Social Series
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Hazard to Democracy / Not Just U.S. As Conspiracy Theories Reach Small German State
A 19th-century castle stands silently on a snow-covered hill in central Germany’s Thuringia State. I...
February 16, 2023
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Brazilian Ex-President’s Supporters Attacked Congress with Smartphones in Hand
As a diet of bad food weakens the body, a diet of low-quality information distorts the mind. Enabled...
February 14, 2023
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Robbery-for-Hire / Ringleaders Used Fear Tactics, Group Members Claim
Four Japanese men suspected of being behind a recent string of violent robberies in Japan were extra...
February 11, 2023
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Robbery-for-Hire / Alleged Crime Boss Hid Out at Luxurious Hotel in Manila
Several men and women were seated around a lavish spread of lobster dishes and birthday cake when a ...
February 10, 2023
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Olympic scandal / Japan eyes Olympic reforms in run-up to 2030 Winter Games bid
This is the fourth and last installment of the series featuring corruption behind the 2020 Tokyo Oly...
October 29, 2022
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Olympic scandal / JOC’s overdependence on Dentsu all over bid for 2020 Games
This is the third installment of a series on corruption behind the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympi...
October 28, 2022
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Olympic scandal / Takahashi’s expansive power in sponsor selection process proved lucrative for Dentsu
As more details emerge regarding the backroom dealings to select corporate sponsors for the Tokyo Ol...
October 27, 2022
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Olympic scandal / Over ¥30 billion in commissions paid to Dentsu without proper bidding by sponsors
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation squad last week indicted Haruyu...
October 25, 2022
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Tourism industry eyes recovery as Japan opens doors to individual travelers
The Yomiuri ShimbunVisitors are seen in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 8. By Kentaro Kuroki an...
October 11, 2022
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In search of lost time 20 years after Pyongyang summit / Relatives of Japanese possibly abducted by North Korea continue fight for missing relatives
This is the fifth and final installment of a series reflecting on the experiences of Japanese nation...
September 26, 2022
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In search of lost time 20 years after Pyongyang summit / Angry over lack of progress, families seek summit
This is the fourth installment of a five-part series reflecting on the experiences of Japanese natio...
September 24, 2022
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In search of lost time 20 years after Pyongyang summit / Younger relatives take over the fight, vow to ‘not let the past fade away’
This is the third installment of a five-part series reflecting on the experiences of Japanese nation...
September 24, 2022
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In search of lost time 20 years after Pyongyang summit / Long fight to bring abductees home from North Korea takes toll on parents
Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea at age 13, has physically wea...
September 23, 2022
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In search of lost time 20 years after Pyongyang summit / Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea embrace 20 years of freedom, fight for return of others
North Korea admitted to abducting Japanese nationals at the first Japan-North Korea summit held on S...
September 22, 2022
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Reality of overseas organ transplants / Patients struggle amid shortage of donors
In a recently publicized case of suspected organ trafficking, a living donor kidney transplant was c...
August 25, 2022
Top Articles in Society
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Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo Station
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Man Infected with Measles May Have Come in Contact with Many People in Tokyo, Went to Store, Restaurant Around When Symptoms Emerged
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Woman with Measles Visited Hospital in Tokyo Multiple Times Before Being Diagnosed with Disease
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Australian Woman Dies After Mishap on Ski Lift in Nagano Prefecture
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Foreign Snowboarder in Serious Condition After Hanging in Midair from Chairlift in Nagano Prefecture
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Milano Cortina 2026: Malinin Highlights Dangers of Social Media in Gala Performance
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Satoshi Furuno Places 4th in Men’s Ski Cross
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Milano Cortina 2026: Speed Skater Takagi Finishes 6th in the 1,500, in Which She Has World Record
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