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DeliciousSpring into the season with bamboo shoots
The Yomiuri ShimbunBoiled bamboo shoots with chicken, foreground, and chirashi sushi with bamboo sho...
April 27, 2021
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Defense & SecurityJapan, Australia, India to further cooperate in decarbonization to counter China
The government plans to begin coordinating with Australia and India to establish a supply chain to m...
April 27, 2021
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TroubleshooterI’m troubled after ex-neighbor says she was ‘close’ with my late husband
I am a woman in my 70s, and I’m really struggling with something my neighbor told me. My neighbor l...
April 27, 2021
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Japan In FocusSaitama: Familiar faces set in stone at unique museum
CHICHIBU, Saitama — Chichibu Chinsekikan (Chichibu museum of rare stones) in Saitama Prefecture disp...
April 27, 2021
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Japan In FocusSaitama: Physical therapist invents Shibusawa-style exercise
SAITAMA — A physical therapist in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, has invented an exercise method associ...
April 27, 2021
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Japan In FocusNagano: ‘Village of stars’ earns world record recognition
NAGANO — The village of Achi, Nagano Prefecture, has been recognized with a Guinness World Record fo...
April 27, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialASEAN must heighten efforts to stem violence by Myanmar military
It is important that efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will lead to the stoppage...
April 27, 2021
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CompaniesToyota plans to double hiring of software professionals
Toyota Motor Corp. will drastically change its recruitment policy, increasing the ratio of new engin...
April 27, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
LDP must reject complacency, focus on correcting party’s internal flaws
A lack of discipline regarding issues of money and politics can be said to have caused painful defea...
April 27, 2021
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General NewsVirus crisis complicates transport for Tokyo Games
With less than three months to go until the July 23 opening of the Tokyo Olympics, organizers are ra...
April 27, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentStronger-than-expected headwinds batter ruling parties in Hiroshima election
Voters handed the ruling parties a sharp rebuke in Sunday’s rerun and by-elections for three seats, ...
April 26, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Society must assist ‘young carers’ struggling under heavy family burden
Situations in which children and young people bear a heavy burden of providing care for family membe...
April 26, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan’s opposition gets results but divisions arise
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the rest of the opposition camp can feel a certain ...
April 26, 2021
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Climate Change
Study: Fashion industry emits 95 million tons of CO2 per year
It is estimated that Japan is responsible for emitting 95 million tons of carbon dioxide a year when...
April 26, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Casual use of pirate sites endangers livelihoods of authors, publishers
Many people readily browse pirate websites that provide manga and novels for free. This encourages c...
April 26, 2021