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00:18

2024 POLLS: Nippon Ishin, Komeito in Face-Off in Kansai

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2024/10/18

Japanese opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 is aiming to pick up seats from the country's junior ruling party Komeito in some constituencies in the Kansai western Japan region in the Oct. 27 general election, but it is facing headwinds due to a slew of negative factors.

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00:14

TEPCO Replaces Glitch-Hit Cameras at Fukushima N-Plant

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2024/10/18

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Friday that it has replaced two cameras that were hit by a glitch last month during trial work to remove nuclear fuel debris at its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

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00:12

General Election Forces Schools to Reschedule Sports...

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2024/10/18

The Oct. 27 general election is forcing many elementary schools in Japan to reschedule this autumn's sports festivals to avoid the election day, when schools will be used as polling stations.

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00:10

Kyoto's Manpukuji Temple to Be Designated as...

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2024/10/18

A Japanese government panel proposed Friday that Manpukuji Temple in the western city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, be designated as a national treasure.

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00:13

Japan Rice Price to Wholesalers Hits Record High in...

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2024/10/18

The average sales price to wholesalers of rice harvested in Japan in 2024 hit a record high of 22,700 yen per 60 kilograms in September, the agriculture ministry said Friday.

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00:11

Japan's Rengo to Demand Pay Hikes of 5 Pct or...

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2024/10/18

The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, adopted a basic plan Friday to call for pay hikes of 5pctor more in next year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations.

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00:14

Toyota, Denso Mulling Further Investment in Rapidus

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2024/10/18

Toyota Motor Corp. and Denso Corp. are considering making additional investment in Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp., which is aiming to produce next-generation semiconductors in the country, it was learned Friday.

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00:16

Japan Core Consumer Prices Rise 2.4 Pct in Sept.

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2024/10/18

Japan's core consumer prices in September climbed 2.4pctfrom a year before as rice prices soared while price increases in electricity and city gas slowed thanks to the resumption of government subsidies, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:12

Japan Defense Chief Voices Concern over Russia-China...

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2024/10/18

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani expressed concern about cooperation between Russia and China and between Russia and North Korea at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on Thursday.

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00:18

Japanese Fighter Jets Scramble 358 Times in Fiscal...

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2024/10/18

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets scrambled 358 times for possible airspace violations in the fiscal first half ended last month, a decrease of 66 from a year before and the lowest first-half figure in the past five years, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.

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00:12

Fuji Soft Founder Backs Bain Capital Offer over...

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2024/10/17

The founder of Fuji Soft Inc. has proposed that the Japanese system integrator accept a tender offer from U.S. investment fund Bain Capital, instead of a rival bid from U.S. investment group KKR.

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00:09

U.N. Panel Holds Meeting to Review Japan's Women...

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2024/10/17

The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women held a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday to review Japan's policies on women.

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00:08

Bus Carrying Japanese Tourists Overturns in Turkey

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2024/10/17

A bus carrying 20 Japanese tourists and a guide overturned on a major road in Afyonkarahisar, western Turkey, on Thursday.

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00:12

Japan Zengin Interbank System to Postpone Revamp to...

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2024/10/17

Japanese Banks' Payment Clearing Network, or Zengin-Net, said Thursday that it will postpone the planned revamp of its Zengin interbank financial settlement network system by six months to May 2028.

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00:15

Police to Upgrade Headquarters for Tokyo-Area Robberies

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2024/10/17

Police in Tokyo and the nearby prefectures of Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba will upgrade their joint investigation headquarters for a series of robbery cases in the Tokyo metropolitan area since this summer, investigative sources said Thursday.

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00:20

Hiroshima Hibakusha Groups Vow to Continue Anti-Nuke...

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2024/10/17

Seven groups of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima, western Japan, issued a joint statement Thursday vowing to continue their campaign against nuclear weapons, in response to the selection of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

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00:12

LDP's Moriyama Faction Allegedly Underreports...

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2024/10/17

A Liberal Democratic Party faction led by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama has underreported political funds, the Japanese Communist Party's newspaper reported Thursday.

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00:15

Japan Labor Shortage Seen Expanding to 3.84 M....

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2024/10/17

Japan's labor shortage will reach 17.75 million hours per day in 2035, equivalent to 3.84 million workers, an estimate by Persol Research and Consulting Co. and Chuo University showed on Thursday.

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00:12

Emperor, Empress Giving Thought to Nihon...

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2024/10/17

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are thinking about the struggle of people who have been active for decades at Nihon Hidankyo, an Imperial Household Agency official said Thursday.

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00:13

Japan Panel Calls for Keeping NTT East, West Separate

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2024/10/17

A Japanese communications ministry panel Thursday said that it is appropriate to keep Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. and NTT West Corp. separate to ensure a fair competitive environment.

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