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00:11

Japan Designates U.S. Bases in Okinawa as...

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2024/03/29

The Japanese government designated 184 sites in 28 of the country's 47 prefectures as critical to national security in the fourth round of such designations on Friday.

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00:13

Kishida to Punish LDP Members over Funds Scandal...

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2024/03/29

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to punish members of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party involved in a political funds scandal around Thursday, a senior LDP official said Friday.

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00:10

Japan to See Prices of 2,806 Food Items Raised in April

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2024/03/29

The prices of 2,806 food items will be raised in Japan in April, a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday.

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00:11

Whaling Mother Ship Built in Japan for 1st Time in 73...

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2024/03/29

A ceremony to mark the completion of Japan's first new domestically built whaling mother ship in 73 years was held in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Friday.

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00:06

North Korea Again Vows to Reject Contact from Japan

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2024/03/29

North Korean officials on Friday reiterated that the country will reject any contact from Japan.

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00:17

Japan Sees Record Ambulance Dispatches in 2023

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2024/03/29

There were 7,637,967 ambulance dispatches in Japan in 2023, the highest figure since comparable data became available in 1963, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a preliminary report Friday.

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00:15

Japan to Set Up New Shelters on Southwestern Islands

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2024/03/29

The Japanese government has picked five municipalities on the Sakishima southwestern islands in Okinawa Prefecture to set up emergency evacuation shelters where local residents can stay for around two weeks in the event of a foreign military attack, it was learned Friday.

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00:15

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical COO Apologizes over Health...

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2024/03/29

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. President and Chief Operating Officer Akihiro Kobayashi on Friday apologized over a series of health issues that have occurred among users of its dietary supplement products containing "beni koji" red fermented rice.

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00:11

Cherry Blossoms Start Coming Out in Tokyo, Kyoto,...

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2024/03/29

Somei-Yoshino cherry trees monitored in Tokyo, Kyoto in western Japan and six other cities in the country started to bloom Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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00:11

Japan Govt to End Electricity, Gas Subsidies in May

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2024/03/29

The Japanese government will stop providing subsidies aimed at curbing power and gas bills at households and businesses at the end of May, industry minister Ken Saito said Friday.

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00:13

JR Tokai Gives Up on Opening Maglev Line in 2027

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2024/03/29

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, is unlikely to open the Chuo Shinkansen magnetic levitation line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027, President Shunsuke Niwa said Friday.

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00:11

Court Rejects Petitions to Halt Aging Kansai Electric...

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2024/03/29

Fukui District Court on Friday rejected petitions to suspend aging nuclear reactors at two Kansai Electric Power Co. plants in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

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00:09

Japan Industrial Output Continues to Fall

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2024/03/29

Japan's industrial output in February fell 0.1pctfrom the previous month, down for the second straight month, the government said Friday.

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00:13

Late Lawmaker Denied Japan-U.S. Secret Pact Leak from...

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2024/03/29

The late Japanese lawmaker Takahiro Yokomichi hinted at receiving information on a secret Japan-U.S. agreement from a person other than the journalist who uncovered the deal in the 1970s, it was learned Friday.

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00:11

5th Death Reported among "Beni...

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2024/03/29

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. on Friday announced the death of another user of the company's supplement product containing "beni koji" red fermented rice, bringing the death toll to five.

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00:17

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 2.7 pct in FY 2023

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2024/03/29

Core consumer prices in central Tokyo rose 2.7pctfrom the previous year in fiscal 2023, exceeding the Bank of Japan's 2pctinflation target for the second consecutive year, an internal affairs ministry report showed on Friday.

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00:13

2 More Sexual Abusers at Former Johnny's: BBC

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2024/03/29

Two more people at former Johnny & Associates Inc. had sexually abused young performers of the talent agency, the BBC reported on Thursday, citing Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of the agency's successor firm.

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00:17

2024 Problem Seen Hitting Regional Logistics Sectors...

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2024/03/29

Japanese regions far away from the Tokyo metropolitan area and other urban districts will likely be hit particularly hard by the so-called 2024 problem, or possible logistics service disruptions reflecting shortages of truck drivers due to new overtime regulations starting in April.

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00:12

Japan to Add 4 Industries to Foreign Workers Program

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2024/03/29

The Japanese government Friday decided to add four industries to the list of sectors covered by its program to grant medium- to long-term resident status to foreign workers with so-called specified skills.

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00:11

Russia Vetoes U.N. Resolution to Extend N. Korea Panel

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2024/03/29

Russia on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution to extend for one year the mandate of an expert panel to check the implementation of international sanctions against North Korea.

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