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00:10

Toyota to Suspend Output of 3 Models at Least until...

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2024/06/05

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it plans for now to suspend production of three vehicle models involved in certification irregularities from Thursday to June 28.

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00:14

170-M.-Yen Income Gap Estimated with Women's...

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2024/06/05

Lifetime disposable income for households with wives who continue working post-childbirth is 167 million yen higher than that for those who quit their jobs and remain unemployed, a Japanese government estimate showed Wednesday.

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00:09

Japan Amends Law to Give National Support to Young...

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2024/06/05

Japan's parliament enacted on Wednesday an amended law stipulating government assistance for young people who provide daily care for family members.

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00:10

Rapidus Ties Up with Hokkaido University

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2024/06/05

Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp. said Wednesday that it will set up a facility at Hokkaido University to assess and analyze next-generation semiconductors.

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00:08

Japan to Compile New Infrastructure Export Strategy

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2024/06/05

The Japanese government decided Wednesday to draw up a new strategy by the end of this year to increase the country's infrastructure exports.

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00:12

DMM to Raise 55 B. Yen after Bitcoin Outflow

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2024/06/05

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin Co. said Wednesday that it will raise 55 billion yen to address an unauthorized outflow of about 48.2 billion yen's worth of bitcoin.

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00:18

Small Firms in Japan to Raise Pay by 3.62 Pct

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2024/06/05

The growth rate of monthly wages of full-time employees at small companies in Japan stood at 3.62 pct, or 9,662 yen in value terms, on weighted average in fiscal 2024, a survey by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry found Wednesday.

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00:13

LDP's Political Funds Bill Clears Lower House Panel

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2024/06/05

A special committee of Japan's House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill submitted by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to revise the political funds control law in the wake of the LDP's high-profile "slush fund" scandal.

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00:12

Japan 2023 Fertility Rate Hits Record Low of 1.20

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2024/06/05

Japan's total fertility rate fell to a record low of 1.20 in 2023 from 1.26 in 2022, down for the eighth straight year, the health ministry said Wednesday.

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00:12

Japan Court Rejects Retrial for 1992 Murder of 2 Girls

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2024/06/05

A Japanese court Wednesday turned down a request for a retrial for the 1992 murder of two girls in the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka, for which a death row convict had been executed.

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00:21

Japan Welfare Applications Post 4th Consecutive...

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2024/06/05

The number of applications for public welfare benefits in Japan rose 2.3pctfrom the previous year to 251,364 in fiscal 2023, which ended in March, marking the fourth straight annual increase, according to preliminary survey results released by the welfare ministry survey on Wednesday.

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00:07

Japan Enacts Bill to Expand Measures for Tackling Low...

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2024/06/05

Japan's parliament Wednesday enacted a bill aimed at bolstering measures to tackle the country's declining birthrate.

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00:12

Japan OKs Int'l Treaty on Next-Generation...

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2024/06/05

Japan's parliament Wednesday approved an international treaty to set up an intergovernmental organization managing the joint development of the next-generation fighter jet by Japan, Britain and Italy.

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00:09

2 Elderly Japanese Found Dead in Southern Paraguay House

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2024/06/05

Law enforcement authorities of Paraguay have announced that two elderly Japanese men were found dead in their house in Pirapo, southern Paraguay.

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00:16

Local LDP Official Urges Kishida to Step Down

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2024/06/05

A senior local official of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has urged Prime Minister and LDP President Fumio Kishida to step down to change "the party's face" at a time when it is struggling amid low public support due to a high-profile slush fund scandal.

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00:12

Japan Logs Marked Slowdown in Real Wage Drop in April

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2024/06/05

Japan logged a marked slowdown in inflation-adjusted wage declines in April following pay hikes agreed in this year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations, labor ministry data showed Wednesday.

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00:11

Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Mizuhara Pleads Guilty...

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2024/06/05

Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud in a federal court in Santa Ana, California, on Tuesday.

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00:10

AI Tools to Detect Dementia under Development in Japan

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2024/06/04

Efforts are underway in Japan to develop artificial intelligence-based tools that will help detect dementia at an early stage, including one that analyzes how people walk.

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00:13

Japan Voices Concern to China over Yasukuni Vandalism...

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2024/06/04

Japan expressed concerns to China over video footage of vandalism to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine circulating on Chinese social media, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said at a press conference Tuesday.

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00:10

Campaign to Address Tourist Congestion in...

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2024/06/04

A group of Japanese companies said Tuesday that it will launch a campaign to help address congestion in tourist destinations in the Kyushu and Okinawa southwestern region.

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