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JAL Cancels Celebration of 50 Years of Japan-China Flights, Seen as Inappropriate in Wake of Japanese Boy’s Stabbing
Regular flights between Japan and China marked their 50-year anniversary Sunday. Japan Airlines C...
September 30, 2024
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Companies Building Wooden Stores in Kyushu; Aim to Make Facilities More Environmentally Friendly
Retailers are constructing wooden buildings in Kyushu because the manufacturing of the building m...
September 29, 2024
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Camera Failure at Fukushima N-plant Likely Caused by Overcurrent due to Strong Radiation; No Prospect of Resuming Operation
Cameras attached to a device used to retrieve radioactive debris from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...
September 27, 2024
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SoftBank Group Firms Pay Salaries through PayPay
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Telecommunications and investment company SoftBank Group Corp. and nine affi...
September 26, 2024
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Japan Watchdog Seeks ¥21.76 Mil. Fine For Nomura Securities;Manipulation of Govt Bond Futures Market Suspected
Japan’s financial watchdog recommended Wednesday a ¥21.76 million fine for Nomura Securities Co. ...
September 25, 2024
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Umaibo, You Too? Japan’s Yaokin Co. to Increase Prices of Beloved Snack Again
The price of Umaibo, stick-shaped puffed corn snacks, will be raised from ¥12 to ¥15 starting wit...
September 25, 2024
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Japan’s Meiji to Boost IP Protection After Popular Snack Copied; Fake Earphones Based on Long-Selling Kinoko no Yama
Meiji Co. is planning to heighten protection of its intellectual property, in response to the sal...
September 25, 2024
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Japan Bullet Train Riders Invited On Wild Shrimp Chase; Tokaido Line, Popular Snack Share 60th Anniversary
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, Central Japan ...
September 25, 2024
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JR East Employee in His 70s Earns Doctorate on Safe Train Operations; Believes Accidents Caused by Human Error Can Be Reduced
Yoshinobu Katagata, a senior engineer at East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), has earned a doctorate...
September 23, 2024
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4 Japanese Banks Participate in Int’l Digital Currency Project
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Four Japanese banks are among over 40 commercial financial institutions partic...
September 22, 2024
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iPhone 16 Released in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The new iPhone 16 smartphone series of U.S. technology giant Apple Inc. went...
September 21, 2024
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Panasonic Holdings Unveils Details about Osaka-Kansai Expo Pavilion; Company Seeks to ‘Set Senses Free’
OSAKA — Panasonic Holdings Corp. on Thursday revealed details about its pavilion for the Osaka-Ka...
September 21, 2024
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Suzuki unveils Moped with Pedals; Vehicle Combines Features of Electric Assisted Bicycle, Motorcycle
Suzuki Motor Corp. unveiled a vehicle that has the features of both a bicycle and motorcycle to t...
September 20, 2024
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Japanese Companies Allowing Workers to Leave China after Fatal Stabbing
Beijing (Jiji Press)—Some Japanese companies are beginning to allow their expatriate employees in...
September 20, 2024
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Nintendo, Pokemon Sue Palworld Developer
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — Video game giant Nintendo Co. and Pokemon Co., a Nintendo affiliate, said Th...
September 20, 2024
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