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Chinese TV leaves out interpretation on part of IPC head's speech

BEIJING -- A portion of International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons' speech at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympics Friday night was not part of the Chinese in simultaneous interpretation service during the live broadcast on China Central Television.

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Paralympics a valuable chance to deepen understanding about disabilities

International Paralympic Committee board member Miki Matheson has high hopes that the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, which kick off Friday night, will be an event that showcases sporting excellence and deepens understanding about people with disabilities.

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Ghosn accused of using Nissan cash to pay associates; claims innocence in overseas film

Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn has been accused of illicitly using Nissan funds to pay a Saudi Arabian acquaintance and a Nissan's sales agent in Oman, in addition to understating his remunerations.

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Enhanced capabilities needed to protect Japan's key infrastructure

This is the ninth and final installment of a series exploring Japan's vulnerabilities in areas such as information and supply networks, which have prompted the government to expedite efforts to pass a law to safeguard the nation's economic security. The following is excerpted from an interview with Shigeru Kitamura, former…

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Courtyard Nagoya hotel opens

A new hotel on the former site of The Yomiuri Shimbun's Chubu Branch Office in Nagoya was officially opened Tuesday by the major U.S. hotel chain Marriott International Inc., Sekisui House Ltd. and The Yomiuri Shimbun.

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Z Holdings chief: Line, Yahoo user IDs to be consolidated

Kentaro Kawabe, president of Z Holdings Corp., the parent company of Yahoo Japan Corp. and Line Corp., told The Yomiuri Shimbun that the user IDs for its two subsidiaries will be consolidated to make it more convenient for users.

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Refugees fleeing Ukraine for Poland face harsh times

MEDYKA, Poland -- After walking 26 kilometers along Ukraine's M11 highway, the border checkpoint with Poland was finally in sight.

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Russia scholar: Putin's neo-Eurasianism keys invasion

What is behind Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Prominent Russian literature scholar Ikuo Kameyama, the president of Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, who once interviewed former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 2014, believes Russian President Vladimir Putin might still be smarting from events of that year. The following is excerpted from…

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Former Japan diplomat sees Putin's worldview behind invasion of Ukraine

Japan's diplomatic strategy is under scrutiny as the international order has been shaken by Western countries' failure to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The following was excerpted from remarks by Kenichiro Sasae, the president of the Japan Institute of International Affairs and a former Japanese ambassador to the United…

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Hundreds of children removed from foster care in Japan due to worsening relationships

Out of the about 1,500 children removed from foster family placements per fiscal year in 2019 and 2020, nearly 20% experienced "placement breakdowns," according to a survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun.

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Glassware gains new shine in Skytree elevator

Tokyo Skytree, one of the capital's most famous landmarks, will mark its 10th birthday on May 22. Over the past decade, the 634-meter-high structure in Sumida Ward, Tokyo has proved a hit with visitors, welcoming sightseers from home and abroad. Even when it was forced to close temporarily due to…

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Leaders: Okitane Usui, president and chief executive officer of Komeda Holdings Co. / Serving a cup of coffee at the 'ultimate relaxing space'

The coffee shop chain Komeda's Coffee has managed to steadily add new stores during the coronavirus pandemic. Okitane Usui, president and chief executive officer of the parent company Komeda Holdings Co., talked to The Yomiuri Shimbun about his unique management strategy.

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Japan in step with G7 over sanctioning Russia

Japan will in principle take concerted action with the Group of Seven nations in imposing economic sanctions on Russia if that nation invades Ukraine, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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Teammates, fans stand by speed skater Nana Takagi By Atsushi Ueda and Hirokazu Igarashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers

Teammates and fans rallied around Nana Takagi after her fall during the women's team pursuit final on Tuesday at the Beijing Games.

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Kanagawa: Ukiyo-e show many faces of Tokaido road

Entering the exhibition room at the Fujisawa Ukiyo-e Museum in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, newcomers to the art form are offered helpful explanations about the marks on ukiyo-e as well as carving and printing techniques. One explanation states, for example, that ukiyo-e engravers and printers began to put their names on…

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Symposium for women's empowerment held in Hiroshima

The editorial section of The Yomiuri Shimbun's Otekomachi website, The Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka and Hiroshima Television Corp. jointly staged a symposium about how to promote women's activities in local communities on Friday in Higashi Ward, Hiroshima City.

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Valentine's Day chocolates that suit today's stay-home mood

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Shops and businesses are offering a variety of unique, fun ideas for people to enjoy the occasion at home as it remains necessary to avoid crowded settings during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Hanyu undaunted despite short program setback

BEIJING -- It was a near-perfect performance from Yuzuru Hanyu, but a divot in the ice doomed his first jump, a quadruple salchow that is usually one of his best moves.

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Tokyo: A holy land for 'Harukists' at Waseda Univ.

The Haruki Murakami Library in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, is a place where any "Harukist," or a fan of Haruki Murakami, would find irresistible. Here, they can access about 3,000 books and a vast vinyl record collection personally donated by Japan's foremost novelist. The library also houses copies of Murakami's novels…

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Japanese public holds mixed feelings on omicron, government measures, Yomiuri poll finds

Mixed feelings of people worried about being infected and seriously ill while also praising shortened quarantine measures are seen in a recent Yomiuri Shimbun poll. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be pressed to make some difficult choices.

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五輪・１４女スピ高木美

The Yomiuri Shimbun Miho Takagi, front, finished sixth in the women's 3000-meter speed skating on Saturday.

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Japan eyes land deal restrictions near SDF camps in Okinawa

The government is considering designating about 200 locations, including areas near two Ground Self-Defense Forces' camps in Okinawa Prefecture -- Camp Yonaguni and Camp Miyakojima -- as Special Monitored Areas, based on the law on the regulation of the use of real estate that is important to security, The Yomiuri…

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Japan's daily virus cases exceed 100,000 for 1st time

Nationwide daily cases of infections with the novel coronavirus exceeded 100,000 for the first time Thursday, according to the tally compiled by The Yomiuri Shimbun.

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Mitsubishi, Mitsui to team up for CO2 storage off Australia

Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsui Co. plan to launch a project to store carbon dioxide in the seabed off Western Australia, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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School closure period to be cut to about 5 days

The government plans to shorten the periods of anti-pandemic school closures and class cancellations to about five days, from the current seven, in light of the characteristics of the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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