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General NewsDiet Enacts Bills to Promote My Number System
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet on Friday enacted bills designed to promote the use of 12-digit My Num...
June 3, 2023
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ReutersIndian Train Crash Death toll Jumps to 233, 900 Injured
(Reuters) – At least 233 people were killed and 900 were injured when two passenger trains collided ...
June 3, 2023
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Political PulseHow Long Can Kishida Remain Successful without Making Enemies?
Shohei Ohtani, a star player of the Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball team, is one of Japan’s...
June 3, 2023
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General NewsOrgan Donations on the Upswing in Japan
The number of organ donors in Japan who are brain-dead or died from cardiac arrest has been increasi...
June 3, 2023
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General NewsTeacher Recruitment Tests Likely to Be Moved Up a Month
Amid the increasingly serious shortage of teachers, the education ministry will likely move up the s...
June 3, 2023
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Insights Into The WorldLocal Government Can Lead to Robust Diplomacy
The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have brought to the fore a myriad of difficul...
June 2, 2023
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Crime & CourtsPoliticians’ Understanding Key to Police Efforts to Guard Them
The National Police Agency’s report on April’s attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Wakayama P...
June 2, 2023
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CompaniesKinki Nippon Tourist Raided over Vaccination Work Overcharging
OSAKA/TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Osaka prefectural police on Thursday raided offices of Kinki Nippon Touri...
June 2, 2023
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ReutersBank of China Chairman Visits Papua New Guinea Amid Sino-US Strategic Rivalry
SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) – Bank of China 601988.SS chairman Ge Haijiao has travelled to Papua New Gu...
June 2, 2023
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General NewsTokaido Shinkansen Partially Suspended Due to Typhoon
Service on the Tokaido Shinkansen line was partially suspended on Friday afternoon due to heavy rain...
June 2, 2023
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General NewsShogi Star Sota Fujii Becomes Youngest Meijin Titleholder
TAKAYAMA, Nagano (Jiji Press) — Professional shogi star Sota Fujii on Thursday became the youngest p...
June 2, 2023
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ReutersBOJ’s Ueda: No Set Time Frame for Hitting 2% Inflation Target
TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank did not have a set...
June 2, 2023
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General NewsHeavy Rain Batters Wide Areas of Japan
A typhoon and seasonal rain front brought heavy rain to prefectures along Japan’s Pacific coast on F...
June 2, 2023
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CompaniesJapan Govt Eyes Rules to Promote Competition in App Marketplaces
The government plans to introduce rules covering app marketplace services operated by IT giants in a...
June 2, 2023
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Crime & CourtsJapan Police Report Reveals Inadequacies in Security Plan for PM’s Campaign Visit to Wakayama
The security plan for a stump speech to be delivered by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a port in Wa...
June 2, 2023