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CompaniesNintendo can’t fulfill Switch holiday demand, cuts forecast on chip shortage
TOKYO (Reuters) — Nintendo Co. on Thursday cut its full year Switch sales forecast by 6% and said it...
November 4, 2021
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CompaniesNew Mazda cars will stop if driver suffers health problem
TOKYO (AP) — Cars already know how to park themselves, warn drowsy drivers, steer back into the righ...
November 4, 2021
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EconomyJapan labor leader vows to fight for stable, better work
TOKYO (AP) — The head of Japan’s largest labor federation says she is determined to listen to the vo...
November 4, 2021
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EconomyJapan average pump price up for 9th straight week
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan has risen for the ninth s...
November 4, 2021
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CompaniesToyota boosts profit outlook on weaker yen, but warns of production risks
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp raised its profit outlook on Thursday helped by favorabl...
November 4, 2021
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Other SportsSkating star Hanyu pulls out of NHK Trophy with ankle injury
Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu has pulled out of next week’s NHK Trophy after...
November 4, 2021
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Imperial FamilyFather of Japan’s Crown Princess Kiko dies at 81
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tatsuhiko Kawashima, the father of Japan’s Crown Princess Kiko and a professor ...
November 4, 2021
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 14 new coronavirus cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo confirmed 14 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Thursday, down b...
November 4, 2021
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EconomyRCEP participants hope economy will recover, but wary of China
With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership set to take effect on Jan. 1, hopes are growing...
November 4, 2021
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General NewsFamous Japanese mountain road comes alive with fall colors in Nikko
An aerial view shows autumnal leaves at their peak around the Irohazaka, a pair of winding roads in ...
November 4, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentMonth in office, Kishida wants to carry out policies promptly
Marking his first month in office Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he wants to implement ...
November 4, 2021
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Performing ArtsTakarazuka Revue keeps evolving, takes on challenges
The Takarazuka Revue Company all-women theater group is going through some major changes this year. ...
November 4, 2021
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Political Series
Charting a Course / CDPJ’s ‘cooperation’ strategy at a crossroads
This is the third and final installment of a series that explores where the country’s politics go af...
November 4, 2021
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ElectionsSince returning to power in 2012, LDP increasingly involved in narrow election battles
Of the 187 LDP candidates who won their single-seat constituencies in Sunday’s House of Representati...
November 4, 2021
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ElectionsOver 90% of Abe’s ‘terrible third-termers’ won in general election
The recent general election also drew attention to the voters’ judgment on “terrible third-termers” ...
November 4, 2021