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Japan to join international efforts against drug-resistant bacteria

Japan will participate in an international clinical trial to identify treatments against infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria, it has been learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 6, 2023

Kishida looks ahead to tackling economic, constitutional issues

How will Prime Minister Fumio Kishida deal with mounting challenges, both domestic and global? The Yomiuri Shimbun Political News Editor Shinichi Murao interviewed him about defense, the economy, diplomacy and more.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 6, 2023

Omicron BA.5 patients decreasing in Tokyo as new subvariants rise

The number of patients thought to be infected with the omicron BA.5 subvariant of the COVID-19 virus fell below 50% of all COVID-19 patients in Tokyo, indicating that BA.5 is being replaced by new omicron subvariants, according to materials released on Thursday by the Tokyo metropolitan government.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 6, 2023

Tuna fetches 36 million yen. at New Year's auction

A 212-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off Oma, Aomori Prefecture, sold for 36.04 million yen in the first auction of the year at the Toyosu seafood market in Tokyo on Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 5, 2023

New NTT technology can instantly analyze millions of moving cars

NTT Corp. plans to commercialize a new technology that can instantly analyze vast amounts of driving data from tens of millions of vehicles connected to the internet, perhaps as early as the end of fiscal 2023.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 4, 2023

China using drones around Taiwan

BEIJING / TAIPEI -- The Chinese military began full-scale unmanned aircraft operations last year in the airspace around Taiwan, according to multiple sources who analyzed incursions into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ).

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 4, 2023

Kishida's faction criticized for not supporting him

The Liberal Democratic Party faction led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is under critical scrutiny from within the party.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 4, 2023

Falconry skills demonstrated in Tokyo

Falconers put on a display of their ancient craft at an event on Tuesday at Hamarikyu Gardens, the same bayside oasis in Tokyo's Chuo Ward that had been the shogun's hunting ground using hawks and falcons during the Edo period (1603-1867).

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 4, 2023

Yoon open to early resolution of wartime workers issue

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in an interview published Monday expressed his willingness to seek an early resolution with Japan of the issue of former wartime requisitioned workers.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 3, 2023

Customers return to department stores for New Year's sales

With freedom of movement no longer restricted due to COVID-19, department stores were as busy as in pre-pandemic years when their annual New Year's sales started Monday, packed with people shopping for fukubukuro lucky bags and other items.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 3, 2023