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Japanese-Born Giant Panda Xiang Xiang Turns 7 Years Old

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2024/06/12

Giant panda Xiang Xiang, who was born in Japan in 2017 and returned to China in February last year, turned 7 years old Wednesday.

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00:12

Japan Ranks Last among G-7 Nations in Gender Equality

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2024/06/12

Japan ranked last among the Group of Seven major industrialized nations in terms of gender equality in 2024 despite improvement from the previous year, the World Economic Forum said Wednesday.

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Kioxia Eyeing 100-B.-Yen Add-On Loans from Creditor...

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2024/06/12

Embattled Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. is planning to receive 100 billion yen in additional loans from creditor banks, it has been learned.

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World-Renowned Japanese Architect Fumihiko Maki Dies...

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2024/06/12

Fumihiko Maki, a world-renowned Japanese architect who won the Pritzker Prize in 1993, died of old age on Thursday. He was 95.

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00:13

CDP to Submit No-Confidence Motion against Kishida...

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2024/06/11

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on June 19 at the earliest, party sources said Tuesday.

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00:16

World Bank Cuts Japan 2024 Growth Forecast

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2024/06/11

The World Bank on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for Japan for 2024 to 0.7pctfrom 0.9 pct, while raising the global growth estimate for the year to 2.6pctfrom 2.4 pct.

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16 Heart Transplant Surgeries Abandoned in Japan in 2023

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2024/06/11

There were 16 cases in Japan in 2023 in which heart transplant surgeries were abandoned due to staff shortages and other reasons at medical institutions, the Japanese Society for Heart Transplantation said Tuesday.

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00:15

Akira Endo, Contributor to Development of Statins,...

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2024/06/11

Akira Endo, special honorary professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology who contributed to the development of statins, which are innovative drugs that help lower cholesterol levels, died of illness in Tokyo on Wednesday. He was 90.

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00:16

Japan to Aim for Growth of Over 1 Pct amid Population...

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2024/06/11

The Japanese government will aim to stably achieve annual economic growth of over 1pctto ensure the sustainability of the country's social security system in the 2030s and beyond, when the country's population decline will be in full swing, it was learned Tuesday.

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00:16

U.S. Official Cautious on Putin's Possible N....

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2024/06/11

A U.S. State Department official expressed a cautious stance on Monday regarding the possible expansion of military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, referring to media reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit North Korea as early as this month.

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00:14

Population Panel Deputy Head Warns of Disparities,...

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2024/06/11

Hiroya Masuda, vice chair of a Japanese private-sector expert panel on population strategy, warned Tuesday of the possibility of disparities and divides in society deepening as a result of population decline in the country.

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00:12

Side Job Fraud Believed to Have Taken 1.9 B. Yen from...

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2024/06/11

Tokyo police have arrested 26 people in a side job fraud case in which a total of 1.91 billion yen or more is believed to have been taken from about 8,600 victims across Japan.

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00:11

Japan Positive Toward Having...

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2024/06/11

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara showed Tuesday his positive stance toward Japan and South Korea holding their first "two-plus-two" meeting of foreign and defense ministers.

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Scandals, Profitability in Focus at Shareholders...

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2024/06/11

Investors are closely scrutinizing publicly traded companies in Japan over their legal compliance and earning power as the country's general shareholders meeting season enters full swing this week.

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00:11

31 Students Sent to Hospital after Tear Gas Sprayed...

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2024/06/11

A total of 31 students were sent to hospital after a student mistakenly sprayed tear gas at a South Korean school in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Tuesday morning, local authorities said.

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00:08

Toyota Industries Chief Apologizes to Shareholders...

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2024/06/11

Toyota Industries Corp. President Koichi Ito apologized to shareholders on Tuesday for irregularities in engine testing.

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00:16

Daiwa Securities to Acquire Additional Stake in...

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2024/06/11

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Tuesday that it will acquire an additional stake of about 9pctin Aozora Bank from City Index Eleventh, an investment fund linked to activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami, and his eldest daughter, Aya Nomura.

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00:11

Keidanren Asks Japan Govt. to Realize Dual Surname...

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2024/06/11

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, on Monday put together a proposal calling on the government to realize a selective dual surname system for married couples at an early date.

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00:11

7 MSDF Members Declared Dead after Helicopter Crash...

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2024/06/11

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force said Tuesday that it has concluded that seven crew members who went missing after a collision of two MSDF patrol helicopters in April are dead.

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00:09

Japan Emperor Meets with Luxembourg's Crown Prince

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2024/06/11

Japan's Emperor Naruhito held a meeting with Luxembourg's Crown Prince Guillaume at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Monday.

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