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Politics & GovernmentGovt, ruling bloc mulling tax break on wage hikes for all employees
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government and ruling camp are considering requiring companies to raise the...
November 25, 2021
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EconomyHeavy burden on household budgets
The impact of high oil prices on the Japanese economy will be widespread. Business performance will ...
November 25, 2021
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Companies
Tokyo Kikai seeks panel opinion on halt to takeover defense
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese newspaper printing press maker Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd. said Thursd...
November 25, 2021
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EconomyTapping reserves could fuel backlash from oil-producing nations
The decision by six nations, including Japan, to release tens of millions of barrels of oil from the...
November 25, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentCultural agency to earmark ¥6.5 bil. in supplementary budget to preserve local festivals
With local festivals and other traditional events facing a crisis amid the novel coronavirus pandemi...
November 25, 2021
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General NewsIt’s Sho-time for annual hina doll display
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani and Nobel Prize-winning scientist Syukuro Manabe were among the notable’...
November 25, 2021
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General NewsLED helium lanterns carry bright wishes into a dark sky
About 100 helium-filled lanterns on strings, lit from within by LEDs and carrying written wishes suc...
November 25, 2021
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ArtUnraveling the mesmerizing, delicate world of paper quilling
Paper quilling is a globally popular art form in which thin colored paper strips are coiled and arra...
November 25, 2021
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General NewsJapanese ballet legend Maki lives on in students, company
Asami Maki, the light of the Japanese ballet world, died on Oct. 20 at the age of 87. Maki apparentl...
November 25, 2021
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General NewsMonorail offers mobile vantage point on Tokyo at night
Passengers take pictures of the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo from inside a Tokyo Monorail train on Tuesda...
November 25, 2021
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EconomySoft drink market shrinks as fewer people use vending machines
The market for soft drinks, such as coffee and juice, has been shrinking as fewer people using vendi...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressBiden picks women of color to lead White House budget office
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Two women of color are President Joe Biden’s picks to lead the White House b...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressAll 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors on Wednesday convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahma...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressMigrant boat capsizes in English Channel; at least 31 dead
PARIS (AP) — At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the Engli...
November 25, 2021
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Associated PressEthiopia says PM, a Nobel Peace laureate, is at battlefront
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister has gone to the battlefron...
November 25, 2021