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00:14

Japan Mulling Numerical Standards for Dangerous Driving

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2025/01/28

Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Tuesday that he will consult the Legislative Council on Feb. 10 over law revisions aimed at clarifying the standards for recognizing the crime of dangerous driving resulting in injury or death.

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00:12

Japan Services Producer Prices Up 2.9 Pct in 2024

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2025/01/28

Japanese services producer prices rose 2.9pctfrom the previous year in 2024, the sharpest increase since 1991, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.

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00:18

Western Japan City Marks 50 Years of Free School Bag...

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2025/01/28

The western Japan city of Settsu marked the 50th anniversary this fiscal year since starting to give out its originally designed "randoseru" traditional school backpack for free to all children getting enrolled in elementary schools in the city, an initiative aimed at helping ease the financial burdens on households.

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00:09

Japan PM Ishiba Tones Down Stance on Dual Surname Debate

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2025/01/28

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has toned down his stance on the proposed introduction of a selective dual surname system for married couples.

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00:07

Ishiba Cautious about Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

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2025/01/28

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday took a cautious stance about legalizing same-sex marriage.

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00:12

Japan to Propose Asuka-Fujiwara Sites for World Heritage

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2025/01/28

The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will propose that the Asuka-Fujiwara archeological sites in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, be listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.

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00:12

U.S. Steel Touts Sale to Nippon Steel as Best Deal Again

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2025/01/28

United States Steel Corp. on Monday reiterated that its sale to Nippon Steel Corp. is the best deal, after a U.S. activist investor urged the U.S. steelmaker to abandon the transaction.

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00:12

More Japanese Banks to Raise Short-Term Prime Rates

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2025/01/28

Three major Japanese banks said Monday that they will raise their short-term prime lending rates by 0.25 percentage point in March following Friday's decision by the Bank of Japan to increase interest rates.

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00:12

H.I.S. Says It Had Received COVID Aid Inappropriately

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2025/01/28

Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. said Monday that the company received government employment adjustment subsidies inappropriately during the COVID-19 pandemic and that it will return part of them.

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00:10

Tokyo Police Arrest Members of Big Sex Worker Scout...

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2025/01/27

Tokyo police Monday arrested two members of Natural, one of Japan's biggest sex worker scout groups, for allegedly introducing women to sexual service establishments.

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00:12

Cosmo Energy to Supply Domestic SAF to ANA, JAL

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2025/01/27

Japan's Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. said Monday that it will start supplying domestic sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, to All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines in April.

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00:14

Keidanren Sets 200-T.-Yen Capital Spending Target for...

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2025/01/27

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, on Monday disclosed a new target of increasing domestic corporate capital expenditures to 135 trillion yen in fiscal 2030 and 200 trillion yen in fiscal 2040.

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00:15

Japan White Goods Shipments Up 1.4 Pct in 2024

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2025/01/27

White goods shipments in Japan in 2024 rose 1.4pctfrom the previous year to 2,580.1 billion yen, the second highest on record, the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association said Monday.

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00:10

Owner Feels Greater Expectations for Convenience...

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2025/01/27

The huge earthquake that hit Kobe and other western Japan areas in 1995 has led to expectations that convenience stores will serve as a lifeline in times of disaster.

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00:13

Japan LDP OKs Bill to Disclose Donors of at Least 10...

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2025/01/27

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party approved a draft bill Monday to require the disclosure of the names and other information of companies and other organizations that donate 10 million yen or more to political parties in a year.

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00:15

Japan's Yamato, Fujitsu to Begin Efficient...

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2025/01/27

Japanese logistics group Yamato Holdings Co. and system developer Fujitsu Ltd. said Monday that they will start a service in February to match shippers and transportation providers for efficient deliveries, aiming to counter truck driver shortages.

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00:12

Ishin Demands April Removal of High School Aid Income...

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2025/01/27

Opposition force Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 urged the ruling parties Monday to start work soon to scrap the income limit for financial aid to make high school tuition effectively free in April.

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00:10

Ishiba Defends Political Donations by Companies

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2025/01/27

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday reiterated his position of continuing to allow companies and other organizations to make donations to political parties.

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00:11

Japan Restaurant Sales Up 8.4 Pct in 2024

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2025/01/27

Restaurant sales in Japan in 2024 grew 8.4pctfrom the year before, up for the third straight year, the Japan Food Service Association said Monday.

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00:13

Survey to Begin at Western Japan Site of 1942...

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2025/01/27

A local civic group will launch another survey later this week to locate the remains of 183 people left at an underwater coal mine that was flooded in an accident more than 80 years ago in the western Japan city of Ube.

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