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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends above 53,000 for 1st Time
Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average finished above 53,000 for ...
January 13, 2026
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Japan to Convene Ordinary Diet Session Jan. 23
Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara informed the Diet on Tu...
January 13, 2026
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Scandal-Tainted Ex-Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa Re-Elected
Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Jan. 13 (Jiji Press) — Former Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa was re-elected Mo...
January 13, 2026
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Real Wages in Japan Fall for 11th Straight Month in November
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index fell 2.8% year on year in Novembe...
January 8, 2026
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Japan Police to Ramp Up Steps against Laundering of Scam Money
Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)—Japanese police plan to strengthen penalties for illegal transfers of ...
January 8, 2026
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Japan Sees Record 47,000 Asian Black Bear Sightings in April-Nov.
Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)—Asian black bear sightings in Japan from April to November 2025 totale...
January 8, 2026
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Japan Urges China to Revoke Dual-Use Goods Export Ban
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it has urged China to withdraw ...
January 7, 2026
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Japan’s Nagasaki, Okinawa Make N.Y. Times’ 52 Places to Go in 2026
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Nagasaki and Okinawa have been selected for The New York Times’ l...
January 7, 2026
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Japan to Draw up Action Plan to Reduce Clothing Waste
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to compile by March an action plan aimed ...
January 5, 2026
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Japan CDP Chief Criticizes U.S. Strike on Venezuela
Ise, Mie Pref., Jan. 4 (Jiji Press)—Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional ...
January 5, 2026
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Anti-Takaichi LDP Members Remain Low-Key
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)—Few members of Japan’s conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ...
December 31, 2025
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Putin Sends New Year’s Message to Trump, But Not to Takaichi
Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)—Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his Christmas and New Y...
December 31, 2025
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Japan’s Princess Kako Marks 31st Birthday, Contributed to Key Events This Year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Prince...
December 29, 2025
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Convenience Store Chain Lawson May Start OTC Drug Delivery in 2026
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Convenience store chain Lawson Inc. plans to launch as early as 2026 a deliv...
December 28, 2025
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Tokyo Police Raid Luxury Sauna Operator over Customer Deaths
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police searched locations linked to a luxury sauna facility operator o...
December 26, 2025
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