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00:04

Strong Quake Rocks Southwestern Japan

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2024/08/08

A strong earthquake jolted southwestern Japan on Thursday.

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00:17

Nissin Food to Get FTC Warning over Instant Noodle...

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2024/08/08

Japan's Fair Trade Commission plans to issue a warning shortly to Nissin Food Products Co. on suspicion of urging retailers to unreasonably raise the sales prices of its Cup Noodle and other instant noodle products in violation of the antimonopoly law, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:14

Kobayashi Pharma to Withdraw from "Beni...

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2024/08/08

Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday that it has decided to pull out of its business related to "beni koji" red fermented rice, following widespread health problems blamed on its supplement products containing the substance.

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00:09

Kishida Cabinet's Approval Edges Up: Jiji Poll

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2024/08/08

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet rebounded slightly in August, a Jiji Press opinion showed Thursday.

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00:11

Many BOJ Members Saw Need for Rate Hike at July Meeting

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2024/08/08

Many Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need for an interest rate hike based on their views on the economy and prices last month, a summary of the latest monetary policy meeting showed Thursday.

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00:16

Japan's Jan.-June Current Account Surplus Hits...

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2024/08/08

Japan's current account surplus in January-June jumped 59.2pctfrom a year before to 12,681.7 billion yen, the second largest on a first-half basis, Finance Ministry data showed Thursday.

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00:18

Japan Govt Workers to See Biggest Base Pay Rise in 32...

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2024/08/08

Japan's National Personnel Authority on Thursday recommended that the monthly base salary for central government workers be raised by 2.76 pct, or 11,183 yen, on average for fiscal 2024, the biggest rate of increase in 32 years.

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00:15

Envoys of 6 of G-7 Member Nations to Skip Nagasaki...

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2024/08/08

The ambassadors to Japan of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United States will not attend an annual peace ceremony to be held in Nagasaki on Friday, Shiro Suzuki, mayor of the southwestern Japan city, said Thursday.

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00:12

Japan's Food Self-Sufficiency Rate Unchanged at...

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2024/08/08

Japan's calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate in fiscal 2023 was at 38 pct, standing at the same level for three straight years, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.

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00:13

Sumitomo Chemical to Lower Stake in JV with Saudi Aramco

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2024/08/08

Japan's Sumitomo Chemical Co. has said it will sell a stake of 22.5pctin its oil refining and petrochemical joint venture with state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Saudi Aramco.

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00:08

Supporters Call for Release of Sea Shepherd Founder

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2024/08/08

Supporters of Paul Watson, founder of antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd, on Wednesday held a demonstration in London calling for his release.

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00:11

Tokyo Women's Medical Univ. Dismisses Chancellor

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2024/08/08

The board of Tokyo Women's Medical University has voted to dismiss Chancellor Kinuko Iwamoto over suspected illegal expenditure linked to its alumnae association Shiseikai.

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00:12

Japan's Kusaka Claims Gold in Men's...

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2024/08/07

Japan's Nao Kusaka clinched gold in men's Greco-Roman wrestling in the 77-kilogram category at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, defeating Kazakhstan's Demeu Zhadrayev.

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00:14

5 Major Japan Automakers Post Higher Profits for...

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2024/08/07

Five of Japan's seven major automakers posted higher group operating profits for April-June than a year earlier, mainly reflecting robust North American operations and a weaker yen, according to their earnings reports released by Wednesday.

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00:10

Sony Abandons Plans to Acquire Paramount

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2024/08/07

Sony Group Corp. has abandoned plans to acquire U.S. media giant Paramount Global, Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki said Wednesday.

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00:14

NTT Chief Suggests Need to End Telegram Services

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2024/08/07

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada on Wednesday suggested the need to end the domestic telegram services of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp.

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00:14

INTERVIEW: Japanese Banks Urged to Brace for Higher...

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2024/08/07

Japanese financial institutions should prepare for the possible effects on their earnings of market interest rate rises caused by the Bank of Japan's rate increases, Financial Services Agency Commissioner Hideki Ito said in a recent interview.

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00:10

Players Born to Japanese Mothers Dominate...

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2024/08/07

Players born to Japanese mothers dominated the women's park skateboarding podium at the Paris Olympics, just as they did at the previous Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

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00:10

3 Options for Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension with...

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2024/08/07

Japan's transport ministry showed Wednesday three detailed options for an extended route from Tsuruga to Osaka for the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line.

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00:20

Major Japan Firms Raise Summer Bonuses to 2nd Highest

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2024/08/07

Major Japanese firms have raised summer bonuses by 4.23pctin 2024 from the previous year to 941,595 yen on average, the second highest level since comparable data began in 1981, a tally by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Wednesday.

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