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00:14

Japan's Unemployment Rate Worsens to 2.7 Pct in...

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2024/08/30

-Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July rose 0.2 percentage point from the previous month to 2.7 pct, worsening for the first time in five months, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:13

Ex-LDP Lawmaker Hirose to Be Indicted over Alleged...

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2024/08/30

Japanese public prosecutors plan to indict former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Megumi Hirose without arrest for alleged fraud over the salary for a publicly paid secretary, it was learned Friday.

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00:12

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Rise 2.4 Pct in Aug.

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2024/08/30

Core consumer prices in central Tokyo in August rose 2.4pctfrom a year before, mainly due to hikes in rice prices and electricity fees, Japanese government data showed Friday.

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00:16

Jimoto Holdings to Delay Public Money Repayment by 13...

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2024/08/30

Japanese regional banking group Jimoto Holdings Inc. is in the final phase of talks with the Financial Services Agency on pushing back by 13 years the Sept. 30 deadline for a subsidiary's repayment of 20 billion yen in public funds, it was learned Friday.

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00:14

Children on Nursery Waiting Lists in Japan Hit New Low

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2024/08/30

Japan had 2,567 children on nursery waiting lists as of April 1, down 4.2pctfrom a year before, hitting a record low for the sixth straight year, a government survey showed Friday.

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00:13

Japan Foreign Min. to Seek 66.2 B. Yen for Info Warfare

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2024/08/30

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Friday announced a budget request including 66.2 billion yen in expenses to strengthen efforts to respond to information warfare, such as fight against false information.

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00:11

Japan Govt to Seek 282 B. Yen for Okinawa Promotion...

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2024/08/30

-Japan's Cabinet Office said Friday that it will seek 282 billion yen in expenses to promote Okinawa Prefecture's economy in its budget request for fiscal 2025.

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00:09

Swimmer Suzuki Secures Gold, Japan's 1st Paris...

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2024/08/30

Swimmer Takayuki Suzuki brought Japan its first Paris Paralympics medal, a gold, on Thursday, the second day of the quadrennial sporting event.

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00:10

All Tokaido Shinkansen Operations Halted Due to Typhoon

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2024/08/30

All operations of the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line between Tokyo and Osaka were suspended from the first train on Friday due to the approaching Typhoon Shanshan.

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00:11

Japan Education Ministry Plans to Boost Teacher...

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2024/08/29

Japan's education ministry plans to boost so-called teacher adjustment allowances to 13pctof basic salaries from the current 4 pct, it was learned Thursday.

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00:14

Britain Set to Join TPP This Year

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2024/08/29

The British government said Thursday that the country is now set to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement by Dec. 15, having secured the sixth and final ratification as Peru completed its ratification process.

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00:10

Tokyo Police Release New Sketches of 2012 Nightclub...

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2024/08/29

Tokyo police on Thursday released new portrait sketches of a key suspect in the 2012 murder of a 31-year-old man at a nightclub in Tokyo's Roppongi district.

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00:12

Heatwave Lifts Tokyo Household Spending Above Average

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2024/08/29

July-August household consumption spending in Tokyo is estimated to be 39,063 million yen higher than a usual level thanks to the scorching heat, Teikoku Databank Ltd. has reported.

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00:06

4 Found Dead, Dozens Injured as Typhoon Shanshan Hits...

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2024/08/29

Four people have been found dead and dozens injured as Typhoon Shanshan is hitting Japan.

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00:13

JGB Interest Costs Seen Topping 10 T. Yen for 1st...

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2024/08/29

Japan's Finance Ministry said Thursday that it is seeking 10,932 billion yen in its fiscal 2025 general-account budget request to pay interest on Japanese government bonds.

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00:14

Japan Posts Record Rise in Average Minimum Wage

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2024/08/29

The average minimum hourly wage among Japan's prefectures will rise by 51 yen from the previous year to 1,055 yen in fiscal 2024, the sharpest increase ever, the labor ministry said Thursday.

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00:10

Slush Funds Scandal to Take Center Stage in LDP...

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2024/08/29

The handling of a slush funds scandal rocking Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to be one of the key issues in its leadership election on Sept. 27.

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00:15

Japan's Domestic Vehicle Production Rebounds in...

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2024/08/29

Combined vehicle production in Japan by eight major domestic automakers in July rose 2.9pctfrom a year earlier to 760,000 units, the first increase in two months, the companies' data showed Thursday.

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00:13

Ex-LDP Lawmaker Horii Summarily Indicted over 2 Money...

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2024/08/29

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Thursday summarily indicted Manabu Horii, a former House of Representatives lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, over two separate money cases.

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00:13

Tokaido Shinkansen Services to Be Partially Halted Fri.

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2024/08/29

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services will be halted between Mishima and Nagoya stations throughout Friday as Typhoon Shanshan approaches, Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, announced Thursday.

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