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Social SeriesThe ‘Temporary town’ Project for 2011 Evacuees that Went off Course
In the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, many communities chose to start over by pi...
January 17, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialRedevelopment Poses New Problems, 26 years after Hanshin Earthquake
Jan. 17 marked 26 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed 6,434 people. Communities’ ...
January 17, 2021
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General NewsAs Fugu Chefs’ Training Varies, Govt Looks to Set Standards
The fugu pufferfish is known as a winter delicacy in Japan, but parts of it are poisonous, so mistak...
January 16, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Will Penalties in Special Measures Law Revision Help Control Infections?
Are penalties on restaurants essential for controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus? Whether ...
January 16, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Uncover Full Details of Collusion in Ex-farm Minister’s Bribery Case
What was given in exchange for the provision of cash that continued for a long period? Prosecutors n...
January 16, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan Eyes Plan to Penalize Coronavirus Patients who Refuse to be Hospitalized
A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry advisory committee on Friday largely approved a draft plan to r...
January 16, 2021
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CompaniesMajor Izakaya Operator to Close 20% of Outlets in Tokyo
Major izakaya chain operator Monteroza Co. plans to permanently close nearly 20% of its 337 outlets ...
January 16, 2021
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EconomyHeavy Snow Leaves Japan Struggling with Power Supply
Power stability has been walking a tightrope particularly in western Japan following severe cold wea...
January 16, 2021
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Political SeriesInsurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment Brings Glimmer of Hope
This is the eighth installment of a series in which intellectuals share their thoughts on political ...
January 16, 2021
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ArtJakuchu Rediscovered as Art Circle Outlier
Looking at the life of painter Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800), we see a person who was labeled an outlier i...
January 15, 2021
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Japan In FocusNagasaki: Takashima Hopes to Capitalize on Mongol Invasions
NAGASAKI — A wooden anchor from one of the Mongol Empire’s ships — which attacked Japan in the 13th ...
January 15, 2021
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Naruto’s Modernist Buildings Seen in New Light
NARUTO, Tokushima — A group of buildings by leading modernist architect Tomoya Masuda (1914-81) stil...
January 15, 2021
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Japan In FocusMountain Town in Japan Becoming Hub for IT Firms’ Satellite Offices
The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way people and companies think and react. When there is an ...
January 15, 2021
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CoronavirusLaw Revision Eyed to Get Hospitals to Provide Beds for COVID-19 Patients
The government plans to revise the infectious diseases law to encourage medical institutions to acce...
January 15, 2021
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CoronavirusAnyone can Spread Falsehoods about COVID Online
Since the pandemic began, false rumors and inaccurate reports about the novel coronavirus have sprea...
January 15, 2021