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Defense & SecurityExistence of 2 more Border Islets cannot be Confirmed
Two remote border islands in Japan that serve as reference points to determine the nation’s territor...
April 18, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentNew chapter in Japan-U.S. diplomacy will test teamwork
The latest summit between the Japanese and U.S. leaders was less pyrotechnics and more pragmatics, s...
April 18, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan, U.S. must build peace, prosperity with a strong alliance / Coordinate China strategies to share responsibility
The free and open international order is being challenged by China. The Japan-U.S. alliance must be ...
April 18, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentSuga-Biden joint statement required careful adjusting of expressions on Taiwan
WASHINGTON — While Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden have affirmed their co...
April 18, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentEconomic ties with China restrain Suga’s approach
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden, bearing in mind the threat posed by Chin...
April 18, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentWith Washington visit, Suga straps into foreign policy pilot’s seat
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, kicking off ...
April 17, 2021
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Coronavirus
Hospitals face critical condition
The spread of novel coronavirus variants is threatening to overwhelm hospital bed capacity. The so-...
April 17, 2021
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ElectionsBiden supports Japan’s resolve to hold Games
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his support for Japan’s resolve to hold the Tokyo Ol...
April 17, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentSuga, U.S. vice president agree on free, open Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris agreed that Japan a...
April 17, 2021
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ScienceCoke can returned to maker after 50 years at Antarctica base
A retro Coca-Cola can and sticks of Cool Mint chewing gum, uncovered in Antarctica after more than h...
April 17, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
UNESCO must avoid political abuse of Memory of World registry program
It would be problematic if an international organization’s system aimed at protecting cultural prope...
April 17, 2021
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Japan In FocusOita: Small town launches promotion ‘attack’ to boost ‘titanic’ home
HITA, Oita — A museum celebrating the megahit manga series “Shingeki no Kyojin” (Attack on Titan) op...
April 17, 2021
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Hotel bar offers social space with folk crafts
OSAKA — The Leach Bar at the Rihga Royal Hotel in the Nakanoshima district of Osaka has a gallery-li...
April 17, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
End assistance to Myanmar if violent acts against civilians do not stop
As a military exists to protect its nation’s people, it is extremely abnormal to point As a military...
April 16, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
While the public exercises restraint, the government must deliver action
Less than a month after the state of emergency fully ended, novel coronavirus infections continue to...
April 16, 2021