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Japan's Kishida Wants Hospital Ship Plan by...

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2024/07/09

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed relevant ministers of his cabinet Tuesday to draw up a draft plan by year-end to prepare hospital ships.

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00:12

Kishida to Meet with Forced Sterilization Suit...

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2024/07/09

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he hopes to meet on July 17 with plaintiffs of damages suits over forced sterilizations conducted under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.

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00:12

Poor Lookout, Altitude Control behind MSDF Chopper Crash

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2024/07/09

Inadequate lookout and altitude control led to the April crash of two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters during night training off a remote Tokyo island, an MSDF report said Tuesday.

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00:09

Japan Condemns Russia's Massive Attacks on Ukraine

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2024/07/09

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday condemned Russia's massive missile attacks on Ukraine the previous day.

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00:12

Japan Govt Cites Risk of Import Dependency on...

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2024/07/09

Japan's dependency on particular countries for imports of semiconductors and rare metals is high compared with other Group of Seven major powers, the Japanese government said in a white paper released Tuesday.

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00:14

MUFG Bank Worker Suspected of Leaking Undisclosed...

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2024/07/09

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission raided the home of an MUFG Bank employee who allegedly leaked insider information, as well as the head office of the major Japanese bank and other places in May, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:13

3 Japan Automakers Suffer China Sales Falls in Jan.-June

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2024/07/09

Three major Japanese automakers respectively reported new vehicle sales declines in China in January-June, with their combined sales in the six-month period falling 12.9pctfrom a year earlier.

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00:13

INTERVIEW: U.N. Expert Urges Japan to Tackle...

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2024/07/08

Japan should immediately dismantle structural discrimination and inequality stemming from social norms, a member of the U.N. Human Rights Council's Working Group on Business and Human Rights said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.

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00:12

Suspected "Beni Koji"...

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2024/07/08

The number of deaths under investigation over possible links to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s supplements containing "beni koji" red fermented rice reached 97, Japan's health ministry said Monday.

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00:11

2 Years On: Date of Trial for Abe's Accused...

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2024/07/08

Two years after the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western city of Nara, the date for the first hearing of a trial of his alleged killer has not been set yet.

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00:14

Imasaki to Be Appointed Chief Justice of Japan's...

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2024/07/08

Yukihiko Imasaki, justice of the Japanese Supreme Court, is expected to be named chief justice of the top court shortly to replace Saburo Tokura, who will retire on Aug. 10, people familiar with the matter said Monday.

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00:14

Record 115 Countries to Attend Hiroshima Peace Ceremony

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2024/07/08

Representatives from a record 115 countries plus the European Union are slated to attend this year's peace memorial ceremony in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, the municipal government said Monday.

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00:12

Japan School Achievement Test to Go Fully Online in...

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2024/07/08

Japan's education ministry said Monday that it plans to make its national achievement test for junior high school third-graders and elementary school sixth-graders fully online, starting in fiscal 2027.

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00:09

BOJ's Economic Views Raised for 2 Regions,...

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2024/07/08

The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic assessments for two of the country's nine regions and lowered them for two others, in a quarterly report released Monday.

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00:15

Resonac to Form Japan-U.S. Consortium for Chip...

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2024/07/08

Resonac Holdings Corp. said Monday it will set up a consortium comprising 10 Japanese and U.S. semiconductor materials and equipment companies in Silicon Valley to develop technologies for the back-end process in semiconductor manufacturing.

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00:10

Japan to Permit Rifle Use in Residential Areas for...

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2024/07/08

An expert panel of Japan's Environment Ministry on Monday approved the idea of allowing the use of rifles to hunt bears under some conditions in residential areas.

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00:18

FOCUS: Sense of Crisis Remains in LDP over Next...

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2024/07/08

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party still has a sense of crisis over the next general election even after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, supported by the LDP, won a landslide victory in Sunday's gubernatorial election by beating rivals including one backed by opposition parties.

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00:11

Environment Min. Meets Again with Minamata Disease...

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2024/07/08

Japanese Environment Minister Shintaro Ito on Monday met again with Minamata disease sufferers after the microphone was abruptly switched off at a previous meeting while such people were speaking.

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00:12

Ex-PM Abe Remembered 2 Years after Shooting

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2024/07/08

Flowers and prayers were offered for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday, which marked the second anniversary of his gunning down during a stump speech in the western Japan city of Nara.

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00:14

Japan SDF Hiring Falls Far Short of Target in FY 2023

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2024/07/08

The number of Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel hired in fiscal 2023 totaled 9,959, only 51pctof the Defense Ministry's target, the ministry announced Monday.

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