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General NewsISS brightens up Tokyo’s morning sky
The International Space Station (ISS), with astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Akihiko Hoshide aboard, wa...
April 26, 2021
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EconomyBusinesses struggle to respond to Japan’s latest state of emergency
Business operators were scrambling to decide how to respond to closure requests on Saturday, the day...
April 26, 2021
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Vantage PointSearching for peak experiences every weekend
Snow-covered mountain peaks, colorful highland flowers and mushrooms in various shapes and textures ...
April 25, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialConvey safety of treated water’s ocean release to global community
The release of the treated water stored at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Fukushima N...
April 25, 2021
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General NewsOld family home gets new life as retreat
Sitting on the outside deck of the traditional Japanese house amid a silence broken only by the soft...
April 25, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Truly effective measures needed to reform corporate governance
To reform corporate governance and thereby improve the quality of management, it is not enough to se...
April 25, 2021
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CompaniesMuji switches to aluminum packaging for line of drinks
Household goods retailer Muji’s line of drinks is being packaged in aluminum, which is more recyclab...
April 25, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentEmergency-level measures to be expanded to cover 36 municipalities in Japan
The three prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama have decided to expand the areas covered by eme...
April 25, 2021
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Business Series
NTT, Fujitsu to develop next-generation network together
NTT Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. plan to form a business alliance to develop 6G communications network inf...
April 25, 2021
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Vantage PointIndian-born politician drives for unity in diversity of Tokyo ward
The first thing that came to Yogi’s mind, when asked about his initial impression of Japan upon arri...
April 25, 2021
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Other SportsAthletes remain at mercy of pandemic
With the countdown to the July 23 opening of the Tokyo Olympics at three months, the qualification p...
April 25, 2021
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Japan In FocusHyogo: Injured stork struts once again thanks to a bespoke prosthetic leg
TOYOOKA, Hyogo — A stork that lost half of its left leg will soon get a fitting prosthetic leg, at t...
April 24, 2021
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Japan In FocusShiga: Bridge on Lake Biwa becomes cycling hot spot
OTSU — Cyclists have been turning their handlebars toward the Biwako Ohashi bridge, which spans a na...
April 24, 2021
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Olympics & Paralympics‘Games even more significant due to pandemic’
The Yomiuri ShimbunAya Terakawa, an Olympic bronze medalist in the backstroke, rans by the Tower of ...
April 24, 2021
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CompaniesHonda aims to phase out gas cars by 2040
Honda Motor Co. has set a goal to have all of its unit sales worldwide be either electric vehicles o...
April 24, 2021