Evacuees spend 1st night at home in Futaba since nuclear disaster
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Nago voters, hit by economic ‘reality,’ re-elect pro-base mayor
January 24, 2022 NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--Measures to improve the local economy and living conditions took priority over an “increasingly unwinnable fight” here, giving the incumbent a comfortable victory over his anti-U.S. military base challenger in the Nago mayoral election.Pre-emergency measures to be extended in 3 prefectures
January 24, 2022 With the Omicron variant still raging across Japan, the central government is finalizing the extension of COVID-19 pre-emergency measures in Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima prefectures, according to sources.
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Mayor election reflects changing Okinawa views toward U.S. bases
January 24, 2022 Younger Okinawans have become more tolerant of U.S. military bases stationed in the prefecture, a trend reflected in the Nago mayoral election won by incumbent Taketoyo Toguchi, a researcher of Okinawa issues said.
Tokyo logs 8,503 cases; records set in Kanagawa and Saitama
January 24, 2022
Extra 230 billion yen required to develop Osaka Expo venue
January 24, 2022
Osaka issues ‘red alert,’ opens new treatment and recovery center
January 24, 2022
DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS: Bush, Kaifu sought China’s positive change on human rights in 1990
January 24, 2022
Biden, Kishida agree to boost security, economic cooperation
January 22, 2022
Rengo’s anger at JCP reflected in rare election policy flip
January 22, 2022
Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi to unveil 2030 EV plans this week
January 24, 2022
Trucking firm’s green project converts ramen soup into biofuel
January 22, 2022
Toyota production in Japan hit by parts crunch from COVID-19
January 21, 2022
Asian shares mostly lower, extending Wall Street losses
January 24, 2022
Minds behind the missiles: North Korea’s secretive weapons developers
January 24, 2022
Monthlong pandemic lockdown lifted on China’s Xi’an
January 24, 2022
From the jaws of defeat, eels can escape through predators’ gills
January 22, 2022
Website owner not guilty over nonconsensual bitcoin mining
January 21, 2022
Shock waves blamed for high tidal surge after Tonga eruption
January 17, 2022
Anthology to feature Tezuka’s works from childhood years
January 20, 2022
3 unpublished plays by Shusaku Endo found in author’s museum
January 19, 2022
Baseball manga pioneer Shinji Mizushima dies at 82
January 18, 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
For a quick curry fix, MSDF ship fare now comes in sealed pouches
January 19, 2022
Evacuees spend 1st night at home in Futaba since nuclear disaster
January 21, 2022
NHK apologizes for false label of ‘paid protester’ against Olympics
January 10, 2022
Insect farming is booming amid demand for more sustainable food
January 21, 2022
GOHAN LAB/ Sweet simmered black soybeans: Keep liquid from boiling over to get plump, shiny ‘kuromame’
January 5, 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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