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00:17

Japan Household Spending Down 0.5 Pct in Feb.

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2024/04/05

Consumption spending by households comprising two or more members in Japan in February averaged 279,868 yen, falling 0.5pctfrom a year before in price-adjusted real terms, internal affairs ministry data showed Friday.

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00:15

Kishida Denies Ex-PM Mori's Involvement in LDP...

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2024/04/05

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Friday denied former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's involvement in a high-profile slush funds scandal involving LDP factions.

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00:10

Japan to Ban Exports of 164 Goods to Russia

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2024/04/05

The Japanese government decided Friday to newly ban exports of 164 goods to Russia, including automobile engine oil and optical equipment.

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00:11

35 Pct in Japan Prejudiced against Ex-Leprosy...

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2024/04/05

A Japanese health ministry opinion survey has found some 35pctof respondents having prejudice or discriminatory attitudes toward former leprosy patients and their families.

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00:12

Novel Phishing Scam Uses Fake Arrest Warrants, Police...

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2024/04/05

Tokyo police are warning against a novel phishing scam in which people are told that arrest warrants have been issued against them and are led to fake police websites to defraud them of personal information and money.

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00:18

Record 7,200 People Serve as "Community...

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2024/04/05

A record 7,200 people in Japan served as members of a government-subsidized squad who move from urban to nonurban areas to work on promoting regional revitalization in fiscal 2023, up by 753 from the previous year, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:11

U.S. Ambassador to U.N. to Visit Japan, S. Korea This...

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2024/04/05

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield is planning to travel to Japan and South Korea this month to discuss responses to North Korea, diplomatic sources said Thursday.

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00:15

Nippon Steel's U.S. Steel Buyout Benefits All:...

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2024/04/05

Nippon Steel Corp.'s planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp. benefits all stakeholders, David Zirin, chief operating officer of major U.S. Steel shareholder Pentwater Capital Management LP, said Thursday.

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00:08

Japan-China-S. Korea Summit Being Planned for May

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2024/04/05

A meeting among the leaders of Japan, China and South Korea is being planned for May with Seoul as the chair, it was learned Friday.

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00:12

U.S. Experts Report Calls for Integrated U.S.-Japan...

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2024/04/05

A group of U.S. bipartisan experts on U.S.-Japan relations released a report Thursday calling for an integrated alliance between the two countries in response to the increasingly severe international environment.

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00:06

Hoya Hit with System Failure

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2024/04/04

Hoya Corp. has been hit with a system glitch, the Japanese leading lens maker said Thursday.

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00:14

Japan's Finance Ministry Warns of Higher...

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2024/04/04

The Japanese government's interest payments on bonds are expected to grow by 8.7 trillion yen in fiscal 2033 if long-term interest rates rise by 1 percentage point from the current assumption, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.

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00:09

Sharp Eyeing Lease of Idle Space at LCD Plants

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2024/04/04

Japan's Sharp Corp. is considering leasing idle space at some of its liquid crystal display panel plants, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:18

Japanese Firms Raise Wages by 5.24 Pct This Spring

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2024/04/04

Japanese companies have agreed to raise pay by a 33-year high of 5.24pctper month, or 16,037 yen, on weighted average in this year's "shunto" spring wage talks, a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed Thursday.

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00:12

Honda N-Box Stays Best-Selling Car in Japan in FY 2023

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2024/04/04

Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle was the best-selling car in Japan for the third straight year in fiscal 2023, which ended Sunday, according to industry reports released on Thursday.

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00:09

LDP Decides Punishments for Key Members over Money...

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2024/04/04

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday decided punishments against key member lawmakers over a high-profile slush funds scandal.

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00:12

BOJ Lowers Economic Views for 7 of 9 Regions

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2024/04/04

The Bank of Japan downgraded its economic assessments for seven of the country's nine regions in a quarterly report released Thursday, citing the suspension of automobile production and shipments by some makers.

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00:18

Japan, Philippines to Sign Security Pact by Year-End:...

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2024/04/04

Japan and the Philippines will possibly sign a reciprocal access agreement by the end of this year to facilitate visits to each other's country by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez said in an online interview on Wednesday.

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00:08

Tokyo Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

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2024/04/04

The sample cherry tree monitored in Tokyo by the Japan Meteorological Agency has come into full bloom, the agency said Thursday.

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00:08

Seiyu to Withdraw from Southwestern Japan

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2024/04/04

Japan's Seiyu Co. has said it will withdraw from food supermarket operations in the Kyushu southwestern Japan region.

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