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00:15

Hokuriku Shinkansen's Extension to Osaka to Cost...

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2024/07/18

The Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line's extension from Tsuruga in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui to the western city of Osaka is now estimated to cost about 4 trillion yen, double the initial projection, it was learned Thursday.

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00:11

Niterra Sets Up Company to Make Shrimp-Farming Equipment

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2024/07/18

Japanese spark plug maker Niterra Co. said Thursday that it has established a new company in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, to make equipment for land-based shrimp aquaculture.

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00:11

High Court Again Finds Ex-Kodansha Official Guilty of...

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2024/07/18

Tokyo High Court on Thursday again found a 48-year-old former official of publisher Kodansha Ltd. guilty of murdering his wife at his home in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward in 2016.

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00:09

Japanese Household Summer Holiday Budget Tops 80,000 Yen

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2024/07/18

Japanese households' average budget for this year's summer holiday exceeded 80,000 yen for the first time in six years, a survey showed Thursday.

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00:14

U.S. Forces-Linked Sex Crimes in Kanagawa Kept under...

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2024/07/18

Two cases of sexual crimes allegedly by people linked to the U.S. military have occurred since 2021 in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, but were not publicly disclosed, prefectural police officials said Thursday.

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00:17

Aug. Bill for Standard Family in TEPCO Area to Fall...

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2024/07/18

The electricity bill for a standard household in the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. service area for August is expected to fall by 1,061 yen from the previous month to 7,812 yen, thanks to the resumption of a subsidy program, it was learned Thursday.

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00:11

Japan, Pacific Nations Oppose Forcible Status Quo...

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2024/07/18

Japan and Pacific island nations share the stance of opposing any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday.

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00:13

Suzuki to Try to Cut Vehicle Weight by 100 Kilograms

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2024/07/18

Suzuki Motor Corp. will try to cut 100 kilograms from the weight of the lightest version of its Alto minivehicle, which tips the scales at 680 kilograms, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.

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00:11

Japan Automakers' Sales in EU Up 22 Pct in...

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2024/07/18

Japanese automakers' new vehicle sales in the European Union in January-June grew 22.0pctyear on year by volume, industry data showed Thursday.

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00:12

Romanian Diplomat Makes Surprise Visit to Northern...

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2024/07/18

A Romanian diplomat visited two of the four northwestern Pacific islands at the center of a decades-old territorial dispute between Japan and Russia, a state-run Russian news agency has reported.

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00:12

"Shogun" Gets 25 Emmy Nominations

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2024/07/18

"Shogun," a drama set in medieval Japan, received 25 nominations for the 76th Emmy Awards, the organizer of one of the most prestigious awards in U.S. television said on Wednesday.

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00:12

Rainy Season Ends in Eastern, Central Japan

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2024/07/18

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Thursday that this year's rainy season seems to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin eastern to central region, including Tokyo, and the Tokai central region.

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00:15

Prosecutors Raid Offices of LDP Lawmaker Horii

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2024/07/18

Japanese public prosecutors on Thursday raided the offices of House of Representatives lawmaker Manabu Horii of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for allegedly giving funeral money to voters in his constituency in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido.

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00:12

Japan's Trade Deficit Halves in 1st Half

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2024/07/18

Japan's trade deficit halved in the first half of the year from a year before as a weaker yen helped to lift exports of automobiles and semiconductor-related items, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.

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00:08

G-7 Trade Ministers Agree to Address Harmful...

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2024/07/18

Trade ministers from the Group of Seven major powers have agreed to tackle overcapacity issues, apparently with China in mind.

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00:12

Ukraine Ballet's Artistic Director Terada Vows...

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2024/07/18

Amid continuing Russian aggression, Nobuhiro Terada, artistic director of the National Ballet of Ukraine, told Jiji Press of his determination to "fight on stage" to protect Ukraine's ballet tradition.

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00:13

Full Settlement Likely for Forced Sterilization Suits...

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2024/07/18

A series of ongoing damages lawsuits filed against the Japanese government over forced sterilizations conducted under the country's now-defunct eugenics law will now likely move for settlement talks and come to an end subsequently.

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00:10

5 Years On, Doctor Recounts Rescue of KyoAni Attack...

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2024/07/18

"It was meaningful to save his life," a doctor who treated the suspect of the deadly arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio five years ago has said.

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00:14

Kamikawa, Lammy Agree on Japan-Britain Cooperation

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2024/07/17

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy held telephone talks on Wednesday and agreed that their countries will cooperate closely as the security of the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific is inseparable.

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00:12

Pacific Islands Summit Statement to Oppose Forcible...

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2024/07/17

Leaders of Japan and Pacific island nations will adopt a joint statement opposing changing the status quo by force in the region at the end of their three-day meeting in Tokyo through Thursday, it was learned Wednesday.

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