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World's Largest Wooden Roof Ring Completed at...

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2024/08/21

The world's largest ring-shaped wooden roof was completed Wednesday as a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in Osaka, western Japan.

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00:13

Personal Info of Over 700,000 People Leaked at Kumon

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2024/08/21

Japanese tutoring school operator Kumon Institute of Education Co. has announced that personal information of about 740,000 customers has been leaked through a ransomware attack on its contractor Iseto Corp.

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00:11

Ishiba to Announce LDP President Bid on Sat.

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2024/08/21

Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will announce his bid for LDP presidency on Saturday, his office said Wednesday.

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00:11

Japanese Editor Matsuoka Dies at 80

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2024/08/21

Japanese writer and editor Seigo Matsuoka, who advocated a unique approach to analyzing Japanese culture, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Aug. 12. He was 80.

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00:17

Visitors to Japan Hit Record High of 3.29 M. in July

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2024/08/21

The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan surged 41.9pctfrom a year earlier to 3,292,500 in July, hitting a record monthly high for the second straight month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.

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00:11

Japan CDP's Edano Announces Bid for Leadership

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2024/08/21

Former Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Edano, 60, announced Wednesday that he will run in the main opposition party's leadership election on Sept. 23.

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00:13

Tokyo Court Dismisses Extra Long Toilet Paper Patent...

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2024/08/21

Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nippon Paper Crecia Co. against Daio Paper Corp. for allegedly infringing on its patents for toilet rolls three times as long as conventional products.

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00:13

Japan Banks Moving Away from Seniority-Based...

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2024/08/21

Major Japanese banks are moving away from seniority-based systems for setting salaries and promoting employees, with competition for talent intensifying as banks' operations diversify due to factors such as digitalization.

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00:11

"Strawberry Road" Author Ishikawa...

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2024/08/21

Japanese author Yoshimi Ishikawa, known for works such as "Strawberry Road," died of acute myocardial infarction at a hospital in Tokyo on Monday. He was 77.

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00:12

Taiwanese President Meets Japan's LDP Youth...

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2024/08/21

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has met with members of the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Youth Division, including its director, Takako Suzuki, at the president's office in Taipei.

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00:12

Japan Expressway Traffic Up Slightly during...

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2024/08/21

The volume of traffic on expressways across Japan during this summer's "Bon" holiday period inched up some 5pctfrom a year before, according to data from four expressway operators.

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00:11

Japan General Election May Take Place in Nov.

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2024/08/21

There are emerging expectations that the next general election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, will be held in November.

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00:12

Japan Shows Settlement Proposal for Forced...

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2024/08/21

Japan has presented a proposal to settle damages lawsuits over forced sterilization conducted under the now-defunct eugenic protection law by paying 15 million yen per plaintiff who went through the surgery.

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00:11

Memories of Russian-Held Isles Preserved through...

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2024/08/21

A descendant of a former Japanese resident of the Russian-controlled islands called the Northern Territories in Japan is seeking to preserve memories of life on the isles through the creation of pictorial maps.

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00:15

Japan Logs Trade Deficit of 621.8 B. Yen in July

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2024/08/21

Japan posted a customs-cleared trade deficit of 621.8 billion yen in July, posting red ink for the first time in two months as imports swelled due to a weaker yen, a preliminary report by the Finance Ministry showed Wednesday.

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00:12

Japan, India Agree to Update Security Cooperation...

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2024/08/20

Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and India agreed Tuesday to update the two countries' 2008 joint declaration on security cooperation to reflect changes in the security environment.

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00:14

Convenience Store ATMs Spreading in Japan

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2024/08/20

Operators of convenience store automated teller machines in Japan are racing to install ATMs outside convenience stores, such as at regional banks, supermarkets and hospitals, as banks are shedding their ATMs to cut costs.

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00:12

Panasonic Mulling Building Battery Factories in Japan

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2024/08/20

Panasonic Holdings Corp. is considering building electric vehicle battery factories in Japan for supply to Subaru Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp., people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

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00:12

Kishida Eyes Visit to S. Korea in Early Sept.

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2024/08/20

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting South Korea early next month for talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Japanese government officials said Tuesday.

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00:11

Ex-Residents of Russian-Held Isles Pray for Ancestors...

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2024/08/20

Former Japanese residents of Russian-controlled islands held a memorial service for their ancestors on Tuesday on a ship off the islands, which Japan calls its Northern Territories.

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