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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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00:09

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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00:12

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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00:10

Ride-Hailing Restrictions to Be Eased during 2025...

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2024/12/19

Japan will ease restrictions on ride-hailing services during the 2025 World Exposition to be held in Osaka, the transport ministry 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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00:11

Nippon Steel to Join Iron Ore Mine Project in Canada

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2024/12/19

Nippon Steel Corp. said Thursday that it will set up a joint venture with two companies to participate in an iron ore mine development project in Labrador, eastern Canada.

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00:09

Yen Plunges as BOJ Signals Dovish Stance

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2024/12/19

The yen plunged against the dollar and other major currencies in Tokyo trading on Thursday as the Bank of Japan signaled a dovish policy stance.

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00:08

Amazon Japan to Enter "Furusato...

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2024/12/19

Amazon Japan G.K. said Thursday that it will enter the "furusato nozei" hometown donation intermediary business.

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00:16

Japan, S. Korea PMs Affirm Cooperation over N. Korea

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2024/12/19

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his South Korean counterpart, Han Duk-soo, agreed Thursday to cooperate over North Korea affairs, in their first talks, held over the phone, since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached earlier this month.

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00:16

Hon Hai's Approach Prods Honda-Nissan Talks

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2024/12/19

Japan's Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. accelerated preparations for negotiations including on their possible business integration after Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. approached Nissan for a capital partnership this autumn, it has been learned.

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00:11

Man Arrested over High-Profile Stabbing Case in...

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2024/12/19

Police arrested a 43-year-old man on Thursday over a high-profile stabbing case that left a schoolgirl dead in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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00:13

Yomiuri Shimbun Group Head Tsuneo Watanabe Dies at 98

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2024/12/19

Tsuneo Watanabe, head of Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings and editor-in-chief of the major Japanese newspaper publisher, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital in the small hours of Thursday. He was 98.

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00:11

Yen Falls past 155 per Dollar after BOJ Skips Rate Hike

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2024/12/19

The yen fell past 155 per dollar for the first time in about a month on Thursday after the Bank of Japan skipped an interest rate hike at a two-day policy meeting through the day.

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