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Opening Ethics Panel Hearings to Media "One...

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2024/12/13

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that holding hearings of a parliamentary political ethics panel in a way that is open to the media is "one method" of allaying public suspicions about a slush funds scandal involving his ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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00:14

JR Kyushu May Withdraw from Japan-S. Korea Ship Route

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2024/12/13

Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, is considering withdrawing from a ship route between Japan and South Korea, over a scandal in which a subsidiary covered up a water leak incident on a high-speed passenger ship, it was learned Friday.

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00:13

"Kodomo Shokudo" Kids'...

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2024/12/13

The number of "kodomo shokudo" cafeterias providing meals mainly to needy children for free or at low prices in Japan surpassed 10,000 for the first time, a survey by a nonprofit organization has shown.

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00:16

Ruling Bloc Defers Decision on Defense-Linked Income...

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2024/12/13

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, have agreed to postpone deciding when to raise income tax to secure funding for higher defense expenditures, Yoichi Miyazawa, chair of the LDP's tax panel, said Friday.

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00:11

Japan Emperor, Empress to Visit Disaster-Hit Noto for...

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2024/12/13

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are set to visit the city of Wajima on the Noto Peninsula on Tuesday to meet people affected by massive rain in September.

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00:10

U.N. Designates Aug. 27 as World Lake Day

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2024/12/13

The United Nations on Thursday designated Aug. 27 as World Lake Day to promote environmental conservation and sustainable development of lakes and reservoirs.

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00:10

Japan Big Makers' Sentiment Up in Dec. BOJ Tankan

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2024/12/13

Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the first time in two quarters, the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey for December showed Friday.

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00:10

20 in Tokyo Assembly LDP Underreported Fundraising...

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2024/12/12

Around 20 members of the Liberal Democratic Party in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly were found to have omitted some revenues from fundraising parties in their political funds reports.

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00:10

ANA Launches Aircraft with Osaka Expo Livery

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2024/12/12

All Nippon Airways on Thursday launched an airplane with a special livery to commemorate the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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00:13

Seibu to Sell Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho to Blackstone

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2024/12/12

Seibu Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it will sell Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, a large commercial building built on a former hotel site in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, to U.S. investment firm Blackstone Inc.

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00:10

Sake Stakeholder Summit Held in Washington

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2024/12/12

The Sake Stakeholder Summit was held in Washington on Wednesday, bringing together people involved in the brewing, distribution and retail of Japanese sake in North America.

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00:10

Japan FTC Approves Hashimoto Sogyo's Improvement...

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2024/12/12

The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Thursday approved a business improvement plan submitted by Tokyo-based housing equipment seller Hashimoto Sogyo Ltd.

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00:08

"Kin" Chosen as Kanji of 2024

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2024/12/12

"Kin," meaning gold or money, was picked Thursday as the kanji character to represent events in Japan in 2024.

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00:14

Public Divided over Fate of Scandal-Hit DPFP Chief:...

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2024/12/12

The Japanese public is divided over whether Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki should resign after the opposition party suspended him over his extramarital affair, according to a Jiji Press poll conducted earlier this month.

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00:15

Japan Lower House Passes FY 2024 Extra Budget

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2024/12/12

Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday passed the government's supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2024, which will finance the first comprehensive economic policy package compiled under the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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00:14

Japan Parties Widely Divided over Corporate Donations

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2024/12/12

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and opposition parties were widely divided Thursday over whether to ban donations from companies and organizations to political parties, a key issue in revising the political funds control law again.

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00:11

Ex-Wife Ruled Not Guilty over Death of "Don...

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2024/12/12

A Japanese district court on Thursday ruled a 28-year-old woman not guilty of murdering in 2018 her then husband, a wealthy businessman nicknamed the "Don Juan of Kishu."

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00:13

Ishiba Cabinet Approval Dips to 26.8 Pct: Jiji Poll

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2024/12/12

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet in December dipped 1.9 percentage points from the previous month to 26.8 pct, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.

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00:15

Japan Mulling 1.5-M.-Yen Tax Threshold for Students

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2024/12/12

Japan is considering raising the annual income cap for dependent children with part-time jobs, including university students, under a special tax deduction program from 1.03 million yen to 1.5 million yen, it was learned Thursday.

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00:16

LDP, Komeito, Nippon Ishin Agree to Discuss Free...

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2024/12/12

The policy chiefs of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner, Komeito, and opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 on Thursday agreed to start discussions on free education, which is Nippon Ishin's flagship policy.

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