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Japan Defers Decision on Planned Hokuriku Shinkansen...

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2024/12/20

A panel of Japan's ruling bloc decided Friday to postpone a decision on the detailed route of the planned section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line that would connect Tsuruga and Shin-Osaka stations.

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00:13

Record 320 School Staff Punished for Sex Offenses in...

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2024/12/20

The total number of teachers and other school staff punished or reprimanded for sexual crimes and violence in Japan hit a record high of 320 in fiscal 2023, an education ministry survey showed Friday.

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00:11

Diverting Foreigners to Regional Areas Key to Japan...

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2024/12/20

With many of foreigners visiting Japan drawn to metropolitan areas, diverting them to regional areas holds the key to success in the government's aim of making the country a tourism-oriented nation.

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00:13

U.S. Stronger in Indo-Pacific than 4 Years Ago: Official

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2024/12/20

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration will be taking office with a better Indo-Pacific situation than when President Joe Biden was inaugurated, Deputy State Secretary Kurt Campbell said Thursday.

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00:13

Record 78 Pct in Japan Feel Anxious: Govt Survey

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2024/12/20

A Japanese government survey showed Friday that 78.2pctof respondents feel anxious or worried, the highest level since the government began asking about such sentiment in the annual survey in 1981.

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00:19

Japan Ruling Bloc Adopts FY 2025 Tax System Reform...

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2024/12/20

Japan's ruling camp on Friday adopted its fiscal 2025 tax system reform package featuring a plan to raise the minimum taxable income from the current 1.03 million yen per year to 1.23 million yen, the level proposed by the coalition to the opposition Democratic Party for the People.

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00:15

Japan Inspects U.S. Yokota Base over Suspected PFAS Leak

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2024/12/20

Officials from the Japanese Defense Ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday conducted an on-site inspection of the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo over a possible leak of PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals.

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00:16

Japan's Ruling Camp, DPFP Agree to Continue...

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2024/12/20

The secretaries-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner, Komeito, and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed Friday to continue talks on raising the minimum annual taxable income from 1.03 million yen at present.

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00:12

Japan Improves Public Relations for Nankai Trough...

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2024/12/20

Japan's Cabinet Office released Friday improved public relations measures regarding the government's emergency alert system for a megaquake that may occur in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast.

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00:17

Penal Code Offenders in Japan Rise for 1st Time in 19...

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2024/12/20

Japanese police took action against 183,269 people for Penal Code violations in 2023, marking an 8.2pctrise from the previous year in the first growth in 19 years, a Justice Ministry white paper showed Friday.

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00:10

Japan's Consumer Inflation Rises to 2.7 Pct in Nov.

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2024/12/20

Japan's consumer inflation picked up for the first time in three months in November on the back of rising utility fees and rice prices, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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Japan Snack Makers Try to Keep Long-Selling Products...

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2024/12/20

Japanese snack manufacturers are trying to keep things fresh for loyal fans of their long-selling products, including through related merchandise and events.

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00:10

Toshiba Picking Up 1 Year after Going Private

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2024/12/19

Toshiba Corp. has fully put its turmoil behind it over the year since it went private through an acquisition led by investment fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc.

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00:10

Sony to Become Kadokawa's Top Owner

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2024/12/19

Sony Group Corp. said Thursday it will become the top shareholder in major Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corp. under a capital and business tie-up deal.

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00:12

IOC Pres. Candidate Watanabe Vows 5-Continent Olympics

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2024/12/19

Japan's Morinari Watanabe, one of the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee's presidential race, has pledged to stage the Summer Olympics in five cities on five continents simultaneously.

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00:12

Japan Ordinary Diet Session Likely to Begin Jan. 24

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2024/12/19

Japan's government and ruling parties are considering convening next year's ordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Jan. 24, 2025, ruling party sources said Thursday.

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00:11

KKR Extends Tender Offer for Fuji Soft to Jan. 9

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2024/12/19

U.S. investment fund KKR said Thursday that it will extend its tender offer for Japanese system developer Fuji Soft Inc. until Jan. 9, 2025.

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00:14

Japan Ruling Bloc OKs 1.23-M.-Yen Income Tax Threshold

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2024/12/19

Japan's ruling coalition Thursday agreed that their fiscal 2025 tax system reform package will stipulate an income tax threshold hike from the current 1.03 million yen per year to 1.23 million yen.

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Ishiba May Visit U.S. in Mid-Jan. for Talks with Trump

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2024/12/19

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting the United States as early as mid-January to hold talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:17

Late Tsuneo Watanabe Wielded Huge Influence over...

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2024/12/19

Yomiuri Shimbun group boss Tsuneo Watanabe, who died Thursday at the age of 98, wielded a tremendous influence on the baseball world beyond his roles as owner and chairman of the Yomiuri Giants, a Japanese professional baseball team affiliated with the major newspaper publisher.

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