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Nagasaki Not to Invite Israel to Aug. 9 Peace Ceremony
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Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki said Wednesday that his southwestern Japan city will not invite the Israeli ambassador to Japan to an annual peace ceremony on Aug. 9 to mark the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing.By 時事通信社
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66 B. Yen Stolen in Social Media Fraud in Japan in 1st Half
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The amount of money stolen in investment fraud and romance scam cases linked to social media in Japan totaled some 66.02 billion yen in the first half of the year, exceeding the 45.5 billion yen marked in the whole of 2023, police data showed Wednesday.By 時事通信社
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Japan Airlines and ANA Holdings Inc. both posted a decrease in consolidated net profit for the fiscal first quarter ended in June because of increasing fuel and personnel costs.By 時事通信社
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Japan to Boost Driverless Transportation Serices: Kishida
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The Japanese government will allow full-year autonomous driving transportation services on at least 25 public road routes by March next year and on 100 routes at an early date, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday.By 時事通信社
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Kishida Pledges Flexible Policy Management after Rate Increase
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that his government will manage economic policy flexibly, following the Bank of Japan's decision earlier in the day to raise short-term interest rates.By 時事通信社
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Japan Spends 5.5 T. Yen in Forex Intervention in June-July
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Japan spent 5,534.8 billion yen in foreign exchange market interventions between June 27 and Monday, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.By 時事通信社
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Japan's Nagase Regains Olympic Glory after 3 Yrs of Struggle
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After a struggle-filled three years, Japanese judoka Takanori Nagase made history with back-to-back Olympic golds in the men's 81-kilogram category at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.By 時事通信社
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1st Settlement in Forced Sterilization Lawsuits Reached in Japan
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A plaintiff in a damages lawsuit over forced sterilizations conducted under Japan's now-defunct eugenic protection law reached a settlement Wednesday with the government, the first such resolution among similar lawsuits filed across the country.By 時事通信社
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Prices of 642 Food Products to Rise in Japan in Aug.
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The prices of 642 food and beverage products from 195 major Japanese companies will rise in August, down 46.4pctfrom a year before, a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Wednesday.By 時事通信社
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Japanese Nuclear Regulators to Hear from Operator over Reactor
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Japanese nuclear regulators said Wednesday that they plan to hear opinions from the president of the operator of the Tsuruga nuclear plant before making a final decision on whether to allow its No. 2 reactor to go back online.By 時事通信社
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it has lodged "solemn representations" over a joint statement issued by Japan and the United States in their "two-plus-two" meeting of foreign and defense chiefs Sunday.By 時事通信社
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Japan State Foreign Min. Meets with New Iranian Pres.
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Japanese State Foreign Minister Yoshifumi Tsuge met with new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.By 時事通信社
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Toyota to Receive Corrective Order over Test Fraud
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Japan's transport ministry will soon order Toyota Motor Corp. to take corrective action over its fraudulent vehicle type approval tests, informed sources said Wednesday.By 時事通信社
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Rescue Called Off for 2 Japanese Climbers Falling from K2
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Rescue work has been called off for two famed Japanese climbers who fell from K2, the world's second-highest mountain, according to Japanese mountaineering equipment shop operator Ishii Sports Co.By 時事通信社
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Japan Carries Over 11 T. Yen from FY 2023 Budget
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The Japanese government has carried over 11,063.2 billion yen from general-account budget funds for fiscal 2023 into fiscal 2024, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.By 時事通信社
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BOJ Decides to Raise Short-Term Rates to 0.25 Pct
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The Bank of Japan on Wednesday decided to raise the unsecured overnight call rate, Japan's benchmark short-term interbank lending rate, to around 0.25pctfrom the previous range of around zero to 0.1 pct.By 時事通信社
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Russia Says Pact over Ex-Japanese Dwellers' Grave Visits Invalid
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Russia sees as invalid an agreement with Japan concluded in 1986 over visits to family graves on the Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands by former Japanese residents, according to Japanese lawmaker Muneo Suzuki visiting Moscow.By 時事通信社
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Japan's Industrial Production Down 3.6 Pct in June
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Japan's industrial production in June fell 3.6pctfrom the previous month, reflecting plant suspensions at vehicle makers including Toyota Motor Corp. due to testing scandals, industry ministry data showed Wednesday.By 時事通信社
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S. Korea, Japan to Lead IPEF Efforts on Supply Chain Crisis Response
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The U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday that South Korea and Japan have been picked to lead the activities of one of the three supply chain bodies set up under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, a U.S.-led new economic zone initiative.By 時事通信社
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Japan's Nagase Secures Back-to-Back Olympic Judo Golds
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Judoka Takanori Nagase successfully defended his Olympic title on Tuesday, bringing Japan a gold medal for the men's 81-kilogram category on the fifth day of the Paris Olympics.By 時事通信社
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Regional Banks to Offer One-Stop Moving-Related Procedural Service
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Japan's 62 regional banks are set to launch a one-stop online service enabling users to complete all moving-related procedures.By 時事通信社
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INTERVIEW: Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Urges Continuing Aid
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Japan should continue to provide aid for Ukraine as it is for the good of Japan as well, Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda said in a recent interview.By 時事通信社
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Japanese lawmaker Megumi Hirose left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday after public prosecutors raided her offices for alleged fraud.By 時事通信社
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JR East to Use Fuel Cell Trucks for Tokyo Redevelopment Project
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East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Tuesday that it will use hydrogen fuel cell trucks to transport items to Tokyo's Takanawa Gateway City district it is developing.By 時事通信社
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Over 12,000 People in Japan Sent to Hospital in Week due to Heatstroke
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Over 12,000 people in Japan were sent to hospital due to heatstroke in the week that ended on Sunday, the largest weekly total since this year's tally began on April 29, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.By 時事通信社
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ANA's Operating Profit Falls 30 Pct in 1st Quarter
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Japanese airline ANA Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that its consolidated operating profit fell 30.7pctin its fiscal first quarter ended last month from a year before to 30.3 billion yen due to soaring fuel prices and swelling maintenance costs amid a weak yen.By 時事通信社
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Japan's Domestic Vehicle Production Falls 10 Pct in 1st Half
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Combined vehicle production in Japan by eight major domestic makers dropped 10pctin the first half of this year from a year earlier to 3.69 million units, data released by the companies showed Tuesday.By 時事通信社
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Japan Household Electricity Bills to Go Down in Aug.
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Japan's 10 major electricity suppliers said Tuesday that monthly bills for standard households will go down by 899 yen to 1,063 yen in August thanks to the resumption of government subsidies.By 時事通信社
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Tokyo Disney Operator Posts Record April-June Sales
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Oriental Land Co., the operator of the Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks, said Tuesday that its April-June group sales grew 5.6pctfrom a year before to 148.4 billion yen, a record high for the quarter.By 時事通信社
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Japan Expert Panel Calls for Database of All Civil Court Rulings
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An expert panel under Japan's Justice Ministry has compiled a report calling for the creation of a database of all rulings in civil and administrative lawsuits.By 時事通信社
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Japan Defense Chief Sees Handling of Allowance Fraud Problematic
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Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Tuesday that it was problematic that ministry officials had failed to report to him quickly the arrests of former Maritime Self-Defense Force divers over allowance fraud.By 時事通信社
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Japan's Rice Stocks Hit Record Low of 1.56 M. Tons
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Japan's private-sector rice stocks totaled 1.56 million tons at the end of June, the lowest since records began in 1999, a preliminary agriculture ministry report showed Tuesday.By 時事通信社
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Japan Lawmaker Suzuki Defends Trip to Russia
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Japanese lawmaker Muneo Suzuki said Monday that his visit to Russia meets Japan's national interests, defending the trip as Tokyo advises Japanese nationals against traveling to Russia.By 時事通信社
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Keiko Yamamoto, Voice of Anime Character Bakabon, Dies at 83
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Japanese voice actress Keiko Yamamoto, known as the voice of Bakabon in the classic Japanese anime series "The Genius Bakabon," died of sepsis on April 18. She was 83.By 時事通信社
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Move Overseas Seen Helping Japan Win Olympic Equestrian Medal
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Japan clinched bronze in equestrian team eventing at the Paris Games Monday, the Asian country's first Olympic medal in 92 years in the sport dominated by the Western world, with the feat attributed to efforts to bring athletes overseas.By 時事通信社
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Harley-Davidson's Japan Unit Raided over Sales Quotas
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The Japan Fair Trade Commission raided Harley-Davidson Inc.'s Japan unit in Tokyo on Tuesday for allegedly imposing excessive sales quotas on its dealers, in violation of the antimonopoly law.By 時事通信社
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Horigome Gives All in Final Attempt to Clinch Dramatic Paris Gold
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Japan's Yuto Horigome defended his Olympic title in the men's skateboarding street event in dramatic fashion on Monday at the Paris Summer Games.By 時事通信社
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LDP Lawmaker's Office Raided over Alleged Aide Pay Fraud
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Public prosecutors Tuesday searched an office of ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Megumi Hirose and other related locations including her home in Tokyo on suspicion of fraud over the salary for a publicly paid secretary to the lawmaker.By 時事通信社
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Toyota Group Leads Jan.-June Global Sales for 5th Straight Year
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The Toyota Motor Corp. group led global vehicle sales in January-June for the fifth consecutive year, data released by the Japanese automaker showed Tuesday.By 時事通信社
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Japan June Job Openings-to-Seekers Ratio Down for 3rd Month
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Japan's seasonally adjusted effective ratio of job openings to job seekers dipped 0.01 point from the previous month to 1.23 in June, the third straight month of decline, a labor ministry report showed Tuesday.By 時事通信社
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Firework Displays Canceled at Summer Festivals in Japan
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Firework displays have been called off at many summer festivals in Japan this year, mainly due to rising personnel costs and complaints about firework cinders.By 時事通信社
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Japan, U.S. Agree to Establish Ties between Planned Commands Early
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The Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs agreed in Tokyo on Monday to accelerate working group talks to establish cooperative ties between proposed commands for the two allies' forces at an early date.By 時事通信社
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Safety Deal to Be Signed for Aomori N-Fuel Interim Storage on Aug. 9
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Aomori Prefecture will sign a safety agreement to allow an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the city of Mutsu to start operations, Soichiro Miyashita, governor of the northeastern Japan prefecture, said Monday.By 時事通信社
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Sharp Customer Information Compromised in Breach
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Sharp Corp. said Monday that customer personal information has been compromised as a result of unauthorized accesses to two of its online services.By 時事通信社
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Quad Ministers Oppose Actions to Change Maritime Status Quo
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The foreign ministers of the Quad countries of Japan, the United States, Australia and India Monday expressed opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force in the East China Sea and South China Sea.By 時事通信社
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Japan Expects to Achieve Primary Budget Surplus in FY 2025
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The Japanese government said Monday that it expects to achieve about 800 billion yen in primary budget surplus for the central and local governments in fiscal 2025, which starts next April.By 時事通信社
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Japan's Yoshizawa Happy, Surprised at Skateboard Olympic Gold
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Japanese skateboarder Coco Yoshizawa has expressed both happiness and surprise at clinching the gold medal for the women's street event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.By 時事通信社
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Cyberattack-Hit Niconico to Resume after 2 Months of Halt
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The Niconico video-sharing platform will resume on Aug. 5 after about two months of halt due to a cyberattack, its operator, Dowango Co., has announced.By 時事通信社
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Japan to Create Priority Policy Spending Quota in FY 2025
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The Japanese government said Monday that it will set aside 4.2 trillion yen in special spending quota for priority policy measures under its fiscal 2025 budget, including promoting wage increases and fighting high prices.By 時事通信社
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Hifumi Abe Overcomes Sister's Shock Defeat to Win Gold
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Japan's Hifumi Abe successfully defended his Olympic title in the men's 66-kilogram judo category on Sunday, overcoming his younger sister's shock defeat in the women's 52-kg category earlier in the day.By 時事通信社
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