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Politics & GovernmentIshiba, Other Japanese Lawmakers Meet Taiwan Vice President
Taipei (Jiji Press)—A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers, including Shigeru Ishiba, former...
August 13, 2024
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MarketsJapan’s Nikkei Stock Index Jumps over 800 Points
Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index soared over 800 points tempo...
August 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Fumio Kishida Holds Phone Talks with Tajik, Turkmen Leaders
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday held phone talks with Tajik Pr...
August 13, 2024
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General NewsJapan Advisory on Megaquake Fuels Spread of Misinformation; Government Urges Caution Amid Baseless Social Media Claims
False information has been spreading on social media following the recent issuance of an advisory...
August 12, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialAviation Fuel Shortage: Increase in Visitors to Japan Should Not Be Hindered
Numerous plans to set up new routes or add more flights on existing routes are being abandoned du...
August 12, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Saving People in Cardiac Arrest: Increase Number of Those Capable of Using AEDs
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are now seen more frequently at stations, airports and o...
August 12, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsKagami Concludes Japan’s Medal Rush with Wrestling Gold; Japan Earns First Gold in Heaviest Women’s Weight Class
PARIS — Yuka Kagami won the gold medal in the women’s 76-kilogram wrestling event at the Paris Ol...
August 12, 2024
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General NewsVictims Mourned 39 Years after JAL Jet Crash
Ueno, Gunma Pref. (Jiji Press)—Bereaved families and others went on a memorial hike to the mounta...
August 12, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s Weather Agency Calls for Caution Against Quake Prediction Hoaxes; Advises Focus on Disaster Prevention Measures
It is extremely difficult to predict the occurrence of earthquakes with a specific location and d...
August 12, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Fumio Kishida Announces to Take All Possible Anti-Disaster Measures against Typhoon Maria
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that he has instructed Yoshifumi Matsumura, minister of ...
August 12, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapanese Athletes Win 20 Gold Medals at Paris Olympics in New Record High for Olympics Held Outside Japan
PARIS — The Paris Olympics came to an end Sunday with Japan’s team winning 20 gold medals, the na...
August 12, 2024
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General NewsNankai Trough Earthquake Evacuation Shelters Open across 4 Prefectures in Japan as Advisory Issued; Some Have Already Evacuated
A total of 139 evacuation centers have opened across 24 municipalities in four prefectures — Aich...
August 12, 2024
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General NewsTyphoon Maria Brings Record-breaking Rain to Japan’s Tohoku Region; Akita Shinkansen Line Partially Closed (UPDATE1)
Typhoon Maria made landfall in Iwate Prefecture on Monday and brought torrential rains, which col...
August 12, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Protests S. Korea’s Maritime Survey near Takeshima
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday protested South Korea’s maritime survey nea...
August 12, 2024
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EconomyYen Carry Positions Rapidly Resolved in Recent Yen Rally
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—So-called yen carry positions in the international monetary market appear to h...
August 12, 2024