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00:13

Japan to Make My Number Card Functions Available on...

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2024/05/30

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met online with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook on Thursday, confirming that personal identification functions of the My Number card will be bundled into iPhone smartphones.

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00:12

JR Tokai, Tokyu to Run Luxury Train in Shizuoka

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2024/05/30

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and Tokyu Corp. said Thursday that they will operate a luxury tourist train in the central prefecture of Shizuoka from November to December.

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00:14

Japan Colleges Use AI to Create New Kimono Patterns

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2024/05/30

Bunkyo Gakuin University and Musashino University said Wednesday that they have produced a new design of "Edo komon," finely detailed patterns dyed on kimono, by using a technology related to generative artificial intelligence.

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00:13

LDP Considers Tweaking Bill to Amend Political Funds...

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2024/05/30

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday that it is considering altering its proposal on disclosing the usage of the so-called policy activity funds under its bill to revise the political funds control law.

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00:10

3 Sentenced to 2 Yrs in Prison over 2017 Avalanche...

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2024/05/30

A Japanese district court sentenced three people to two years in prison over deaths caused by an avalanche during a school training program in Tochigi Prefecture in 2017.

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00:12

U.N. Panel Remains Concerned over Johnny's Scandal

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2024/05/30

A working group of the U.N. Human Rights Council has released a report expressing its renewed concern about the sexual assault scandal involving the late founder of Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc.

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00:09

Japan to Lower Residential Road Speed Limit

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2024/05/30

Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday that it plans to lower the speed limit for residential and other small roads to 30 kilometers per hour.

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00:13

Japan Lower House Passes Bill for State Power in...

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2024/05/30

Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, approved a bill Thursday to revise the local autonomy law to give the central government power to issue necessary instructions to local governments in emergencies.

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00:13

Bereaved Relatives Meet Perpetrator of 2019 Ikebukuro...

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2024/05/30

Bereaved relatives of a mother and a daughter killed by a runaway car in Tokyo's busy Ikebukuro district about five years ago met with the 92-year-old perpetrator for the first time Wednesday at the prison where the convict is detained.

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00:12

OECD Criticizes Fees for Foreign Technical Trainees...

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2024/05/30

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday that it is problematic that foreign technical trainees often bear heavy debts to pay fees to the organizations that send them to Japan.

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00:16

Nissan Issues Warning over Cars with Takata Air Bags

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2024/05/30

Nissan Motor Co. has warned owners of about 84,000 cars made by the major Japanese automaker not to drive the vehicles because they are equipped with defective air bags from former Takata Corp., which are subject to recalls for free repairs, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.

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00:09

Japanese Companies Getting Tougher on Customer Abuse

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2024/05/30

Japanese companies are beginning to take tougher measures against customer abuse, which has become a big problem especially in the retail and service industries.

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00:07

N. Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missiles

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2024/05/29

North Korea fired what appear to be ballistic missiles on Thursday, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry.

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00:09

Shizuoka to Launch Registration System for Mt. Fuji...

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2024/05/29

The prefectural government of Shizuoka, central Japan, said Wednesday it will launch an online registration system for Mount Fuji climbers on June 10.

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00:18

BOJ's Latent Losses on JGBs Reach 9.4 T. Yen at...

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2024/05/29

The Bank of Japan said Wednesday that unrealized losses on its holdings of Japanese government bonds swelled to 9,433.7 billion yen at the end of fiscal 2023 from 157.1 billion yen a year earlier, hitting a record high for the end of a fiscal year.

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00:12

Japan, China Ruling Parties Agree to Resume Dialogue

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2024/05/29

Executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Communist Party of China agreed Wednesday to resume a dialogue between the two countries' ruling parties, which was last held in 2018.

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00:16

Seven & i Pays Exec 7.7 B. Yen, 2nd Highest...

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2024/05/29

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. paid 7,732 million yen in executive compensation to senior managing executive officer Joseph Michael DePinto in the year ended February, the company's financial report showed Wednesday.

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00:13

2 More Takahama Reactors Allowed to Operate for 20...

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2024/05/29

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved operating life extensions of up to 20 years for two more reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.

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00:11

Japan to Allow Bus, Train Firms to Enter Ride-Hailing...

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2024/05/29

Japan's transport ministry plans to allow bus, train and other transportation companies, in addition to taxi firms, to operate ride-hailing services, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:13

Yodobashi to Open Beauty Shop at Seibu Ikebukuro...

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2024/05/29

Japanese electronics retailer Yodobashi Camera Co. said Wednesday that it will open a "Yodobloom" shop for free trials of beauty products at Sogo & Seibu Co.'s Seibu Ikebukuro department store in Tokyo.

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