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CompaniesConfusing cloud settings cause personal data leak for Japan users
Platform interface issues in a cloud system provided by a U.S. contractor exposed the personal info...
May 3, 2021
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CoronavirusCoronavirus variants rampant, lead to hospital bed shortage in Osaka Prefecture
The medical system in the Kansai region is struggling as novel coronavirus variants said to be highl...
May 3, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentAfter 3 years of gridlock, CDPJ about-face opens door to vote on referendum law
Monday marked 74 years since the Constitution came into effect. The Diet has started moving toward a...
May 3, 2021
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Insights Into The World
Future of Indo-Pacific hinges on ASEAN
Less than two months after U.S. President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the United States, Japan, Austr...
May 3, 2021
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General News
Japanese education ministry to expand certification of ‘specialists’ to P.E., art, science
Looking to draw on a diversity of human resources as it faces a shortage of teachers, the education ...
May 3, 2021
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CoronavirusA year in the life of Japanese college students in the coronavirus era
The typical life of a college student has been upended by the spread of the coronavirus, and there i...
May 3, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Will China use new law to justify intrusions into Japanese waters?
Does China intend to justify intruding into Japan’s territorial waters and tracking Japanese vessels...
May 2, 2021
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Japan In FocusOkayama: Glistening evening on Seto Inland Sea dazzles visitors
KURASHIKI, Okayama — The historical city of Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture is known for the Bikan H...
May 2, 2021
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Japan In FocusTottori: Railway track hiking gaining popularity with extraordinary photogenic appeal
KURAYOSHI, Tottori — A trekking course set up on the site of an abandoned railway line in Kurayoshi,...
May 2, 2021
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Japan In FocusTokushima: What’s the question?
KAMIKATSU, Tokushima — A red question mark seen overhead in a mountainous region in Tokushima Prefec...
May 2, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan’s tourism industry battered again in Golden Week holidays
For the second year in a row, the tourism industry is being battered by the pandemic amid the Golden...
May 2, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Fight climate change closer to home by promoting energy-saving houses
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is important to make energy-saving efforts to lower energy co...
May 2, 2021
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CompaniesMUFG, SMBC set to jointly operate ATMs in Japan
MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. are nearing a deal to jointly operate ATMs, in a move ex...
May 2, 2021
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CompaniesANA to proffer parked planes for weddings
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin a new service this month in which people can hold wedding ceremo...
May 2, 2021
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CoronavirusTravel across Tokyo border up over holiday weekend
Undeterred by the latest state of emergency on the first of five consecutive holidays, the number of...
May 2, 2021
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