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General NewsWeddings Getting Caught Up in Online Trend
When Masaru and Satomi Sudo got married last November in Tokyo, the wedding was attended by 11 guest...
March 1, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialCan Japan Draw on its Technological Strengths for Carbon Recycling?
It will be difficult to achieve the government’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net ze...
March 1, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Support for Marriage Vital as Number of Births Continues to Fall in Japan
The number of children being born is rapidly declining, and this situation cannot be overlooked. To ...
March 1, 2021
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CompaniesCorporate World Aims to Promote Gender Diversity amid Teleworking Trend in Japan
The spread of teleworking amid the pandemic has been a boon to some women in the corporate world, he...
March 1, 2021
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Asia-PacificMyanmar’s Coup Risks Cooling Off Investment from Japan
Concern continues to grow among Japanese businesses about Myanmar, where the military staged a coup ...
March 1, 2021
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General NewsServices Emerge to Recycle School Backpacks into Leather Goods
Services that can remake used Japanese-style school backpacks for elementary students — called rando...
March 1, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Support Survivors of 2011 Tohoku Disaster; Help Prevent Isolation
It will soon be 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, which left about 22,000 people dead ...
February 28, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Abuse of Support System for Disabled Children must not be Overlooked
There has been a series of cases in which operators of “after-school day services” used by children ...
February 28, 2021
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Asia-PacificChina Incentivizes Researchers from Overseas to Publish in bid to Enhance Nation’s Status
China has offered monetary rewards to researchers who publish papers in prominent scientific journal...
February 28, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan Arrives Late to Vaccination Game
In January, a room in the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry headquarters in the Kasumigaseki distri...
February 28, 2021
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Defense & SecurityJapan Eyes Mandatory Disclosure of Research Funds from Overseas
Researchers who receive financial support from the government will be required to disclose informati...
February 28, 2021
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General News
Hokkaido Ainu release video featuring traditional performances to present the culture to the world
SAPPORO — Hoping to further promote Ainu culture on the world stage, performers of traditional Ainu ...
February 28, 2021
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EconomyGlobal Shortage of Semiconductors Weighs Heavy on Economic Recovery
The global shortage of semiconductors has become a cause for concern that could impede the recovery ...
February 28, 2021
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TechnologyUnderwater Drones Big Hits for Business, Research, Rescue in Japan
MATSUYAMA — Much like their aerial counterparts, the technological development of underwater drones ...
February 28, 2021
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Coronavirus
Japan Asks China to Reconsider Anal Collection Method for PCR Tests
BEIJING — The Japanese Embassy in China has asked Beijing to reconsider its method of collecting PCR...
February 28, 2021