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00:11

Top Court to Rule on Recognizing Post-Transition...

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2024/05/31

Japan's Supreme Court is set to rule on June 21 whether a transgender woman can be recognized as a parent of a child she had with a female partner using sperm frozen before her transition.

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00:14

Japanese Sprinter Sani Brown Secures Paris Olympics...

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2024/05/31

Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown clocked 9.99 seconds to finish second in the men's 100-meter sprint at the Diamond League in Oslo on Thursday, securing his ticket for this summer's Paris Olympics.

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00:13

Japan Job Availability Ratio Falls to 1.26 in April

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2024/05/31

Japan's seasonally adjusted rate of effective job openings to seekers in April fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.26, the first drop in two months, the labor ministry said Friday.

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00:10

Japan's Industrial Production Posts 1st Fall in...

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2024/05/31

Japan's industrial production in April fell 0.1pctfrom the previous month, down for the first time in two months, the industry ministry said Friday.

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00:11

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 1.9 Pct in May

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2024/05/31

Core consumer prices in central Tokyo in May rose 1.9pctfrom a year before, up for the 33rd straight month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:11

Japan Enacts Revised My Number Law Enabling Info in...

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2024/05/31

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a law that enables personal information on My Number social security and taxation identification cards to be stored in smartphones.

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00:12

Efficient Management Urged for Japan Makers Operating...

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2024/05/31

A Japanese government report on Friday urged the country's manufacturers with overseas operations to redouble efforts for efficiently managing their businesses, including at subsidiaries abroad.

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Japan Enacts Bill for Support to Midsize Companies

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2024/05/31

Japan's parliament Friday enacted a bill to provide targeted support to midsize companies, including tax benefits for those conducting mergers and acquisitions.

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00:12

Japan Govt OKs Child-Related Action Plan

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2024/05/31

The Japanese government adopted Friday an action plan for child-related measures, including those to shore up the low birthrate such as expanding child allowances as well as enhanced steps to reduce child poverty.

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00:17

Price Hikes of 614 Food Items Slated in June

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2024/05/31

Prices are set to be raised for 614 food and beverage products in Japan in June, with processed foods and sweets especially being affected, a survey of the country's 195 major food makers by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday.

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00:12

INTERVIEW: Ex-Kumamoto Governor Calls for Long-Term...

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2024/05/31

A former Kumamoto governor who was involved in successfully catching the eye of the world's largest contract manufacturer of semiconductor chips calls on the Japanese government to offer long-term assistance to the industry.

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00:15

Environment Measures Featured in Japan Govt Paper on...

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2024/05/31

Japan's latest white paper on food, agriculture and rural areas, released Friday, included a new chapter dedicated to environmental matters in which the government explained measures to help mitigate environmental impacts from agricultural production.

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00:13

KDDI Launches New Program to Develop Space Biz

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2024/05/30

Major Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. said Thursday that it has launched an open innovation program designed to create space-related businesses through collaboration between startups and major companies.

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00:12

Blue Front Shibaura to Open in Tokyo

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2024/05/30

Nomura Real Estate Development Co. and East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Thursday that they have decided on "Blue Front Shibaura" as the name of the district they are jointly redeveloping in Tokyo.

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00:16

LDP Gives Up Lower House Passage of Political Funds...

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2024/05/30

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has given up on a plan to pass its bill to revise the political funds control law through the House of Representatives by the end of this week, in the face of a hardened stance by its coalition partner, Komeito, informed sources said Thursday.

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00:14

Kishida Govt's Much-Touted Tax Cut to Start in June

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2024/05/30

A tax cut of 40,000 yen per person, much touted by the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, will be implemented from June, as its economic impact, including on private consumption, remains to be seen.

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00:11

Japan GSDF Member Killed in Grenade Drill

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2024/05/30

A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force was killed Thursday when he was struck by shrapnel from a hand grenade that exploded during a drill in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.

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00:10

Japan Household Electricity Bills to Go Up in July

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2024/05/30

Japan's 10 major electricity suppliers said Thursday monthly bills for average households will go up by 346 yen to 616 yen in July.

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00:10

8 Greater Tokyo Railways to Shift to QR Code Tickets

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2024/05/30

Eight railway operators based in the greater Tokyo area will replace magnetic tickets with tickets using quick response codes in stages from the end of March 2027.

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00:13

Japan FTC Issues Cease-and-Desist Orders to JTB, 3...

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2024/05/30

The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Thursday issued cease-and-desist orders to JTB Corp. and three other travel agencies in a bid-rigging case over a municipal project to transport COVID-19 patients.

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