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Japan Not Mulling Sale of U.S. Treasury Bonds: Kato

Japan Not Mulling Sale of U.S. Treasury Bonds: Kato

Milan, May 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan is not considering the idea of using possible s...

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Ex-PM Kishida, Indonesian Leader Reaffirm Cooperation

Ex-PM Kishida, Indonesian Leader Reaffirm Cooperation

Jakarta, May 5 (Jiji Press)--Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and In...

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ASEAN+3 Officials Reaffirm Commitment to Free Trade

ASEAN+3 Officials Reaffirm Commitment to Free Trade

Milan, May 4 (Jiji Press)--Finance ministers and central bank leaders from the A...

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Emperor Emeritus to Be Hospitalized for Heart Tests

Emperor Emeritus to Be Hospitalized for Heart Tests

Tokyo, May 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to...

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Asahi Reporter Remembered 38 Years after Gun Attack

Asahi Reporter Remembered 38 Years after Gun Attack

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref., May 3 (Jiji Press)--Saturday marked the 38th anniversa...

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Rallies Held on Japan's Constitution Day

Rallies Held on Japan's Constitution Day

Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Citizens supporting and opposing a revision of Japan'...

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Man Arrested over Body Found in Bag in Eastern Japan

Man Arrested over Body Found in Bag in Eastern Japan

Yokohama, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese police on Saturday arrested a man, 27, fo...

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Suspect in Child Attack Says He Dislikes Those Without Hardship

Suspect in Child Attack Says He Dislikes Those Without ...

Osaka, May 4 (Jiji Press)--A man arrested for attempted murder after plowing his...

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Buffett Vows Long-Term Investment in Japanese Traders

Buffett Vows Long-Term Investment in Japanese Traders

Omaha, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Prominent U.S. investor Warren Buffett said Saturday ...

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Japan 66th in Freedom of Press Rankings, Lowest among G-7

Japan 66th in Freedom of Press Rankings, Lowest among G-7

New York, May 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan placed 66th, the lowest among the Group of S...

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80 Years On, 105-Yr-Old Ex-Soldier Recalls Hell of Imphal

80 Years On, 105-Yr-Old Ex-Soldier Recalls Hell of Imphal

Murakami, Niigata Pref., May 3 (Jiji Press)--A 105-year-old former Japanese sold...

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Trump Visit to Osaka Expo Seen Depending on Tariff Talks

Trump Visit to Osaka Expo Seen Depending on Tariff Talks

Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Some in the Japanese government are hoping that U.S. ...

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Supreme Court Chief Vows to Handle Retrial Request Cases Speedily

Supreme Court Chief Vows to Handle Retrial Request Case...

Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Yukihiko Imasaki ...

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U.S. Aims to Focus on Reciprocal Tariffs in Talks with Japan

U.S. Aims to Focus on Reciprocal Tariffs in Talks with ...

Washington, May 2 (Jiji Press)--The administration of U.S. President Donald Trum...

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Control Device Found Broken in April Chopper Crash in Japan

Control Device Found Broken in April Chopper Crash in J...

Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Transport Safety Board said Friday an inves...

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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Punishes 8 Executives over Insider Trading

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Punishes 8 Executives over Inside...

Tokyo, May 1 (Jiji Press)--Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. said Thursday that i...