yomiuri EditorialDon’t let students cut education short as pandemic causes financial hardship
An increasing number of university students are facing financial hardship due to the novel coronavir...
April 23, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Confusion a frequent side effect of coronavirus vaccination efforts
Confusion has arisen in many parts of the country over vaccinating elderly people against the novel ...
April 23, 2021
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Asia-PacificChina, N. Korea gearing up to reopen border
DANDONG, China — China and North Korea are accelerating moves to resume bilateral trade, which has b...
April 23, 2021
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Business SeriesBusiness Reboot 4/Beer makers seek to diversify amid societal changes
After 35 years, beer will be made in Ebisu again. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. plans to start brewing beer...
April 23, 2021
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Business SeriesBusiness Reboot 3/Japan’s major beverage makers join hands to address environmental issues
The prolonged coronavirus crisis is slowly but surely reframing the once-familiar habits of people g...
April 23, 2021
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Business SeriesBusiness Reboot 2/Adjusting beer sales tactics in Japan to suit new environment
The prolonged coronavirus crisis is slowly but surely reframing the once-familiar habits of people g...
April 23, 2021
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Business SeriesBusiness Reboot 1/‘At-home drinking’ gets closer to experience at restaurants and pubs in Japan
A thousand people, all strangers, toasted each other via the internet in late March, nearly all rais...
April 23, 2021
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Manga & Anime‘Black Butler’ creator looks back at manga series’ 15-year history
The popular dark fantasy manga series “Kuroshitsuji” (Black Butler), which will celebrate its 15th a...
April 23, 2021
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ArtMural art project brings blaze of color to construction site near Tokyo
Walking near Kawasaki Station after an interview the other day, I came across some impressive walls ...
April 23, 2021
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General NewsJapan’s vaccine research sector desperately needs booster shot
As Japan braces for its fourth wave of coronavirus infections, the country has just begun vaccinatin...
April 23, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialSouth Korean court ruling on comfort women may reflect wishes of Moon administration
SEOUL — In rejecting the claims of former so-called comfort women seeking compensation from the Japa...
April 22, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Govt, private sector must join forces to shield vital tech from cyber-attacks
About 200 research institutions, companies and universities related to defense and space have been h...
April 22, 2021
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Economy
Decarbonization goals have businesses wary of losing competitive edge
It is important for the public and private sectors to work in tandem to achieve the new greenhouse g...
April 22, 2021
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CompaniesMiscalculations doomed CVC’s Toshiba buyout offer
British investment fund CVC Capital Partners, which was considering acquiring all of Toshiba Corp.’s...
April 22, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
By respecting international law, Seoul court makes proper ruling on so-called comfort women’s claims
A South Korean court has made a sensible ruling on former so-called comfort women based on internati...
April 22, 2021