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LDP Eyeing Large-Scale Extra Budget after General...

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2024/10/06

A Japanese ruling party official on Sunday showed a plan for the government to compile after the upcoming general election a large-scale supplementary budget for fiscal 2024 featuring funding for measures to cope with rising prices.

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00:12

Japan Govt to Survey Stockpiles at Designated Shelters

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2024/10/06

Japan's Cabinet Office will conduct as early as this fiscal year a survey on stockpiles at facilities around the country that are designated to be used as temporary shelters in times of disasters.

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00:13

Japan PM Ishiba's U-Turn on Interest Rates...

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2024/10/06

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's recent remark signaling opposition to interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan has taken the financial market by surprise, as he had been viewed as a proponent of rate hikes.

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00:10

Japan Ministry Reports Issues Facing Bookstores

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2024/10/05

Japan's industry ministry has released a report listing challenges facing bookstores in the country, including low profit margins and fierce competition with online stores.

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00:10

Japanese Food Critic Yukio Hattori Dies at 78

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2024/10/05

Prominent Japanese food critic Yukio Hattori, who also appeared on television as a cooking program commentator, has died, it was learned Saturday. He was 78.

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00:14

Rally Held in Tokyo for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

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2024/10/05

A rally to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was held in Tokyo on Saturday, ahead of the first anniversary Monday of the start of the large-scale armed conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas in the Palestinian territory.

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Concert Held in Hope of Reunion with Abductee Megumi...

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2024/10/05

Former elementary and junior high school classmates of Megumi Yokota, who was kidnapped by North Korea more than 45 years ago, held a charity concert Saturday, when she turned 60, in the hope of reuniting with her at an early date.

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00:12

New Industry Min. Muto Inspects Fukushima No. 1 N-Plant

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2024/10/05

Japan's new industry minister Yoji Muto on Saturday inspected the meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan for the first time since he took office earlier this month.

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00:19

CDP, Komeito Leaders Visit Disaster-Stricken Noto...

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2024/10/05

The leaders of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, the junior member of the ruling bloc, separately visited on Saturday the Noto Peninsula, which was heavily damaged by torrential rain in late September, nearly nine months after a powerful earthquake struck the region Jan. 1.

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00:11

Emperor, Empress Attend Japan Games Ceremony in Saga

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2024/10/05

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Saturday attended the general opening ceremony of the Japan Games sports festival in the southwestern prefecture of Saga.

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00:11

Man from Pakistan Supporting Young Language Carers in...

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2024/10/05

A 25-year-old man from Pakistan is aiming in Japan to support so-called young language carers from abroad, or children who interpret for family members who cannot speak Japanese.

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00:16

Japan Govt to Help Boost Safety of Dangerous Railway...

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2024/10/05

Japan's transport ministry plans to support the installation of manually operated gates as well as fences at Class 4 railway crossings, which do not have alarms or barriers, from fiscal 2025 in order to boost the safety of such dangerous crossings.

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00:11

PM Ishiba Visits Disaster-Hit Noto Peninsula

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2024/10/05

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday visited the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, which was hit hard by the Jan. 1 earthquake and heavy rain in September.

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00:11

Japan Baseball Star Sugano Announces MLB Bid

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2024/10/05

Japanese professional baseball pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano said Saturday that he will seek to join a U.S. Major League Baseball team as an international free agent this offseason.

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00:10

Possible Dud Shell Found in Tokyo Residential Area

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2024/10/05

An object looking like an unexploded bomb has been found in a residential area in Tokyo, with nearby residents temporarily urged to stay away from the site of the discovery.

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00:11

11 Japanese Nationals Flee Lebanon on SDF Plane

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2024/10/04

Eleven Japanese nationals and five foreigners have fled Lebanon for Jordan aboard a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft, the Japanese government said Friday.

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00:14

LDP to Endorse "Slush Fund"...

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2024/10/04

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning in principle for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to officially endorse lawmakers involved in the party's "slush fund" scandal in the upcoming general election, it was learned Friday.

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00:10

Japan's 3 Major Biz Lobbies Submit Policy...

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2024/10/04

Japan's three major business lobbies on Friday submitted their economic policy requests to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took office on Tuesday.

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00:12

Tokyo Enacts Ordinance to Ban Customer Harassment

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2024/10/04

The Tokyo metropolitan assembly unanimously passed an ordinance on Friday to ban the harassment of workers by customers, effective on April 1 next year, the first such ordinance in Japan.

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00:12

Japan Making Pitch for "Tsunami Flag"

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2024/10/04

The Japan Meteorological Agency is stepping up its public relations activities to raise awareness of the "tsunami flag," which warns beachgoers to evacuate when a tsunami wave is forecast to arrive.

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