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CompaniesNissan Forecasts Record Net Loss of up to ¥750 Billion in FY24; Sales Slump, Restructuring Costs Impact Heavily
Nissan Motor Co. expects to report a net loss of up to ¥750 billion in its consolidated financial...
April 25, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Accelerates Financial Assistance for Businesses; Working to Handle Growing Concerns Over Tariffs
The government decided on an emergency response package aimed primarily at supporting small and m...
April 25, 2025
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Japan In FocusRemaining Snow Resembles White Horse, Signaling Spring in Gifu Pref.
GIFU — On the slopes of Mt. Kasagatake in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, a white horse, a traditional...
April 25, 2025
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General NewsWisteria Trees in Full Bloom at Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture; About 300,000 Visitors Expected April 26-May 5
ASHIKAGA, Tochigi — Wisteria trees have begun blooming in Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Tochi...
April 25, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (April 25)
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April 25, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Lawmakers Share Sense of Crisis Over Decrease of Bookstores; Yomiuri, Kodansha Joint Proposal Hopes to Revitalize Bookstores
Groups of nonpartisan lawmakers shared a sense of crisis over the decline in reading and in the n...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressNintendo Switch 2 Preorders See ‘Overwhelming’ Demand, Frustrations for Hopeful Buyers
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struc...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressPolish and Israeli Presidents Lead March of the Living at Auschwitz
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The Polish and Israeli presidents joined thousands of Israeli youth and o...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressHong Kong Allows Outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to Attend Pope Francis’ Funeral
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave th...
April 25, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends Higher on Trump’s Easing Tariff Tone, Weaker Yen (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday as investors scoo...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressBonobos in Congo Form Girl Groups to Fend off Male Aggression, Study Says
NEW YORK (AP) — Female bonobos find strength in numbers, teaming up to fend off males in the wild...
April 25, 2025
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ReutersMoscow Calls Japanese Loan to Ukraine Backed by Frozen Russian Assets ‘Theft’
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia on Thursday accused Japan of treachery and complicity in theft after To...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Ban on Transgender Members of the Military to Take Effect, for Now
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to ...
April 25, 2025
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General NewsBear Flees After Trapped in Residential Area in Iwate Pref.; Residents Uninjured
MORIOKA - A bear ran through a residential area on Thursday in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, after ...
April 25, 2025
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Associated PressTrade War and Leery Travelers Have Airlines Trimming Flights and Withdrawing Financial Guidance
Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit ...
April 25, 2025