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General News336 children adopted overseas from Japan over 9-year period
At least 336 children were adopted from Japan by residents of other countries during about nine year...
March 24, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Panel must hasten discussions on stable succession to Imperial throne
What should be done about Imperial succession and the division of official duties? As members of the...
March 24, 2021
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TroubleshooterI’m a mother of 3 wrestling with choice of working full-time
Dear Troubleshooter: I am a female nurse in my 40s and I’ve been working part-time while raising my...
March 24, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Will latest land price trends help redress excessive focus on Tokyo?
The novel coronavirus pandemic has put a brake on the rise in land prices, but the extent of the imp...
March 24, 2021
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General News3/11 Family Chronicle 5 / Fisherman finds new ways to support his family
This is the fifth and final installment of a series in which Yomiuri Shimbun reporters share an inti...
March 24, 2021
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SoccerForeign soccer players to be isolated at J-Village before playing in Japan
Foreign pro soccer players who enter Japan to play for the J.League teams will be quarantined for ab...
March 23, 2021
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General News
Now-defunct Japan adoption agency matched 174 children with foreign nationals in 7 years
More than half of roughly 300 children adopted through the Tokyo-based agency Baby Life, which sudde...
March 23, 2021
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General NewsPhoto contest winners vividly capture everyday charms of ‘Tohoku’s capital’
The winning entries have been announced for the Sendai Photoroll in Chushinbu Shotengai photo contes...
March 23, 2021
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Japan In FocusTokyo: Signboards show sales culture from olden days
The Showa Neon Takamura Kamban Museum has kept its lineup of antique kamban signboards arranged the ...
March 23, 2021
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Japan In FocusParents left in lurch as adoption agency abruptly closes
The sudden closure of a long-established adoption agency has perplexed parents who adopted children ...
March 23, 2021
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Baseball
No extra innings this season in Japanese pro baseball
The 12 professional baseball teams decided Monday to end regular season games this year, which opens...
March 23, 2021
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General News3/11 Family Chronicle 1 / ‘Strongest dad’ keeps smiling until son leaves the nest
Three months after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Yomiuri Shimbun reporters were each assigne...
March 23, 2021
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General News3/11 Family Chronicle 4 / Moving forward in disaster-hit city in Northern Japan
On March 9, Naoko Ono received an unexpected letter from her son Ryoma, who had just graduated from ...
March 23, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
LDP needs to address domestic, global issues with humble attitude
The most important task is to restore the vitality of the nation by paving the way for bringing the ...
March 23, 2021
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General NewsCan cats form memories, use deductive reasoning?
An interest in pets has been on the rise as people tend to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...
March 22, 2021
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