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00:18

Diplomatic Record Reveals Seoul's Conflict over...

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2025/03/29

A declassified South Korean diplomatic record has revealed how certain songs were exceptionally allowed to be sung in Japanese in 1994, when Japanese popular culture was still been banned in South Korea due to Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula in 1910-1945.

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00:13

U.S. NHTSA Opens Full Probe Involving 2.2 M. Honda...

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2025/03/29

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that it has launched a full-scale probe regarding engine issues involving some 2.2 million Honda Motor Co. vehicles sold in the United States.

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00:09

Many Japan Firms to Raise Starting Salaries: Jiji Survey

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2025/03/29

An increasing number of companies in Japan are moving to raise the starting salaries for new employees at a time when labor shortages are becoming serious in the country.

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00:13

Prince Hisahito to Rent Apartment Near University

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2025/03/29

Japanese Prince Hisahito, who is set to enroll in the University of Tsukuba in April, will rent a private apartment near the institute in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, an official has said.

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00:09

Japan Post Holdings CEO Masuda to Quit

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2025/03/28

Japan Post Holdings Co. said Friday that Hiroya Masuda will step down as president and CEO in June, after five years in the posts.

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00:14

Japan Household Electricity Bills to Go Up in April

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2025/03/28

Japan's 10 major electricity suppliers said Friday that monthly bills for average households will go up by between 385 yen and 465 yen in April, due mainly to the end of government subsidies to curb inflation.

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00:10

Okayama Forest Fire Declared Contained

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2025/03/28

A forest fire in Okayama Prefecture has been contained, Masao Omori, mayor of the city of Okayama, the capital of the western Japan prefecture, said Friday.

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00:09

Chiba Bank Acquires Stake in Chiba Kogyo Bank

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2025/03/28

Chiba Bank said Friday it has acquired a 19.9pctstake in Chiba Kogyo Bank for some 23.7 billion yen.

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00:13

Kobayashi Pharma Promotes Toyoda to CEO

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2025/03/28

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. on Friday promoted executive officer Norikazu Toyoda to its president and CEO after shareholders approved the company's proposed slate of 10 board nominees, including him.

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00:09

Imperial Household Agency to Launch Official Account...

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2025/03/28

Japan's Imperial Household Agency said Friday it will start operating an official channel on the YouTube video-sharing platform on Tuesday.

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00:08

SBI Shinsei Bank Repays 100 B. Yen to Japan Govt

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2025/03/28

SBI Shinsei Bank said Friday it has repaid some 100 billion yen in public funds to the Japanese government.

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00:12

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, Aioi Nissay Dowa to Merge

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2025/03/28

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co. plan to merge in April 2027, their parent, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., said Friday.

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00:15

Kobayashi Pharma Shareholders Approve Board Nominees

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2025/03/28

Shareholders of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. on Friday approved the company's proposed slate of 10 board nominees, including executive officer Norikazu Toyoda, who is set to become new president and CEO of the scandal-tainted Japanese company.

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00:20

LDP, CDP Agree Budget Bill Upper House Votes Mon.

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2025/03/28

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday broadly agreed with the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan to put a revised government budget bill for fiscal 2025 to votes at the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors, the upper parliamentary chamber, and at a plenary session of the Upper House, both on Monday.

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00:15

Estimated 42,000 Bodies Unclaimed in Japan in FY 2023

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2025/03/28

An estimated 41,969 bodies in Japan were unclaimed in fiscal 2023, accounting for 2.7pctof total deaths in 2023, a recent welfare ministry survey showed.

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00:14

Japan to Seek Report Disclosure before...

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2025/03/28

Japan will ask all of some 4,000 listed companies in the country to consider submitting and disclosing their annual securities reports before ordinary meetings of their shareholders, financial services minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday.

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00:13

Japan PM Ishiba to Visit Iwo Jima Sat.

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2025/03/28

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will visit Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, on Saturday to attend an event to honor soldiers who died in the fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago.

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00:13

Suicides in Japan Decrease to 2nd Lowest on Record in...

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2025/03/28

The number of suicides in Japan decreased by 1,517 from the previous year to 20,320 in 2024, the second-lowest level on record, the health ministry said Friday.

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00:12

Needy Parents Eye Living Cost Cuts for Kids' New...

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2025/03/28

Many needy households in Japan with children set to enroll in junior or senior high schools next month are considering reducing their living costs to cover spending necessary for the new school life, a survey has found.

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00:13

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 2.4 Pct in March

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2025/03/28

The core consumer price index for Tokyo's densely populated 23 special wards in March rose 2.4pctfrom a year before amid continued food price increases, government data showed Friday.

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