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00:11

Junglia Okinawa Theme Park to Open July 25

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2025/01/28

Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park in northern Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, is set to open July 25, marketing company Katana Inc. and others said Tuesday.

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00:13

Fuji TV Seen Suffering Revenue Dive amid Nakai Scandal

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2025/01/28

Japan's Fuji Television Network Inc. is expected to suffer a revenue plunge as many advertisers have suspended their commercials on Fuji TV amid turmoil caused by a scandal involving former pop star Masahiro Nakai.

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00:17

Hong Kong Fund to Sue Former Kobayashi Pharma Execs

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2025/01/28

Hong Kong-based investment fund Oasis Management Co. said Tuesday that it plans to file a damages lawsuit against the former chairman of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. and others over a high-profile health hazard scandal involving supplements containing "beni koji" red fermented rice.

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00:09

Honda to Build Electric Motorcycle Plant in India

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2025/01/28

Japanese vehicle maker Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will build a plant in India dedicated to manufacturing electric motorcycles.

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00:11

Death Sentence on KyoAni Arsonist Becomes Final

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2025/01/28

Shinji Aoba, who was sentenced to death over the July 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation Co., has withdrawn his appeal, finalizing the ruling, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:12

Japan Labor Leader Seeks Strong Wage Hikes at Smaller...

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2025/01/28

Tomoko Yoshino, head of Japan's biggest labor group, Rengo, has expressed hopes that smaller businesses will decide to raise wages strongly in this year's "shunto" labor-management pay talks.

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00:15

PFAS Levels Top Standard in 87 Pct of Those Tested in...

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2025/01/28

PFAS concentrations in blood samples from 87.4pctof those tested in a town in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, exceeded a U.S. standard for the potentially carcinogenic chemicals, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:12

Tokyo Assembly LDP Accountant Fined 1 M. Yen over...

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2025/01/28

The accountant of the Liberal Democratic Party in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly has been fined 1 million yen over a slush funds scandal involving fundraising party revenues, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:11

Iwate Local Food Event Held in New York

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2025/01/28

Iwate Prefecture held an event to promote its foodstuffs in New York on Monday, serving specialties from the northeastern Japan prefecture to people in the food and restaurant industry.

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00:09

Professor Koeda Tapped as BOJ Policy Board Member

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2025/01/28

The Japanese government on Tuesday nominated Waseda University professor Junko Koeda as a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board.

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00:13

SBI Shinsei Bank to Repay 100 B. Yen of Public Funds

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2025/01/28

SBI Shinsei Bank said Tuesday that it will repay by the end of March 100 billion yen out of the remaining public funds totaling some 330 billion yen that were injected into the Japanese bank in the past.

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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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