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ReutersJapan’s MUFG in Talks for 20% Stake in India’s Shriram Finance, Economic Times Reports (Update 1)
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is in advanced talks to buy a 20% stake ...
October 1, 2025
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CompaniesJR East’s E10 Shinkansen May Be Delivered to India in 2029
Mumbai, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)—Next-generation E10 series Shinkansen bullet trains of East Japan R...
October 1, 2025
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Associated PressAt Least 91 Students Remain Buried in Rubble 2 Days after School Collapse in Indonesia
SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — At least 91 students remain trapped in concrete rubble almost two days...
October 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Government Simplifies Disaster Damage Assessment Procedure in Hopes of Expediting Recovery Process
The government has simplified municipal procedures for assessing damage to housing from disasters...
October 1, 2025
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Imperial FamilyJapan Emperor, Empress Visit School for Visually Impaired, Meet with Families of War Dead in Shiga Prefecture
The Emperor and Empress met with junior and high school students on Monday at a prefectural schoo...
September 30, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSame-Sex Partners Recognized under More Laws in Japan
Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government has decided to allow same-sex couples to be ...
September 30, 2025
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September 30, 2025
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CompaniesEx-Suntory Holdings Chairman Niinami Resigns as Chair of Japan Business Group over Purchase of Supplements
Former Chairman of Suntory Holdings Ltd. Takeshi Niinami offered his resignation on Tuesday as th...
September 30, 2025
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SoccerNissan Mulling Sale of Yokohama F. Marinos Soccer Club as Part of Restructuring Efforts
Nissan Motor Co. is considering selling some or all of its stake in the Yokohama F. Marinos, a pr...
September 30, 2025
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Joint Operations Command, Joint Staff Not Seeing Eye to Eye on Information Sharing, 6 Months After Launch of JOC
Six months have passed since the launch of the Joint Operations Command (JOC), and disagreements ...
September 30, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Arrived in S. Korea on His Last Official Trip Overseas
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday arrived in Busan, South Korea, where he will hold a summ...
September 30, 2025
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Travel SpotsSpiny Lobsters with Rare White, Blue Shells Exhibited Alive at Museum in Chiba Pref.
CHIBA — Two Ise-ebi spiny lobsters with unusual shell pigmentation — one white and one blue — hav...
September 30, 2025
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Imperial FamilyJapanese Princess Akiko to Become Head of Mikasa Family
Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese Imperial House Economy Council on Tuesday decided that ...
September 30, 2025
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General NewsNo Liver Transplants Performed at 3 Designated Facilities; Ministry Considering Review of Standards for Certification
Three of the 23 facilities designated nationwide to transplant livers donated by brain-dead indiv...
September 30, 2025
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General NewsTakeshi Niinami to Resign from Japan Association of Corporate Executives over Purchasing Supplement with Suspicious Ingredients
The Japan Association of Corporate Executives announced Tuesday that Takeshi Niinami will resign ...
September 30, 2025