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50 years on / Shift from dollar to yen triggered upheaval in Okinawa
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This second installment of the...
January 25, 2022
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50 years on / Light and darkness overlap along Okinawa’s miracle mile
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This is the first installment ...
January 24, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return / The clock strikes midnight, and a prefecture is born
In this series, we mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan by looking at its past and...
January 4, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return / Largest market undergoes change, but retains importance
In this series, we mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan by looking at its past and...
January 3, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return / The long road toward postwar restoration of Shuri Castle
In this series, we mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan by looking at its past and...
January 2, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return / On the Miracle Mile, the day before the return of sovereignty
Okinawa will mark the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 2022. Okinawa Prefecture, w...
January 1, 2022
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Sweet chestnuts yield good crop
Farmers are busy harvesting glossy sweet chestnuts in the northern area of the Hanshinkan region in ...
September 26, 2021
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Finding the 1 / AI, human advisers help Japan’s lonely hearts find perfect match
This is the third and final installment in a series featuring Japanese singles struggling to find th...
August 19, 2021
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Finding the one / Short, intense searches for marriage partner amid pandemic
This is the second installment in the series featuring Japanese singles struggling to find their fut...
August 18, 2021
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Digital tech rushes forward / Spread of false information affecting public opinions
For Nick Stutzman, a 40-year-old company employee in the U.S. state of Ohio, it all began when he ga...
May 20, 2021
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Digital tech rushes forward / Analysis of info exposes govt corruption
As authoritarian states tighten their grip on their citizens through digital technology, the report...
May 20, 2021
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Digital tech rushes forward / Despotic regimes threaten internet access
In late March, about 4,000 Iranians, including those living outside Iran, took part in a four-hour d...
May 20, 2021
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Digital tech rushes forward / Digital tech riles public in ways incompatible with democracy
The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted an online interview with social media researcher Jamie Bartlett in whi...
May 20, 2021
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Digital tech rushes forward / Digital authoritarianism spreading worldwide
Digital authoritarianism, the use of the internet and artificial intelligence by repressive regimes,...
May 20, 2021
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Police Officer Finds Letter from 10 Years ago
This is the fifth and final installment of a series in which Yomiuri Shimbun reporters revisited peo...
February 25, 2021
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