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General NewsGolden Temple Shines Anew
KYOTO — The famous Kinkakuji temple, a World Heritage site in Kyoto, was unveiled Tuesday following ...
December 30, 2020
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General NewsEma Tablets at Japan Shrine Helping Visitors See Light at End of Tunnel
The scenes in which the characters of the 1960’s American sci-fi show called “The Time Tunnel” enter...
December 29, 2020
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CoronavirusWill Japan Revise Law to Punish Businesses that don’t Comply with Requests for Virus Control Measures?
A bill to amend the special measures law to cope with new strains of influenza is expected to be pas...
December 29, 2020
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General NewsTravel Businesses Reeling as Go To Campaign Suspended
The government’s sudden policy change, to suspend the “Go To Travel” tourism promotion campaign nati...
December 29, 2020
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General News61 Dismissed Teachers not Listed in Japan Government’s Official Publication
A nationwide survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun found that the names of 61 teachers whose licenses had ex...
December 29, 2020
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CoronavirusJapanese Hospitals in Red amid Pandemic
Half of the nation’s medical institutions were in the red in July-September and many reduced their w...
December 29, 2020
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Crime & CourtsJapan Has First Execution-free Year since 2011
It became certain Monday that no death-row inmates will be executed in Japan in 2020, making it the ...
December 29, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan must Stop Spread of Mutated Coronavirus through Swift Detection
Strict vigilance is necessary because this variant is said to be more contagious than the establishe...
December 29, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
S. Korea should not Be Allowed to Neglect 2015 Comfort Women Pact
The actions taken by the administration of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, which have trampled o...
December 29, 2020
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General NewsFukushima Town Aims for Zero CO2 Emissions Using Hydrogen
NAMIE, Fukushima — Aiming to reach effectively zero CO2 emissions by 2050, the town of Namie in Fuku...
December 29, 2020
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Asia-Pacific
Japan Differed from U.S. and Europe’s Hard-Line Policies after Tiananmen Incident
The diplomatic documents that the Foreign Ministry made public on Wednesday recorded in detail the J...
December 28, 2020
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General NewsJapan Anime Fans Flock to ‘Demonic’ Spots
MORIOKA — Fans of the megahit anime “Kimetsu no Yaiba” (Demon Slayer) are flocking everywhere and an...
December 28, 2020
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Politics & GovernmentInto a ‘Battlefield’: Embassy Rescued Japanese Nationals Amid Sound of Gunfire during Tiananmen Square Incident
Staff at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing evacuated Japanese nationals during the Tiananmen Square in...
December 28, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
Reinforce Foundation for Local Disaster Response Amid Fewer Volunteer Firefighters
The downward trend in the number of volunteer fire corps members, who support local disaster prevent...
December 28, 2020
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Yomiuri Editorial
Diplomatic Documents Show Japan’s Post-Tiananmen Square Approach Wrong
The expectation that China would become a free and open country if economic cooperation continued to...
December 28, 2020
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