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Japan In FocusMiyazaki: Castle represents entrepreneur’s dream
EBINO, Miyazaki — Picturesque Morioka Castle in Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture, has no connection whatso...
April 23, 2022
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Associated PressFrance issues arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Ghosn
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for disgraced auto tyco...
April 23, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan rethinks Ukraine aid plan after India blocks request for SDF aircraft to collect aid from Mumbai
The government has been forced to change a plan to transport Ukraine aid supplies from India on Self...
April 22, 2022
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RussiaRussia slaps travel ban on Harris, Zuckerberg
MOSCOW (AFP-Jiji) — Russia on Thursday slapped travel bans on U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Fac...
April 22, 2022
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Associated PressVideo shows Mike Tyson punching airline passenger
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities on Thursday were investigating an incident in which former heavywe...
April 22, 2022
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CompaniesHitachi Ltd. in talks to sell logistics unit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Hitachi Ltd. is in talks with U.S. private-equity firm KKR & Co. to sell subsid...
April 22, 2022
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ReutersToshiba shares jump after conglomerate opens door to buyout
TOKYO (Reuters) — Shares of Toshiba Corp. jumped nearly 5% in Tokyo trade on Friday, after the embat...
April 22, 2022
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Companies
Sanrio, NTT East release talking Hello Kitty robot for firms
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sanrio Co. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. said Thursday that a s...
April 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentLDP concedes to, frustrated by Komeito’s insistence on extra budget ahead of elections
Dissatisfaction is rising within the Liberal Democratic Party over what some LDP members say is ruli...
April 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.S. to cooperate for forex stability
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday that he agreed with U.S. Tr...
April 22, 2022
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CompaniesNew inspection malpractice found at Mitsubishi Electric
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Thursday that it has uncovered new cases of insp...
April 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentLDP proposal tweaks wording for ‘attack’ on enemy facilities
A Liberal Democratic Party commission has proposed changing the phrase to describe Japan’s ability t...
April 22, 2022
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Crime & CourtsFrench prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Ghosn
NANTERRE, France (AFP-Jiji) — French authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Car...
April 22, 2022
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Defense & Security
Lower house resolution urges govt to realize reduction, return of U.S. bases in Okinawa
The House of Representatives special committee on Okinawa and the northern problems passed a resolut...
April 22, 2022
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Economy
BOJ: Ukraine war’s impact on Japan’s financial system limited
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The impact of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine on Japan’s financial system ...
April 22, 2022