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EconomyTax-Free Investment Program to be Expanded in January; Japan Seeks to Promote Shift From Savings to Investments
The Nippon Individual Savings Account (NISA) investment program will be expanded in January by signi...
December 26, 2023
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General NewsCar Discovered at Site of Landslide in Nara Prefecture
NARA — Rescue workers on Tuesday uncovered a car at the site of a landslide that buried part of a na...
December 26, 2023
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SumoOzeki Kirishima Determined to Earn Promotion to Yokozuna on 1st Try
Ozeki Kirishima will get his first chance for promotion at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tourname...
December 26, 2023
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ObituariesTV Actor Kamar De Los Reyes of ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘Call of Duty’ Dies at 56
Kamar de los Reyes, a television, movie and voice actor best known for playing a gang member-turned-...
December 26, 2023
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General NewsJapan Job Availability Ratio Slides to 1.28 in Nov.
TOKYO, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers...
December 26, 2023
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Crime & CourtsProsecutors Admit Inappropriate Questioning in 2019 Vote-Buying Case
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office on Monday admitted inappropriate question...
December 26, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Edges Higher as Shipper Gains Outweigh Retailer Losses
TOKYO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged higher on Tuesday as gains for shippers...
December 26, 2023
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TechnologyJAXA Successfully Puts Lunar Probe into Orbit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Monday that it has successfu...
December 26, 2023
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ReutersRussia Says One Person Was Killed, a Large Landing Ship Damaged, in Ukrainian Attack on Crimea
Reuters - One person was killed, two injured and a large landing ship called Novocherkassk was damag...
December 26, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to OK Henoko Land Work Changes Instead of Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki; Case to be First Use of ‘Execution by Proxy’
Land minister Tetsuo Saito said at a press conference Tuesday morning that the central government wi...
December 26, 2023
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General NewsAmami Islands Mark 70 Years since Return to Japan
AMAMI, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — The Amami Islands in southwestern Japan on Monday marked 70 years si...
December 26, 2023
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CompaniesDaihatsu Halts Vehicle Production at Company’s HQ Plant in Osaka; All Manufacturing Stopped
Daihatsu Motor Co. on Tuesday temporarily stopped production at the plant at the company’s headquart...
December 26, 2023
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ObituariesEx-Komeito Head Takeiri, Who Worked for Ties with China, Dies at 97
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Komeito chief Yoshikatsu Takeiri, who played an important role for Japan...
December 26, 2023
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DeliciousMole, ‘curry of Mexico,’ Embodies Nation’s History
Today, you might well see tacos, burritos or guacamole on a kitchen table in Japan and not bat an ey...
December 26, 2023
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Washington PostPope’s Patriarch Observes Somber Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - On Christmas Eve, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusa...
December 26, 2023