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Sumitomo Mitsui to Invest More in U.S. Partner Jefferies Financial

Sumitomo Mitsui to Invest More in U.S. Partner Jefferie...

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. has s...

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Koizumi Declares Candidacy for LDP Leadership Race

Koizumi Declares Candidacy for LDP Leadership Race

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi officially a...

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Fujii Wins 20 km Race Walk Bronze at World Athletics Championships

Fujii Wins 20 km Race Walk Bronze at World Athletics Ch...

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--Nanako Fujii won bronze in the women's 20-kilomete...

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U.S. Invokes "Golden Share Authority" over U.S. Steel: WSJ

U.S. Invokes "Golden Share Authority" over U.S. Steel: WSJ

Washington, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. government has invoked "golden share...

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Japan Requires Prison Officers to Display ID Numbers on Uniforms

Japan Requires Prison Officers to Display ID Numbers on...

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Justice Ministry has begun requiring all p...

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Nikkei Falls from All-Time High after BOJ Decides to Sell ETFs

Nikkei Falls from All-Time High after BOJ Decides to Se...

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell fr...

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Takaichi Joins LDP Leadership Race

Takaichi Joins LDP Leadership Race

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi o...

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Japan's 1-Yr Rice Demand through Next June Estimated at Max 7.1 M. Tons

Japan's 1-Yr Rice Demand through Next June Estimated at...

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--Demand for staple rice in Japan is likely to total...

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BOJ Decides to Sell ETFs, J-REITs

BOJ Decides to Sell ETFs, J-REITs

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan on Friday decided to sell to the...

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Paralympic Medalist Kawai Named Japan Sports Agency Head

Paralympic Medalist Kawai Named Japan Sports Agency Head

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--Junichi Kawai, a gold medalist in Paralympic swimm...

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LDP, Komeito, CDP Confirm Panel on Refundable Tax Credit

LDP, Komeito, CDP Confirm Panel on Refundable Tax Credit

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--The leaders of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic P...

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Japan Completes Full Records of Empress Kojun

Japan Completes Full Records of Empress Kojun

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Imperial Household Agency said Friday that...

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Japan Telecom Carriers Moving to Raise Rates

Japan Telecom Carriers Moving to Raise Rates

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese telecommunications companies are graduall...

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Japanese Household Financial Assets Hit Record 2,239 T. Yen

Japanese Household Financial Assets Hit Record 2,239 T....

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--Financial assets held by households in Japan as of...

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IBM Japan, Fujitsu Announce Collaboration

IBM Japan, Fujitsu Announce Collaboration

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--IBM Japan Ltd. and Fujitsu Ltd. have announced tha...

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12-Year Sentence Sought for Ex-MUFG Bank Worker over Thefts

12-Year Sentence Sought for Ex-MUFG Bank Worker over Th...

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese prosecutors on Thursday sought a 12-year ...