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00:11

Nissan to Replace CFO Ma with Americas Chief Papin

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2024/12/11

Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it will replace Chief Financial Officer Stephen Ma with Jeremie Papin, currently chair of the Americas, effective on Jan. 1.

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00:15

LDP, Komeito, DPFP Reach Deal to Pass Extra Budget

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2024/12/11

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party for the People reached a deal Wednesday to ensure the passage of the government's supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2024 during the ongoing extraordinary Diet session.

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00:11

Uber Japan Launches Taxi Service for Teenagers

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2024/12/11

Uber Japan said Wednesday that it has launched a new service to allow children aged 13 to 17 to safely use taxis, including on their way to extracurricular activities.

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00:12

Japan's Defense Boost Tax Hikes May Start in...

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2024/12/11

The Japanese government and the ruling camp are considering a plan to start raising corporate and tobacco taxes in April 2026 to boost the country's defense spending, informed sources said Wednesday.

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00:11

LDP in Tokyo Assembly Suspected of Failing to Report...

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2024/12/11

The group of Tokyo metropolitan assembly members from the Liberal Democratic Party is suspected of failing to report some of its income from sales of fundraising event tickets, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:17

LDP, Komeito Propose Tax Threshold Hike to 1.3 M. Yen...

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2024/12/11

Japan's ruling bloc on Wednesday proposed raising the upper limit on annual income of university and other students working part-time jobs eligible for a special tax deduction program for dependent family members to 1.3 million yen from the current 1.03 million yen.

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00:11

Honda's "Super Cub" Moped in...

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2024/12/11

The 50 cc version of Honda Motor Co.'s "Super Cub" motorcycle has been attracting strong demand since the maker's announcement that Super Cub 50 production will end by autumn next year.

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00:16

Nippon Life Announces 8.2-B.-Dollar Resolution Life...

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2024/12/11

Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Wednesday that it will acquire U.S. life insurer Resolution Life Group Holdings Ltd. for roughly 8.2 billion dollars, making it the largest ever acquisition in Japan's insurance industry including nonlife insurers.

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00:11

Japan Never Backed Russia Returning Only 2 Disputed...

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2024/12/11

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday denied that Tokyo had ever supported the idea of Russia returning only two of the four disputed northwestern Pacific islands to Japan.

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00:11

Japanese Prince Hisahito to Enter University of Tsukuba

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2024/12/11

Japanese Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, is set to enter the University of Tsukuba next April, informed sources said Wednesday.

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00:11

Japan CDP Proposes Amendment to Govt's FY 2024...

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2024/12/11

The leading opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan submitted to parliament Wednesday an amendment to the government's draft fiscal 2024 supplementary budget.

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00:11

USJ Opens New "Donkey Kong Country"...

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2024/12/11

Theme park Universal Studios Japan in the western city of Osaka opened the new "Donkey Kong Country" zone, based on Nintendo Co.'s Donkey Kong video game series Wednesday.

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00:10

Citizens Laud Hidankyo's Nobel Win with...

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2024/12/11

Citizens in Oslo celebrated Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel Peace Prize win Tuesday evening with chants of "no more hibakusha" in a march in the Norwegian capital.

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00:10

JR East to Drastically Expand Suica Card Functions

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2024/12/11

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has announced plans to drastically expand the functions of its Suica smart transit card, including its smartphone app version.

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00:13

BOJ Tankan Likely to Show Weaker Biz Sentiment in Japan

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2024/12/11

The Bank of Japan's "tankan" quarterly survey for December, due out Friday, is expected to show slightly weaker business sentiment among both major manufacturers and nonmanufacturers, according to forecasts by think tanks.

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00:10

Biden to Block Nippon Steel's Buyout of U.S....

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2024/12/10

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration plans to block Nippon Steel Corp.'s proposed buyout of United States Steel Corp., a media report said Tuesday.

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00:13

Japan, Finland Leaders Agree to Boost Security...

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2024/12/10

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his visiting Finnish counterpart, Petteri Orpo, agreed Tuesday to advance their countries' security cooperation after Finland joined NATO in April last year.

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00:08

Nippon Life to Acquire Resolution Life

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2024/12/10

Nippon Life Insurance Co. plans to acquire U.S. life insurer Resolution Life Group Holdings Ltd., it was learned Tuesday.

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00:17

FOCUS: Unstable Global Situation Reduces NPT Regime...

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2024/12/10

While Japan's Nihon Hidankyo has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the feat came at a time when the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, or NPT, framework, which has been at the center of the world's efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear arms and promote disarmament, has lost its substance.

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00:16

INTERVIEW: Nobel Committee Chair Notes Importance of...

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2024/12/10

It is important to pass on the memories of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors to avoid repeating historical mistakes, Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said in an interview with Jiji Press in Oslo ahead of this year's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony.

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