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SoccerJapan moves into 2nd place in World Cup qualifying group
MUSCAT — A late goal from Junya Ito lifted Japan to a 1-0 victory against Oman in World Cup Group B ...
November 17, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentTax reform outline to include financial taxes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A financial income tax review will be noted as an important item for considerat...
November 17, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: Music agency ventures into NFT market
Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, said on Nov. 4 that it has teamed up with South Korea’s top c...
November 17, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
China: Young couples increasingly shun ‘formal weddings’
Young Chinese couples are increasingly abandoning large formal wedding ceremonies for smaller, intim...
November 17, 2021
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Economy
Japan Sept. core machinery orders almost flat
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in September were almost flat...
November 17, 2021
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Asia-PacificOnline summit meant to establish ‘guardrails’ for U.S.-China relations
WASHINGTON/BEIJING — The leaders of the United States and China confirmed in an online meeting Tuesd...
November 17, 2021
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Economy
BOJ to curb interest payments to regional banks under aid scheme
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan will curb the payments of additional interest on the balance ...
November 17, 2021
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ReutersJapan’s exports growth hits 8-month low as auto trade slides
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s exports snapped seven months of double-digit growth in October due to slow...
November 17, 2021
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Asia-PacificJapan, U.S. hold antisubmarine drills in S. China Sea
The Maritime Self-Defense Force has conducted antisubmarine drills with the U.S. Navy in the South C...
November 17, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to help job transfers of nonregular workers
The Japanese government plans to set up a new system of helping nonregular workers switch careers, i...
November 17, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
Japan welcomes Biden-Xi meeting’s conflict avoidance outcome
The dialogue between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in their first online...
November 17, 2021
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Associated PressYellen extends to Dec. 15 date for potential debt default
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress Tuesday that she believed she would ...
November 17, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Diet looks to soon fix flaw that gave members ¥1 million paychecks for 1 day
Parties in the Diet are looking to revise relevant laws after objections were raised to the fact tha...
November 17, 2021
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Associated PressChina, US to ease restrictions on each other’s media workers
BEIJING (AP) — China and the U.S. have agreed to ease restrictions on each other’s media workers ami...
November 17, 2021
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General NewsSwans winter in rice paddies near Tokyo
Swans that migrated south are wintering in rice paddies in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture. Residents began ...
November 17, 2021