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6 Japanese Items Set for Inscription on UNESCO Heritage List

6 Japanese Items Set for Inscription on UNESCO Heritage...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency said Tuesday that a...

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Japan Princess Aiko Visits Emperor Showa's Mausoleum

Japan Princess Aiko Visits Emperor Showa's Mausoleum

Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Princess Aiko visited the mausoleums of Emp...

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Japan Lodges Protest with China over Online Posts by Consul

Japan Lodges Protest with China over Online Posts by Co...

Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Monday that it has lod...

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Mizuho to Raise Long-Term Prime Rate to 2.45 Pct

Mizuho to Raise Long-Term Prime Rate to 2.45 Pct

Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Bank said Monday it will raise its long-term...

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Several BOJ Policymakers Positive about Rate Hike: Meeting Summary

Several BOJ Policymakers Positive about Rate Hike: Meet...

Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--Several policymakers of the Bank of Japan at its Oc...

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Tokyo Govt Conducts Sign Language Lessons ahead of Deaflympics

Tokyo Govt Conducts Sign Language Lessons ahead of Deaf...

Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government is making final p...

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INTERVIEW: Note Aims to Deliver Japanese Content Globally

INTERVIEW: Note Aims to Deliver Japanese Content Globally

Seoul, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--Note Inc. is aiming to deliver Japanese content glo...

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Takaichi Declines to Withdraw Remark over Taiwan Contingency

Takaichi Declines to Withdraw Remark over Taiwan Contin...

Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday de...

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Japan Assessing Impact of Tougher Penalties for Insults

Japan Assessing Impact of Tougher Penalties for Insults

Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Justice Ministry is assessing through an ex...

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Nippon Ishin Sees Snap Election If Cut in Diet Seats Rejected

Nippon Ishin Sees Snap Election If Cut in Diet Seats Re...

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai (J...

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Hunters, Authorities Exhausted amid Bear Crisis in Akita Pref.

Hunters, Authorities Exhausted amid Bear Crisis in Akit...

Akita, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Amid the unusually frequent occurrence of bear attac...

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Anti-NHK Group's Head Arrested in Libel Case

Anti-NHK Group's Head Arrested in Libel Case

Kobe, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Police in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sunday ...

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Mother of Thai Girl Forced into Sex Work in Tokyo Detained in Taiwan

Mother of Thai Girl Forced into Sex Work in Tokyo Detai...

Taipei/Bangkok, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--The mother of a Thai girl believed to have ...

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Difficult to Reach Accord on Cutting Diet Seats Soon: LDP Official

Difficult to Reach Accord on Cutting Diet Seats Soon: L...

Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Shunichi Suzuki, secretary-general of the ruling Lib...

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Japan, S. Korea to Cooperate on Stable Relationship Development

Japan, S. Korea to Cooperate on Stable Relationship Dev...

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Vice foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea on F...

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Ex-Renault Chairman Who Worked to Forge Alliance with Nissan Dies

Ex-Renault Chairman Who Worked to Forge Alliance with N...

Paris, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Louis Schweitzer, former chairman of French auto gia...