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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Set FY 2024 General-Account Spending at Some 112 T. Yen
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government is in the final stages of coordination to set the amount ...
December 21, 2023
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Asia-PacificDocuments Reveal China Tolerated SDF Peacekeeping
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — China said in talks related to then Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin’...
December 21, 2023
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General NewsHeavy Snow Expected over Wide Area of Japan through Saturday
Warning-level snowfall is expected across a wide area of Japan, mainly on the Sea of Japan side, thr...
December 21, 2023
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CompaniesJapan Transport Ministry Begins On-Site Inspection of Daihatsu Motor over Rigged Safety Tests (UPDATE 1)
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Ministry began an on-site inspection of Daihatsu Mo...
December 21, 2023
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General NewsJapan to Impose Restrictions on Sales of Over-The-Counter Drugs to Minors
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry intends to prohibit the sales of over-the-counter medicines t...
December 21, 2023
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CompaniesNippon Steel Aims to Meld Tech Strengths With U.S. Steel; Both Firms Have Valuable Decarbonization Know-How
Nippon Steel Corp.’s acquisition of United States Steel Corp. is aimed at securing a stable supply o...
December 21, 2023
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CompaniesDaihatsu President Apologizes for Suspension of Car Shipments Due to Scandal Involving Misconduct In Crash Tests
Daihatsu Motor Co. President Soichiro Okudaira apologized Wednesday for the company suspending shipm...
December 20, 2023
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Political SeriesUnreported Funds — The dark side of factions / Excess Funds Said Returned to Members Since Mid-1990s
About a dozen prosecutors from the special investigative squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecut...
December 20, 2023
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ScienceAstronomers Surprised to Find Planet ‘too Massive for Its Star’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Our Milky Way galaxy’s most common type of star is called a red dwarf — much ...
December 20, 2023
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Defense & Security
Japan Plans Export of Patriot Missiles to U.S., ahead of Change to Arms Transfer Rules
The government is making final arrangements to ship domestically made Patriot missiles to the United...
December 20, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi Leaves Ruling Party Faction
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi on Wednesday left a ruling party faction ...
December 20, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Closes at over 5-month High after BOJ Gives No Hint of Policy Shift
TOKYO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei closed at a more than five-month high on Wednesday as cauti...
December 20, 2023
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EnvironmentFishing Nations Pledge Shark, Ray Protection
CAIRO (AFP-Jiji) — Atlantic fishing nations have agreed to better protect sharks and rays by limitin...
December 20, 2023
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ScienceWebb Space Telescope Spies Precocious ‘teenage’ Galaxies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Since becoming operational last year, the James Webb Space Telescope has made...
December 20, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan NRA to Lift Ban on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Plant Operations
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday to lift its de facto ban on ...
December 20, 2023