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Politics & GovernmentSide Effects of Increasing Japan’s Minimum Wage a Concern; Small, Midsize Businesses May Have Difficulty Passing on Costs
Persistent inflation was reflected in Japan’s average minimum wage, which is expected to surpass ...
August 5, 2025
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Defense & SecurityAustralia Chooses Japan to Help Develop New Warship, Setting Stage for Stronger Defense Ties
Australia has chosen Japan as its partner in developing a new model of warship, according to anno...
August 5, 2025
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General NewsJapan Heat Record Smashed As Gunma Prefecture Hits 41.8 C; Heatstroke Alerts Issued for 44 Prefectures Across Nation
A scorching 41.6 C was recorded in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, shattering th...
August 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Rice Curbs to be Ended in Policy Reversal, as Ishiba to Push for Larger Harvests
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was to announce Tuesday a major policy shift to boost rice output a...
August 5, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Descendant Left Behind in the Philippines After World War II to Visit Family in Japan for 1st Time
SAN PABLO, Philippines — A son of a Japanese man, who was left behind in the Philippines during t...
August 5, 2025
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Washington PostShe Owes a Private School $27,000. Her Daughter Never Attended.
The single mother stood alone before the judge, trying to convince him she shouldn’t have to pay ...
August 5, 2025
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BaseballCentral League to adopt DH from 2027
For the baseball purists who like to see pitchers bat, the last holdout has succumbed to modern t...
August 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Wants to Convey Personal Message to Mark 80 Years Since End of WWII; Will Likely Examine Political Failures That Led to War
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his desire to mark 80 years since the end of World War II...
August 5, 2025
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EconomyJapan’s Minimum Wage to Exceed ¥1,000 Nationwide for 1st Time; Record Increase of ¥63 Requested by Subcommittee
A subcommittee of the Central Minimum Wages Council, an advisory body to the health, labor and we...
August 5, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialIntensive Diet Deliberation on Tariffs: Details of Japan-U.S. Agreement Too Ambiguous
Japan and the United States reportedly agreed on reducing the U.S. tariff rate on Japanese automo...
August 5, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Minimum Wage: This Significant Increase Will Help Reduce Disparities Between Regions
After seven rounds of deliberations — an unusually high number — the minimum wage was raised by t...
August 5, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Oyster Farmers Hit by Kamchatka Quake Tsunami Begin Restoration Work in Mie, Miyagi Prefectures
TOBA, Mie/KESENNUMA, Miyagi — Oyster farmers along Japan’s coast damaged by the tsunami triggered...
August 5, 2025
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Washington PostHe Left Iran 40 Years Ago. He May Be Deported to Romania. Or Australia.
Sharp knocks on the front door interrupted Firouzeh Firouzabadi’s Saturday morning coffee. On the...
August 5, 2025
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Netanyahu Fires Attorney General as Domestic Pressure over Gaza Heats up
TEL AVIV - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government voted unanimously Mon...
August 5, 2025
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Washington PostTexas House Republicans Vote to Issue Civil Arrest Warrants for Fleeing Democrats
CHICAGO - Texas Republicans on Monday sought to retaliate against Democrats who fled the state, v...
August 5, 2025