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Japan Imperial Palace Street Opened to Public for Autumn Leaves

Japan Imperial Palace Street Opened to Public for Autumn Leaves (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Inui Street at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo was opened to the public Saturday amid the autumn leaves season.
The street is opened to the public twice a year, in the cherry blossom and autu...

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China Resumes Visa-Free Scheme For Short-Term Japan Visitors

China Resumes Visa-Free Scheme For Short-Term Japan Visitors (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
China restarted its unilateral visa-free arrangement for short-term Japanese visitors on Saturday, allowing stays of up to 30 days in a move believed to be aimed at promoting tourism a...

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Playstation At 30: How Sony's Gray Box Conquered Gaming

Playstation At 30: How Sony's Gray Box Conquered Gaming (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese electronics giant Sony is set to celebrate 30 years since it launched the PlayStation console, the little gray box that catapulted the firm into the gaming big league.
PlaySt...

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Japan PM Vows Cross-Party Approach In Diet To Achieve Policies

Japan PM Vows Cross-Party Approach In Diet To Achieve Policies (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he will strive to build consensus across party lines as his minority government looks for opposition support to achieve policy goals ...

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Yen Rallies On Rate Hike Bets As Equity Markets Swing

Yen Rallies On Rate Hike Bets As Equity Markets Swing (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The yen rallied Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut next month, while equity markets were mixed as traders wei...

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Core Inflation In Japan's Capital Perks Up, Yen Jumps On Rate Hike Bets

Core Inflation In Japan's Capital Perks Up, Yen Jumps On Rate Hike Bets (仕事)
REUTERS
 
Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in November and stayed above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, as price pressures broadened, keeping alive market...

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Yomiuri 333 Stock Index Raises Investor Expectations in Japan; Equal Weighting To Provide New Perspective

Yomiuri 333 Stock Index Raises Investor Expectations in Japan; Equal Weighting To Provide New Perspective (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The government and investors have expressed their high hopes for the Yomiuri Stock Index (Yomiuri 333), saying it will expand people’s investment options.
The Yomiuri Shimbun announced...

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Share of Female Presidents at Japan Firms Hits Record 8.4 pct

Share of Female Presidents at Japan Firms Hits Record 8.4 pct (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The proportion of female presidents at companies in Japan rose to a record high of 8.4 pct as of October, a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Thursday.
The survey covere...

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U.S. To Deploy Missile Units To Japan Islands In Taiwan Contingency

U.S. To Deploy Missile Units To Japan Islands In Taiwan Contingency (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
The U.S. military will set up temporary bases along Japan's southwestern Nansei island chain and the Philippines to deploy missile units in the event of a Taiwan contingency, sources f...

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Japanese Man Broke Into 1,000 Homes To 'Relieve Stress'

Japanese Man Broke Into 1,000 Homes To 'Relieve Stress' (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Police said Wednesday that they had arrested a man who reportedly admitted to breaking into more than 1,000 homes in an unconventional way of relieving stress.
Police took the 37-year...

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Princess Yuriko's Funeral Held At Tokyo Cemetery

Princess Yuriko's Funeral Held At Tokyo Cemetery (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The main funeral ceremony for Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, was held Tuesday at a cemetery in Tokyo after her ...

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Fire Breaks Out after Explosion Heard in Susukino Building, Sapporo; Multiple Injuries Reported

Fire Breaks Out after Explosion Heard in Susukino Building, Sapporo; Multiple Injuries Reported (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
A fire broke out in a building in the Susukino entertainment district, Sapporo, after an explosion was heard at around 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday.
According to the fire department, several p...

Event [November 26, 2024] More

Japanese Food Firm Marumiya Recalls Kamameshi-related Product after Finding Foreign Object, Possibly Cockroach

Japanese Food Firm Marumiya Recalls Kamameshi-related Product after Finding Foreign Object, Possibly Cockroach (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Marumiya Corp. announced that it will recall about 15,000 of its pre-packaged ingredient boxes for making kamameshi rice called “Tori Gobo Kamameshi no Moto.”
The recall comes after a ...

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Trading House Itochu Looks To Finance Seven & I Management Buyout

Trading House Itochu Looks To Finance Seven & I Management Buyout (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Trading house Itochu Corp is considering helping finance the potential buyout of Seven & i Holdings Co by its management, responding to a request from the founding family of the Japan...

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Amazon Japan Suspected Of Forcing Retailers To Cut Product Prices

Amazon Japan Suspected Of Forcing Retailers To Cut Product Prices (仕事)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's antitrust watchdog conducted an on-site investigation of the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday for allegedly forcing retailers to cut prices of products sold on its o...

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