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- 4th Ruling Finds Japan Feb. Lower House Poll Constitutional (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Tokyo High Court ruled Thursday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.
Presi...
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- Japan megabank Mizuho Bank to invest in Rakuten Bank in October (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Mizuho Financial Group Inc, one of Japan's three megabanks, and Rakuten Group Inc, one of the country's largest e-commerce firms, said Wednesday that Mizuho Bank will invest in Rakute...
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- Japan to Begin World’s First Trial Sales of Artificially Hatched Eels To Assess Consumer Demand (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
The world’s first sale of eels that have been produced by artificially hatching them from eggs will begin on a trial basis from May 29.
The project, led by Oita-based leading eel far...
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- Trump–Xi Summit Spells Uneasy News For Japan (ニュース)
- EAST ASIA FORUM
The Trump–Xi summit in Beijing on 14–15 May 2026 was a tactical detente driven by mutual domestic pressures rather than any genuine easing of tensions, with both leaders seeking s...
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- Playground Games Launches Forza Horizon 6 Featuring Japan Car Culture (ニュース)
- ASATU NEWS
Playground Games released its brand-new racing video game, Forza Horizon 6, featuring famed automotive photographer Larry Chen as a major speaking character within the newly introduced...
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- Koizumi Welcomes Bank Decision Lifting Curbs On Defense Investment (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday welcomed a recent decision by the state-backed Development Bank of Japan to lift restrictions on investments in defense-related businesses...
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- Japan PM Wants Consumption Tax Cut Freeze "As Soon As Possible" (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday she wants to implement a freeze on the country's consumption tax on food products "as soon as possible," despite concerns over the...
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- As Japan Stokes Inflation, Banks Grapple With Loan Growth Outpacing Deposits (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s banks are grappling with a problem that was unthinkable a few years ago: Loans are growing faster than deposits.
The country is seeing an explosion of borrowing as busines...
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- Japan Action on Currency Wins G7 Understanding: Katayama (ニュース)
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NIPPON
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that her Group of Seven counterparts showed their understanding on Japan's recent yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention.
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- Two Japanese Attacked With Knife At Shanghai Restaurant (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
A man carrying a fruit knife attacked three people around noon on Tuesday at a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai World Financial Center, a Japanese-developed office building in the fina...
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- Japan Grants Cambodia $11 Million For Mine Clearance, Victim Assistance (ニュース)
- ASIA NEWS NETWORK
The new funding follows the completion of Phase II of the project at the end of 2025, which had a total budget of almost $17 million.
The Japanese government has agreed to provi...
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- Japanese Economy Grows Faster Than Expected In First Quarter (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japanese economic growth surpassed expectations at the start of 2026, official data showed on Tuesday, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is mulling an extra budget as concerns grow ov...
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- Lawson Testing New Multilingual System To Help Tourists Make Purchases (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Lawson is testing a new multilingual shopping guide system for foreign tourists who may not be familiar with the protocol for purchasing certain items.
The trial run was launched on M...
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- Japan's Motegi to Attend Quad Meeting in India (ニュース)
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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit New Delhi from Sunday through May 27 to attend a meeting of foreign ministers from the Quad countries--Japan, the United States, Australia a...
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- Japan And Brazil Agree To Enhance Economic Security Cooperation (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, have agreed to strengthen bilateral economic security cooperation, at the two countries’ first strategi...
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