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CompaniesMUFG Bank Head Apologizes for Safe Deposit Thefts by Ex-Employee
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa on Monday apologized for thefts by a the...
December 16, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialGender Wage Gap: Expedite Efforts to Improve Treatment of Non-regular Employees
There has been an increase in the number of working women, but many challenges also remain, such ...
December 16, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Struggles of Germany’s Volkswagen: Miscalculation of EV Strategy a Serious Lesson for Japanese Makers
How should carmakers develop their strategies for the transition to electric vehicles?
...December 16, 2024
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Decommissioning FukushimaFukushima N-plant Decommissioning Work Enters New Stage; Challenge of Removing Debris Plain to See
I visited Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for th...
December 16, 2024
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ObituariesPioneering Japanese Art-House Animation Creator Yoji Kuri Dies at 96; Artist Instrumental in Forming Japan Animation Association
Yoji Kuri, a pioneering creator of artistic animated films, has died aged 96, his website announc...
December 16, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Prime Minister’s Cabinet Approval Rating Falls to 39％; Yomiuri Poll Shows 66％ Approval for Deal to Raise ¥1.03 Mil. Barrier
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet approval rating fell 4 points to 39%, according to the la...
December 16, 2024
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CompaniesMUFG Bank Ordered to Report on Safe Deposit Box Thefts
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Financial Services Agency has ordered MUFG Bank to submit a report o...
December 16, 2024
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Travel SpotsHuge Snake in Park; Artwork Seems to Slither at Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki Pref.
HITACHI-NAKA, Ibaraki — A work of art in the shape of a giant snake has appeared on the grounds o...
December 16, 2024
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General NewsResearch Institute Ranks Tokyo 3rd Among Major Cities; Attractiveness as Tourist Destination Highly Praised
The Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies has ranked Tokyo third among 48 maj...
December 16, 2024
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US & CanadaWidow of Late Japan PM Abe Meets with Trump
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Akie Abe, the widow of the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, met...
December 16, 2024
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ArtImmerse Yourself in Snoopy’s World Ahead of Comic Strip’s 75th Anniversary Next Year; Renovated, Refreshed Museum Features Original, Reproduced Comic Strips, Vintage Merchandise
Why not visit the Snoopy Museum Tokyo and immerse yourself in the world of “Peanuts” ahead of the...
December 16, 2024
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ReutersNorth Korean Media Reports South Korean President Yoon’s Impeachment
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state media KCNA on Monday reported on the South Korean parliament...
December 16, 2024
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ReutersSouth Korea’S Yoon Defied Prosecutors’ Summons in Martial Law Probe, Yonhap Reports
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol did not comply with a summons from prosecu...
December 16, 2024
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ReutersRussian Tanker Splits in Storm, Spilling Oil into Kerch Strait
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart ...
December 16, 2024
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ReutersSyrian Christians Attend Services, Schools Reopen a Week after Assad’s Overthrow
DAMASCUS/LATAKIA, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian Christians attended regular Sunday services for the fi...
December 16, 2024