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Japan Unemployment Rate Down for 1st Time in 7 Months
Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in February declined 0...
March 31, 2026
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Food Price Increases in Japan to Slow in April
Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)—Major food makers in Japan plan to raise prices for 2,798 items in A...
March 31, 2026
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Ex-Mayor of Ito, Central Japan, Indicted over Academic Fraud
Shizuoka, March 30 (Jiji Press)—Public prosecutors on Monday indicted without arrest Maki Takubo,...
March 31, 2026
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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that its sample Someiyoshino c...
March 30, 2026
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Dollar Tops 160 Yen for 1st Time in 20 Months
New York, March 27 (Jiji Press) — The dollar climbed to top ¥160 for the first time in about 20 m...
March 28, 2026
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Japan Top Court Backs Bear Hunter, Overturns High Court Ruling
Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)—The Supreme Court on Friday backed a hunter seeking to cancel the re...
March 27, 2026
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Chilean Man Gets Life Term in France over Missing Japanese Woman
Lyon, France, March 26 (Jiji Press)—A court in Lyon, France, on Thursday sentenced a Chilean man ...
March 27, 2026
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Japan Govt to Adopt Stopgap Budget on Friday
Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government plans to submit a stopgap budget to the Diet...
March 26, 2026
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WBC Shohei Ohtani Jersey Sold for 1.5 M. Dollars in Auction
New York, March 23 (Jiji Press) — A baseball jersey worn by Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani in t...
March 24, 2026
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Cherry Blossom-Viewing Budget Falls 13.8% to ¥6,383
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — People in Japan plan to spend ¥6,383 on average for cherry blossom viewing t...
March 24, 2026
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JIP Adopts Policy Agenda for 2026
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Innovation Party, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liber...
March 22, 2026
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Tokyo Sarin Attack Victims Remembered on 31st Anniversary
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Victims of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult’s sarin nerve gas attack on the T...
March 20, 2026
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Japan Removes Japanese Crane from Threatened Species List
Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Environment Ministry removed for the first time the red-crow...
March 17, 2026
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2 Dead after 2 Ships Capsize off Henoko in Okinawa
Naha, Okinawa Pref., March 16 (Jiji Press)—Two ships capsized on Monday off the Henoko district i...
March 16, 2026
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2 Japanese Women Injured in Capsule Hotel Fire in Seoul
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Sunday that three for...
March 16, 2026
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