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Companies
FTC Inspects 4 Firms over Suspected Paper Bid-Rigging
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of seven...
April 12, 2023
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Elections
Japan’s Komeito Growing Concerned over Ishin Election Wins
Komeito, the Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition partner, is growing increasingly concerned about t...
April 12, 2023
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General News
40% of People in Japan Feel Lonely, Survey Says
Some 40% of people in Japan feel lonely at least occasionally, according to the recently released re...
April 12, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan’s New Foreign Policy Report Sees World at Turning Point
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday released its annual foreign policy report, in which it describes the...
April 11, 2023
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Elections
Japan’s JCP Fails to Win Seats in 5 Prefectures in Local Elections
No Japanese Communist Party candidate was elected in five prefectures in the first half of unified l...
April 11, 2023
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Politics & Government
Taiko Pharmaceutical Ordered to Pay over ¥600 Million in Disinfectant Product Debacle
Taiko Pharmaceutical Co. has been ordered to pay a record surcharge of more than ¥600 million for cl...
April 11, 2023
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Elections
Party Heavyweights Hit the Road as By-election Campaigns Kick Off
Campaigning for by-elections to fill four House of Representative seats officially kicked off Tuesda...
April 11, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan Wants G7 to Discuss Global AI Rules
Internal affairs minister Takeaki Matsumoto said Tuesday he wants to discuss rules for reliable AI t...
April 11, 2023
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Politics & Government
Call to Abolish Japan’s Foreign Intern Program Reflects Battle for Manpower
A government panel’s recent call to abolish the so-called technical intern training program for fore...
April 11, 2023
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Politics & Government
42 Prefectures, Cities to Issue Green Bonds
Forty-two prefectures and major cities are poised to jointly issue “green bonds” to raise funds for ...
April 11, 2023
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Imperial Family
Japan Govt OKs Trip to Britain by Crown Prince, Princess
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Tuesday approved a plan for Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Prin...
April 11, 2023
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Delicious
Earthly Sweet Potatoes Served in Support of Heavenly Mission
WAKAYAMA — Baked sweet potatoes are being used to support the protection of a cultural property at a...
April 11, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Suspected Fraud Group Had Been at Cambodian Hotel Since Oct.
PHNOM PENH — A Japanese group suspected of defrauding victims in Japan from a hotel in Sihanoukville...
April 11, 2023
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Crime & Courts
60 Smartphones Seized in Cambodia Fraud Case
Cambodian police seized about 60 smartphones from a resort hotel in Sihanoukville Province in a case...
April 11, 2023
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Performing Arts
Japanese Ballet Dancers Shine at Youth America Grand Prix
Young Japanese dancers performed well at this year’s Youth America Grand Prix, one of the world’s fo...
April 11, 2023