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Taiwanese Bid for Shibaura OK'd by Japan Govt

Taiwanese Bid for Shibaura OK'd by Japan Govt

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Taiwanese electronics parts maker Yageo Corp. has g...

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U.S. Tariffs May Have Bigger Impact Than Expected: BOJ Himino

U.S. Tariffs May Have Bigger Impact Than Expected: BOJ ...

Kushiro, Hokkaido, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan should be on alert over the possi...

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Japan Ruling Parties Call for Economic Measures

Japan Ruling Parties Call for Economic Measures

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coa...

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Suntory Holdings CEO Niinami Resigns after Police Probe

Suntory Holdings CEO Niinami Resigns after Police Probe

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Suntory Holdings Ltd. said Tuesday that its chairma...

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Japan Govt to Support Cross-Prefectural Cooperation

Japan Govt to Support Cross-Prefectural Cooperation

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Tuesday announced a system ...

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Japan Biz Leader Niinami's Home Raided over Drug Case

Japan Biz Leader Niinami's Home Raided over Drug Case

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Police have raided the home of Takeshi Niinami, cha...

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LDP Election Report Makes No Mention of Ishiba's Responsibility

LDP Election Report Makes No Mention of Ishiba's Respon...

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--A panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

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Japan's Special Fraud Damage in Jan.-July Exceeds '24 Record High

Japan's Special Fraud Damage in Jan.-July Exceeds '24 R...

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--The amount of money swindled in special fraud cases...

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Ishiba Says Not to Stick to Post after Election Blow

Ishiba Says Not to Stick to Post after Election Blow

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday...

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S. Korean Woman Found Bleeding on Tokyo Street Dies

S. Korean Woman Found Bleeding on Tokyo Street Dies

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--A South Korean woman was found bleeding from the ne...

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Timeline for August 2025

Timeline for August 2025

Japan marked 80 years since the end of World War II and Prime Minister Ishiba Sh...

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Shooting Bears in Residential Areas Made Easier in Japan

Shooting Bears in Residential Areas Made Easier in Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan made it possible Monday for municipal governm...

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Japan Logs Hottest Summer on Record

Japan Logs Hottest Summer on Record

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan logged its hottest summer ever this year, the...

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Seoul Punishes 10 over Unauthorized Entry into Japan's ADIZ

Seoul Punishes 10 over Unauthorized Entry into Japan's ...

Seoul, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--South Korea's defense ministry said Sunday that it ...

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Temperature Hits 40 Degrees in Nagoya

Temperature Hits 40 Degrees in Nagoya

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The temperature reached 40.0 degrees Celsius in the...

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No-Confidence Motion Passed against Embattled Mayor of Shizuoka City

No-Confidence Motion Passed against Embattled Mayor of ...

Ito, Shizuoka Pref., Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The city assembly of Ito, Shizuoka Pr...