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Companies60% of Smaller Companies Boost Salaries in Japan
A survey conducted by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry found 62.3% of small and mid-sized ...
June 1, 2023
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Defense & SecuritySDF, JCG Conduct Joint Training for Attack Response
The Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard on Tuesday conducted their first joint tabletop ex...
June 1, 2023
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Companies20 Muji Stores to Be Constructed of Wood Using Domestic Timber
Ryohin Keikaku Co., operator of the Muji brand of household products, will build about 20 stores mad...
June 1, 2023
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Crime & CourtsPolice Find Kumamoto Woman was Murdered
A 29-year-old woman found dead in a building in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, died from suffocation, Kumamoto...
June 1, 2023
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CompaniesDepartment Stores Prepare for Summer Gifting Season
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — This year’s summer gift-giving season has arrived in Japan, with Isetan Mitsuko...
June 1, 2023
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ReutersAmazon’s Ring Used to Spy on Customers, FTC Says in Privacy Settlement
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - A former employee of Amazon.com's Ring doorbell camera unit spied for...
June 1, 2023
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Film & TVKoji Yakusho’s Cannes Award Delights Shibuya Ward Mayor
Mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward Ken Hasebe expressed his excitement over Koji Yakusho winning the Best...
June 1, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Factory Activity Expands for 1st Time in 7 Months
TOKYO, June 1 - Japan's factory activity expanded in May for the first time in seven months thanks t...
June 1, 2023
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ReutersUS Set to Allow GE to Make Engines in India for New Delhi’s Military Jets
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, May 31 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is poised to sign off on a deal th...
June 1, 2023
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ReutersYoung South Koreans Drive Shift in Attitudes to Japan as Ties Thaw
SEOUL, May 31 (Reuters) - Jeong Se-ah feels happy to see Tanaka, a Japanese bar host character from ...
June 1, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialErdogan’s Mediating Diplomacy to be Truly Tested
The fact that the leaders of both Russia and Ukraine have sent their congratulations symbolizes the ...
June 1, 2023
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ReutersUS Defense Secretary Austin Looks Forward to Deeper Cooperation with Japan
TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Thursday told U.S. Defense Sec...
June 1, 2023
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ReutersTaiwan, U.S. to Sign First Deal under New Trade Framework
TAIPEI, June 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan and the United States will sign the first deal under a new trade t...
June 1, 2023
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ReutersUS Debt Ceiling Bill Advances Toward Tight Vote in House
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the ...
June 1, 2023
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General News4.4-Magnitude Quake Hits Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.4 struck Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:28 a.m. Thursday,...
June 1, 2023