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Eliminate vendor lock-in to expedite digitization of administrative services

The government is working to improve the efficiency of administrative procedures through digitization. Changes should be made to a system in which IT vendors have dominant positions, in the hope that it leads to higher-quality administrative services.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 19, 2022

Japan makes curling final with more than gold in mind

BEIJING -- Japan pulled off a stunning victory over Switzerland in women's curling on Friday to advance for the first time to an Olympic final, where it will get a chance to address some unfinished business beyond going for a gold medal.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 19, 2022

Okinawa aims to open army bunker to convey war tragedy

NAHA -- The Okinawa prefectural government is moving to open to the public a bunker built by the Japanese Imperial Army in Naha during the Battle of Okinawa at the end of World War II.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 19, 2022

Peeping Toms in Japan record images surreptitiously via peepholes

Normally, people can't see inside a home through a peephole, but some malicious actors are learning on the internet how to use a monocular to do so. Then, not only are these perpetrators able to view the interior, they are also recording images of people in their homes.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 19, 2022

Japanese speed skater Takagi: Couldn't have done it alone

"It was good that I could keep going until the end," speed skater Miho Takagi told reporters on Friday at a press conference in Beijing after earning her fourth medal at the Winter Olympics. "I couldn't have done this alone."

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 18, 2022

Takagi emptied the tank in golden 7th race

BEIJING -- After finally reaching the top of the medal podium in her seventh race of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Miho Takagi exchanged an emotional hug with her Dutch coach Johan de Wit, who had always believed in her.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 18, 2022

Bronze-winner Sakamoto credits hard work

BEIJING -- Kaori Sakamoto claimed the bronze medal in women's figure skating at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday. The 21-year-old Kobe native racked up a total of 233.13 points after taking 153.29 points and third place in the free program.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 18, 2022

Japan claims 1st Nordic combined team medal since 1994

As Ryota Yamamoto crossed the finish line, he thrust his arms into air before skiing into the waiting arms of his delirious teammates. Japan had just ended an Olympic medal drought in the Nordic combined team event that had lasted nearly three decades.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 18, 2022

Avid gardener now cultivates intl relations as envoy

Coming from a country with seasons that she describes as "hot, hot and hot," it's not surprising that Jamaican Ambassador Shorna-Kay Richards finds the changing seasons in Japan one of the cool things about the country.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 18, 2022

Kishida gives in to calls to ease border restrictions

Persistent calls from business circles, international students and others to reopen the nation's borders likely influenced the government's plan to ease restrictions, which Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 18, 2022