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Markets
Selling Snaps Tokyo Stocks’ 4-Session Bull Run
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks turned modestly lower Thursday after advancing for four sessions i...
January 27, 2023
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Companies
Bank of Yokohama Set to Acquire Kanagawa Bank
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Bank of Yokohama, operating chiefly in Kanagawa Prefecture, plans to acquire K...
January 27, 2023
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General News
Japanese Police to Expand Scope of Online Content Subject to Takedown Requests
The National Police Agency plans to expand from March the scope of online content subject to takedow...
January 27, 2023
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General News
Japan’s NTT East Eyes Entering Insect-Based Food Business
NTT East Corp. is planning to work with a venture company to produce crickets for human consumption....
January 27, 2023
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Politics & Government
Former Japan PM Yoshihide Suga Calls for Deepening Ties with India
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called for strengthening Japan-India ties at a ceremony to cele...
January 26, 2023
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Coronavirus
Govt to Lower COVID-19 Classification on May 8
The government has decided on a plan to lower the classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Di...
January 26, 2023
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Companies
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda to Step Aside, Become Chairman
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its CEO and president, Akio Toyoda, will become c...
January 26, 2023
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Economy
Japan Electronics Union to Seek Pay Scale Hike of ¥7,000 or More
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The umbrella body for labor unions at Japanese electronics makers said Thursday...
January 26, 2023
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Baseball
Cardinals’ Nootbaar, Boston’s Yoshida in Japan’s WBC team
TOKYO (AP) — Japan completed naming its 30-man roster on Thursday for the World Baseball Classic, wh...
January 26, 2023
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Markets
TSE Transition Period to End in March 2025
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo Stock Exchange said Wednesday that it plans to end the transition per...
January 26, 2023
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Washington Post
Elaine Chao responds to Trump’s racist attacks on her Asian American heritage
WASHINGTON - Former transportation secretary Elaine Chao issued a rare public comment about former p...
January 26, 2023
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Science
Ancient Ostrich Eggs Found in Southern Israeli Desert
NITZANA, Israel (AFP-Jiji) — Ostrich eggs estimated to be at least 4,000 years old have been found i...
January 26, 2023
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Weekly Edition
The Japan News / Weekly Edition (1/27-2/2)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
January 26, 2023
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Climate Change
Coral Bleaching Causing ‘Unnecessary’ Fish Fights
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Fish that have lost food due to mass coral bleaching are getting into more unnece...
January 26, 2023
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Science
New Species of Lizard Discovered in Peru
LIMA (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in a protected natural area in ...
January 26, 2023