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EconomyFood Industry Suffers Largest Drop in History
A series of recently released business reports further highlighted the slump in consumption during t...
January 28, 2021
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PerspectivesA Railway Line with Soccer as its Goal
The Saitama Stadium Line is a relatively new train line that follows part of a very old route. Durin...
January 28, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialContinue Efforts to Obtain Public’s Understanding of Genome-edited Food
Japan’s first genome-edited food using technology that efficiently modifies genes will be a tomato t...
January 28, 2021
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DeliciousYamaguchi Kamaboko has a Texture you have to Taste to Believe
This time, I’ll be telling you about Yamaguchi Prefecture’s seafood. The theme today is “Yamaguchi’s...
January 28, 2021
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Social SeriesRun Away as soon as Possible, don’t Come Back too soon
This is the second installment of a series that looks at points to remember in the event of a tsunam...
January 28, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialDiscard Govt’s Rose-Colored Glasses to Achieve Lasting Fiscal Soundness
Relying only on expectations of high economic growth can undermine fiscal sustainability. The govern...
January 28, 2021
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Books & LiteratureUneasy Lies the Head That Is Plugged into a Virtual-Reality Crown
A couple of decades in the future, a high school student named Wade lives with his aunt in a trailer...
January 27, 2021
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CoronavirusVaccine Supply Delayed in U.S., Europe
WASHINGTON / TOKYO — A year has passed since the first novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in ...
January 27, 2021
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CompaniesNippon Express Becomes latest major Firm to Mull Selling Tokyo HQ Building
Nippon Express Co., a global logistics company based in Tokyo’s Shiodome district, became the latest...
January 27, 2021
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General NewsJapan Medical Facilities must Disclose Information on Fertility Treatments to be Eligible for Subsidies
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to provide subsidies to couples seeking fertility treat...
January 27, 2021
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Social SeriesKnowing where Multiple Tsunami Evacuation Sites are can Help Save Lives
The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake deeply implanted in people’s minds the importance of tsunami pr...
January 27, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialEffectively Market Japan’s Agricultural and Fishery Products to Promote Exports
Japan’s high-quality agricultural and fishery products should be sold more across the world. The gov...
January 27, 2021
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CompaniesMore Japanese Companies Allowing Workers to Have Side Jobs
The number of companies allowing their workers to have second jobs is on the rise amid the coronavir...
January 27, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialChina’s Intimidation of Taiwan Meant to Pressure New U.S. Leadership
It is obvious that this is aimed at pressuring the new administration of U.S. President Joe Biden no...
January 27, 2021
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoRakugo: Uplifting Message Hides between the Lines in Danshun’s New Year Shows
Soon after the New Year began, a COVID-19 state of emergency was declared for the second time in Tok...
January 26, 2021
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