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Variants threaten to become prevalent in Japan
Mutated variants of the novel coronavirus, thought to be even more infectious, are threatening to be...
March 22, 2021
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Yomiuri proposal: Build up Japan’s medical system for the long term
Mutated variants of the novel coronavirus, thought to be even more infectious, are threatening to be...
March 21, 2021
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Town hall turns to timber in bid to save forestry
A new 2-story town hall has sprung up in Shirataka, a town with a population of about 13,000 nestled...
March 21, 2021
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3/11 Family Chronicle 1 / ‘Strongest dad’ supportive as son leaves nest
Three months after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Yomiuri Shimbun reporters were each assigne...
March 21, 2021
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March 11 10 years on / Former Japan crisis management official: Prepare for any contingency
March 11 marked the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. The Yomiuri Shimbun...
March 19, 2021
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March 11 10 years on / Ex-SDF chief urges public to plan ahead for disasters
March 11 marked the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. The Yomiuri Shimbun...
March 18, 2021
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Medical services in disaster-hit areas have developed 10 years on
KESENNUMA, Miyagi — Tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 caused floodi...
March 17, 2021
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Faithful legacy of the ‘samurai ambassador’
In the early Edo period, Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga, a samurai and retainer of Sendai daimyo Date M...
March 16, 2021
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Vacancies high in public housing for disaster-hit people in northeast Japan
In a predicament for municipalities that operate public housing units built for people affected by t...
March 15, 2021
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Doctor determined to stay in tsunami-hit Japanese city as long as necessary
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate — Ten years have passed since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, and as the...
March 15, 2021
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Quadruped robot may join patrol in Nara Palace
A test run on the use of an unmanned quadrupedal robot in area patrol and inspection was held at one...
March 14, 2021
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Unfold and unwind with lightweight outdoor chairs
The use of outdoor folding chairs in parks and along riverbanks is gaining popularity amid the coron...
March 13, 2021
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Public gets first peek at petit panda
A giant panda cub born last autumn had its public debut Friday at Adventure World, a theme park in S...
March 13, 2021
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All 3 students graduate from evacuated Fukushima junior high school
All three students of Okuma Junior High School, which had been in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, befor...
March 12, 2021
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Reconstruction efforts blighted by shortage of technical personnel in Japan
The dispatch of local government employees to support areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthqu...
March 12, 2021
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