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00:09

Over 95 Pct in Japan Feel Higher Prices: BOJ Survey

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2025/01/17

More than 95pctof people in Japan feel prices have increased over the past year, a survey by the Bank of Japan showed Friday.

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00:13

Major Japan Firms Pay Record Winter Bonuses

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2025/01/17

Bonuses paid by major Japanese companies in winter 2024 averaged 891,460 yen, rewriting an all-time high for the first time in five years, the labor ministry said Friday.

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00:11

Japan Likely to Miss Primary Budget Surplus Target in...

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2025/01/17

The Japanese government said Friday that it is expected to miss its goal of achieving a primary budget surplus in fiscal 2025 mainly because of increased spending on economic measures.

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00:15

Fuji TV President Apologizes over Nakai Scandal

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2025/01/17

Fuji Television Network Inc. President Koichi Minato on Friday apologized over a scandal involving television personality Masahiro Nakai and a woman as an employee of the Japanese TV broadcaster is reportedly involved in the scandal.

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00:10

Japan's Major Shipping Firms Boosting Cruise...

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2025/01/17

Major shipping companies in Japan are boosting their cruise liner operations to meet globally growing demand for trips on luxury ships after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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00:14

Japan Conveys Serious Concern to Chinese Military...

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2025/01/17

Senior officials of Japan's Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces have conveyed their serious concern to a delegation from China's military over its increasing activities, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday.

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00:12

Accountant for LDP's Tokyo Assembly Group Given...

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2025/01/17

Japanese public prosecutors issued a summary indictment on Friday to an accountant over a political funds scandal involving a group of Liberal Democratic Party members in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly.

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00:07

Over 70 Pct in Japan Worried about Inflation: Govt...

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2025/01/17

More than 70pctof people in Japan are worried about inflation, a government survey suggested Friday.

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00:19

INTERVIEW: CDP Ready to Demand Elimination of...

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2025/01/17

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is ready to demand that any "unwise" spending be cut from the government's fiscal 2025 budget proposal, which calls for general-account spending of more than 115 trillion yen, CDP leader Yoshihiko Noda has said in an interview with Jiji Press.

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00:10

Yokozuna Terunofuji Announces Retirement as Sumo...

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2025/01/17

Mongolian-born yokozuna grand champion Terunofuji, whose real name is Seizan Suginomori, on Friday announced his retirement as a sumo wrestler.

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00:14

Japan to Utilize Lessons from 1995 Quake: Govt Spokesman

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2025/01/17

Japan will utilize the lessons from the 1995 earthquake that hit Kobe and other western areas to establish itself as a disaster management-oriented nation, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday.

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00:11

Japanese Foreign Min. Iwaya to Visit U.S. from Sun.

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2025/01/17

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday that he will visit the United States for five days from Sunday to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump the next day.

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00:13

Japan Marks 30 Years since Kobe Quake

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2025/01/17

As Friday marked the 30th anniversary of a devastating earthquake that rocked Kobe and other western Japan areas, bereaved families prayed for victims and renewed their resolve to pass on lessons from the disaster to the next generation.

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00:09

Tokyo Couple Face 5th Arrest in Family Murder Case

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2025/01/17

Tokyo police on Friday made a fifth arrest of a couple accused of murdering four family members by poisoning, this time on suspicion of life insurance fraud.

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00:10

Brazil Sets "Ikebana" Japanese...

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2025/01/17

Brazil has designated Sept. 23 as the day of the "ikebana" traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement under a law, in order to promote environmental awareness.

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00:12

MUFG Bank Pledges to Regain Trust after Customer...

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2025/01/17

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa apologized Friday for alleged massive thefts of customer assets by a former employee and pledged to fulfill his responsibility by regaining trust.

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00:09

Nintendo Switch 2 to Be Released in 2025

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2025/01/17

Japan's Nintendo Co. has said it will release the Nintendo Switch 2 game console in 2025, about eight years after the debut of the first Switch.

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00:14

30 Years On, Sunflowers Spreading in Japan as Ray of...

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2025/01/17

Sunflowers growing in an empty plot of land in the western Japan city of Kobe that was once a home hit by a massive earthquake 30 years ago have spread throughout the country as a symbol of reconstruction from disasters and remembrance of victims.

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00:15

World Bank Keeps 2025, 2026 Global Growth Forecasts...

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2025/01/17

The World Bank on Thursday kept its global economic growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026 unchanged from the previous estimates, at 2.7pcteach, while expressing concerns about downside risks linked to policy uncertainty.

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00:14

Japan's Beer, Quasi-Beer Sales Fall 3 Pct in 2024

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2025/01/16

Sales of beer and quasi-beer products in Japan fell by about 3pctin 2024 from the previous year, marking their second consecutive yearly fall, estimates from four major brewers showed Thursday.

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