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00:15

Nigerian Nabbed in Japan for Drug Smuggling thru...

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2024/04/25

Japanese police have arrested a Nigerian man for allegedly smuggling 15.9 kilograms of stimulant drugs worth about 957 million yen from Britain in September 2021, using his Japanese romance scam victim.

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00:13

Meta's Japan Unit Sued over Fake Social Media Ads

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2024/04/25

Four people filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Japanese unit of social media operator Meta Platforms Inc., accusing it of failing to block fraudulent advertisements using images and names of famous people.

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00:15

8 Japan Automakers' Domestic Output Up 8.2 Pct...

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2024/04/25

Combined domestic vehicle production of eight major Japanese automakers in fiscal 2023 stood at 8.27 million units, up 8.2pctfrom the previous year, according to data released by the companies on Thursday.

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00:17

Japan Restaurant Sales Up 11.2 Pct in March

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2024/04/25

Restaurant sales in Japan in March climbed 11.2pctfrom a year earlier, reflecting robust tourism demand, including from foreign touists, on the back of the yen's weakening and the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line, industry data showed Thursday.

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00:12

Kishida, Yoon Deserve Nobel Peace Prize: U.S. Official

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2024/04/25

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol deserve to jointly receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

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00:17

Asahi Kasei to Build 180-B.-Yen Plant in Canada

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2024/04/25

Japanese chemical maker Asahi Kasei Corp. said Thursday that it will build a plant in Canada to manufacture separators, a key insulating component of lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles, in a joint investment with Japan's Honda Motor Co. worth 180 billion yen.

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00:10

Overtourism Prompts Town to Block View of Mt. Fuji

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2024/04/25

Fed up with flooding visitors' bad behavior, a town in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, will erect a huge black screen to block the view of Mount Fuji.

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00:07

2 Central Japan Town Mayors Resign over Harassment

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2024/04/25

The mayors of two central Japan towns each announced their resignations Thursday over their respective harassment scandals.

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00:11

Japan Transport Min. Raids IHI Unit over Engine Data...

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2024/04/25

Japan's transport ministry conducted on-site inspections Thursday of plants operated by a unit of heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. over an engine data-tampering scandal.

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00:13

Princess Aiko Visits Emperor Showa's Mausoleum

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2024/04/25

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited the mausoleums of Emperor Showa and his wife, Empress Kojun, in a western Tokyo suburb Thursday.

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00:09

Japan to Increase Benefits for Crime Victims'...

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2024/04/25

Japan's National Police Agency disclosed a plan Thursday to increase the minimum amount of state benefits paid to bereaved families of crime victims.

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00:10

Victims of JR West Train Crash Mourned 19 Years On

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2024/04/25

A ceremony was held Thursday to remember more than 100 victims of a commuter train crash that happened on the Fukuchiyama Line in western Japan exactly 19 years ago.

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00:16

Toyota Global Vehicle Sales Top 10 M. in FY 2023

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2024/04/25

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its parent-only global vehicle sales in fiscal 2023 grew 7.3pctfrom the previous year to 10,309,457 units, exceeding 10 million units for the first time.

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00:08

China Coast Guard Ship Enters Japanese Waters off...

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2024/04/25

A China Coast Guard ship intruded into Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday.

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00:12

Saga Town C'tee to OK Petition for N-Waste Site...

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2024/04/25

A special committee of a Saga Prefecture town assembly is expected to approve a petition to accept a "literature survey" for a possible final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear plants.

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00:11

Russia Vetoes U.N. Resolution on Nuke...

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2024/04/25

Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution jointly submitted by Japan and the United States to prevent U.N. member states from placing nuclear weapons in outer space.

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00:12

Renewed Shibuya Tsutaya to Open Thurs. with Pokemon...

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2024/04/24

Shibuya Tsutaya, known as a landmark of the popular area in Tokyo, will reopen Thursday after renovation, with a lounge where people can enjoy trading card games featuring Pocket Monsters, or Pokemon.

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00:13

Dollar Hits 155 Yen for 1st Time in 34 Years in London

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2024/04/24

The dollar rose above 155 yen for the first time since June 1990 in London trading Wednesday, backed by yen selling fueled by speculation over the gap between Japanese and U.S. interest rates.

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00:11

INTERVIEW: JAL Aims to Expand LCC, Mileage Services

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2024/04/24

Japan Airlines aims to strengthen its low-cost carrier operations and expand mileage services in a bid to improve earnings, JAL President Mitsuko Tottori said Wednesday.

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00:10

5.0-Magnitude Quake Occurs near Tokyo

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2024/04/24

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.0 struck areas near Tokyo on Wednesday night, measuring up to 4 on the country's seismic intensity scale.

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