Evacuees spend 1st night at home in Futaba since nuclear disaster
January 21, 2022
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Record quarter of a million virus patients stuck at home
January 29, 2022 More than a quarter million people are recuperating at home with COVID-19, double the figure at the peak of the fifth wave of cases last summer.Okinawans file mass lawsuit over U.S. base noise pollution
January 29, 2022 NAHA--In the largest lawsuit of its kind, more than 35,000 residents in Okinawa Prefecture announced Jan. 28 they are seeking 91.6 billion yen ($795 million) for deafening noise pollution from aircraft operating out of the U.S. Kadena Air Base.
BENDS TO PRESSURE
Kishida goes forward with Sado mines heritage bid
January 29, 2022 Faced with a Feb. 1 deadline and the prospect of angering South Korea or conservative elements within his own party, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida opted to appease the latter Jan. 28 and nominate ancient gold and silver mines on the island of Sado in Niigata Prefecture, for inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2023.
Tokyo records second highest COVID-19 case figure on Jan. 29
January 29, 2022
Ex-Japan Life chairman gets 8-year term for massive fraud
January 29, 2022
Japan’s border crackdown leaves students in limbo and economy in a pinch
January 29, 2022
Japan to watch WHO probe of director's alleged racism, abuse
January 29, 2022
Court rules Cabinet must convene Diet if lawmakers ask
January 28, 2022
U.S. drones to be deployed at SDF base for 1st time
January 26, 2022
Activists demand stop to Japan-funded coal plant in climate-vulnerable Bangladesh
January 29, 2022
Surging prices to pinch consumers, derail economic recovery hopes
January 28, 2022
Executive overseeing investments leaves Japan’s SoftBank
January 28, 2022
China reports jump in COVID cases among Olympic athletes, officials
January 29, 2022
Willow Biden joins long and varied line of White House pets
January 29, 2022
No peace in Myanmar 1 year after military takeover
January 29, 2022
Plastic waste 1,300 times heavier after typhoons hit
January 29, 2022
Tsunami deposits reveal ancient megaquakes that struck Japan
January 29, 2022
Japan to lend U.S. technical support to build fast reactor
January 27, 2022
Nitpicking over tiny details, hobbyist creates toothpick wonders
January 28, 2022
‘Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ to hit the big screen in June
January 27, 2022
Experts now have a better picture of ancient Nara burial
January 26, 2022
Lisa’s Wanderings Around Japan/ Ushiku Buddha: Finding one’s way to the Pure Land in massive Ibaraki statue
January 25, 2022
60-meter slide to add thrill, fun to regain tourists to Osaka landmark
January 24, 2022
Kusatsu named most popular onsen resort for the 1st time
January 20, 2022
Evacuees spend 1st night at home in Futaba since nuclear disaster
January 21, 2022
‘Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ to hit the big screen in June
January 27, 2022
Plastic waste 1,300 times heavier after typhoons hit
January 29, 2022
GOHAN LAB/ Daikon radish simmered with sliced pork: Browning in pan will enhance its sweetness and aroma
January 26, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
January 21, 2022
AUTHORS ALIVE!: Writers Murata, Asai listen to each other read their own novels
December 31, 2021
African wild dogs skilled predators in sharp decline
December 24, 2021
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Haruki Murakami and other writers read from books before selected audiences at the new Haruki Murakami Library.
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration.
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