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Inspection of Japan Visa Subsidiary Begins Over Alleged Antimonopoly Law Violation
The Japan Fair Trade Commission began Wednesday onsite inspections of Visa Inc.’s Japan subsidiar...
July 17, 2024
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Japanese Firms to Be Promoted at Event in Fiji; 12 Companies to Exhibit Their Technologies
The government plans to hold an event in Fiji this autumn to promote Japanese businesses to Pacif...
July 17, 2024
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Fisheries Board to Raise Japan’s Pacific Bluefin Tuna Catch Quotas
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Countries Tuesday agreed to raise Japan’s annual quotas for Pacific bluefin ...
July 17, 2024
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Flaming Torches Welcome Gods in Nachi Fan Festival; Spectators Visit from Across Japan
NACHIKATSUURA, Wakayama — Shrine parishioners carrying 12 giant flaming torches paraded along the...
July 16, 2024
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15 Tokyo H.S. Students Complain of Lip Pain after Eating Spicy Potato Chips
Fifteen students at a metropolitan high school in Tokyo’s Ota Ward complained of burning lips and...
July 16, 2024
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Farm Stays Increasingly Popular with Foreign Tourists; Interactions with Local Farmers in Rich Natural Environment Proves a Hit
UTSUNOMIYA — The number of guests staying on farms in Tochigi Prefecture is on the rise. Farm sta...
July 16, 2024
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Students’ Personal Data Mismanaged; Data Sent to Foreign Businesses, Used to Update Apps
Local governments have authorized Recruit Co. — a provider of educational apps — to directly obta...
July 16, 2024
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Japan to Toughen Penalties over Drunken Truck Drivers
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s transport ministry plans to strengthen administrative penalties on log...
July 15, 2024
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Woman Dies After Being Hit by 3 Cars on Mie Pref. Highway, Matsusaka; Police Say She Exited Vehicle After Collision
A 48-year-old woman was killed after being hit by three cars while walking on an expressway in Ma...
July 15, 2024
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Misdeed by Official at Nihon Univ. Weightlifting Club Found
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A senior official at Nihon University’s weightlifting club was found to have f...
July 15, 2024
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Embankment Collapses Under Heavy Rain on National Highway in Izumi, Kagoshima; Road Closure Follows
KAGOSHIMA – A roadside embankment collapsed on a national highway in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture,...
July 15, 2024
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Man Dies on Mt. Fuji’s Shizuoka-Side Trail; 4th Death Since Start of Climbing Season
SHIZUOKA — A man was found on Mt. Fuji along a trail near the mountain’s eighth station and later...
July 15, 2024
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Kyushu Shinkansen Suspends, Resumes Operation between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo (UPDATE 1)
Kyushu Shinkansen train service was suspended between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo stations on Mon...
July 15, 2024
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Monument Built in Kyoto in Memory of KyoAni Arson Victims
Uji, Kyoto Pref. (Jiji Press)—A ceremony took place in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Sunday to mark t...
July 14, 2024
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Monkeys Make a Splash in Oita Pref.; Annual Monkey Pool Opened
Pool season started for the monkeys of Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita Prefecture ...
July 14, 2024
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