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Associated PressApple Unveils a $3,500 Headset as It Wades into the World of Virtual Reality
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users b...
June 6, 2023
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EconomyJapan Households Expected to Shell Out Additional ¥145,000 in FY23
Households in Japan will likely fork out an additional ¥145,000 this fiscal year following 12 months...
June 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentLarge Japanese Firms Urged to Raise Female Exec Ratio to 30％
The government has set a goal for large Japanese companies to have at least 30% of their executives ...
June 6, 2023
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PerspectivesNagaokakyo: Why Was This Ancient Capital City So Short-lived?
After the capital of Japan moved to Heiankyo, now called Kyoto, in 794, it remained there for more t...
June 5, 2023
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General NewsApp Maps Climbing Congestion on Japan’s Peaks
The climbing season has begun in earnest, and with the easing of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the...
June 5, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, Australia to Simplify Joint Research of Defense Assets
SINGAPORE (Jiji Press)— Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and his Australian counterpart, Richard Mar...
June 5, 2023
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MarketsNikkei Average Tops 32,000
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average topped 32,000 on Monday for the first time in about 33 years....
June 5, 2023
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General NewsTokyo Expressway Ramps to be Used for Flood Evacuations
The Tokyo metropolitan government and five wards particularly at risk from flooding in the eastern p...
June 5, 2023
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General NewsStraw Hats Hit Peak Production in Saitama Pref.
With the days growing hotter, straw hat production has kicked into high gear in Kasukabe, Saitama Pr...
June 5, 2023
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General NewsTiananmen Anniversary Marked in Japan, Taiwan with Calls for Democratization of China, Hong Kong
On the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident, rallies were held in Taiwan and Japan...
June 5, 2023
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General NewsJapan My Number IDs Linked to Wrong Bank Accounts
A large number of bank accounts have been linked to My Number identification cards bearing a name th...
June 5, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, S. Korea Defense Chiefs Put Past Sour Relations to Bed
SINGAPORE — In a meeting Sunday, the Japanese and South Korean defense ministers prioritized bilater...
June 5, 2023
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General NewsStone Coffin Opened at Yoshinogari Site in Saga Pref.
SAGA (Jiji Press) — The Saga prefectural government Monday opened a sarcophagus tomb unearthed at th...
June 5, 2023
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Japan In FocusShrine in Yamagata Pref. Celebrates Clean Air
ASAHI, Yamagata — The annual Air Festival got off the ground at Kuki Shrine in Asahi, Yamagata Prefe...
June 5, 2023
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EnvironmentTrade, Release of Invasive Crayfish, Turtles to be Banned
A government ordinance targeting two invasive alien species came into force Thursday, banning the tr...
June 5, 2023