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00:13

Unitika Announces Withdrawal from Textile Biz in...

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2024/11/28

Japan's Unitika Ltd. said Thursday that it will withdraw from the textile business, as part of turnaround efforts with the support of public-private fund Regional Economy Vitalization Corp. of Japan, or REVIC.

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00:14

JAM to Demand Record Pay-Scale Hike in 2025 Shunto

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2024/11/28

The Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery and Manufacturing Workers, or JAM, would seek an unprecedented pay-scale increase of "15,000 yen or more" per month in next spring's "shunto" wage negotiations, it was learned Thursday.

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00:17

Japan to Issue 6.69 T. Yen in Bonds to Fund Extra Budget

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2024/11/28

The Japanese government plans to issue an additional 6,690 billion yen in bonds in fiscal 2024 to finance nearly half of a supplementary budget with general-account spending of 13,943.3 billion yen, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:13

Man Gets 8-Year Term for Driving at 194 km/h to Cause...

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2024/11/28

Oita District Court in southwestern Japan on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old man to eight years in prison for driving a car at 194 kilometers per hour to cause a fatal accident in 2021.

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00:11

Ishiba Eyeing S. Korea Visit in Early Jan.

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2024/11/28

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to visit South Korea in early January for talks with President Yoon Suk-yeol, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

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00:13

Rengo to Demand Wage Hike of 6 Pct or More for...

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2024/11/28

The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, said Thursday that it will demand a pay increase of 6pctor more for small and midsize companies in "shunto" annual spring wage negotiations next year.

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00:08

Unitika to Withdraw from Textile Business

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2024/11/28

Japanese textile and chemical maker Unitika Ltd. will withdraw from the textile business, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:09

2 Killed after Fire at Lawmaker Inoguchi's Tokyo...

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2024/11/28

A fire broke out at the home of Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, leaving two people dead, police said.

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00:11

Japan Parliament Opens Extraordinary Session

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2024/11/28

Japan's parliament opened a 24-day extraordinary session on Thursday as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to enact political reform legislation and a supplementary budget.

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00:12

Japan Travel Biz Hopeful about China's Visa...

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2024/11/28

Japanese airlines and travel businesses are voicing expectations for an increase in visitors to China for tourism and business, as Beijing will resume its visa exemption for short-term stays from Saturday.

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00:10

SoftBank Mulls Additional Investment in OpenAI

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2024/11/28

SoftBank Group Corp. is considering additional investment in generative artificial intelligence developer OpenAI, U.S. media reported Wednesday.

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00:11

Ex-Olympus CEO Kaufmann Indicted in Drug Case

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2024/11/27

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office indicted former Olympus Corp. President and CEO Stefan Kaufmann without arrest on Wednesday on charges of receiving illegal drugs.

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00:11

Japan Ishiba to Vow Income Tax Threshold Hike in...

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2024/11/27

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to say in his upcoming policy speech before parliament that the government will raise the minimum annual taxable income, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:11

Japan to Mull Tax Break for Small Biz with Big Growth...

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2024/11/27

Japan will consider an additional tax break for small and midsize companies with plans to increase their sales by at least 10pcton average over a decade, informed sources said Wednesday.

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00:19

Nobel Prize for Hibakusha Not Putting Period to...

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2024/11/27

Yu Sato, a 23-year-old Tokyo student hosting online events for listening to the experiences of "hibakusha" atomic bomb survivors, thinks a momentum toward achieving a world without nuclear weapons should be maintained even after hibakusha group Nihon Hidankyo's winning of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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00:14

BOJ's Latent Losses on JGBs Hit Record 13.6 T. Yen

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2024/11/27

The Bank of Japan said Wednesday that unrealized losses on its holdings of Japanese government bonds widened to a record 13,660.4 billion yen at the end of September from 10.5 trillion yen a year earlier.

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00:13

Japan Emperor, Empress Visit Princess Yuriko's...

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2024/11/27

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited the Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Wednesday to pay their respects at the grave of the late Princess Yuriko, the Emperor's great-aunt.

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00:13

Japan High Court Rejects Request to Halt Restarted...

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2024/11/27

A Japanese high court upheld on Wednesday a lower court ruling rejecting a request to halt the No. 2 reactor at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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00:11

Panel Defers Decision on Scrapping NTT Law

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2024/11/27

A Japanese communications ministry panel Wednesday stopped short of making a definite decision on whether to scrap a law imposing various restrictions on Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

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00:08

Police Raid Suspected Bases of Vietnamese Thieves in...

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2024/11/27

Japanese police on Wednesday searched four sites allegedly used as bases for goods shoplifted by a group of Vietnamese thieves.

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