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- Major Japan Life Insurer To Pile Into Domestic Super-Long Bonds (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance plans to invest in Japan’s super-long government bonds this fiscal year after their yields skyrocketed, and is considering shifting from foreign debt.
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- Japan Bus Driver Steals $7, Loses $84,000 Pension (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
A bus driver with 29 years of service lost his retirement package worth $84,000 after being fired for stealing $7 from passengers' fares.
The city of Kyoto sacked the man, who was not...
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- Widow Of Japan Ex-PM Abe Links Taiwan's Safety With That Of Japan (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Akie Abe, widow of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said Saturday that Taiwan's security is directly tied to Japan's, offering her view on remarks made by her late husband about...
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- Japanese Airport Given Full Hello Kitty Rebrand For World Expo 2025 (ニュース)
- CNN TRAVEL
Don’t freak out when you try to board a flight to this southwestern Japanese prefecture and the destination on the ticket says “Hello Kitty” — you’re definitely on the right plane.
Oit...
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- Scams to Hijack Securities Accounts on Rise in Japan (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Many in Japan have recently fallen victim to scams in which their online securities accounts are hijacked and used to trade shares, possibly for market manipulation by criminal groups.
Sec...
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- Trump Hails 'Big Progress' In Japan Tariff Talks (ニュース)
- REUTERS
President Donald Trump touted "big progress" in tariff talks with Japan on Wednesday, in one of the first rounds of face-to-face negotiations since his barrage of duties on global imports...
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- Celebrate Showa 100 with Kyoro-chan Ice Maker (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
In recent years, Japan has seen a wave of Showa era (1926–1989) nostalgia, particularly among the younger generations. Iconic products and appliances that were once considered everyda...
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- Japan Reports ¥5.22 Tril Trade Deficit In FY2024 (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
Japan’s global trade deficit totaled 5.2 t...
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- Trump Tariffs Squeeze Some Japanese Food Exporters; Rice, Seafood Producers Fear Negative Impact (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
With U.S.-Japan trade negotiations beginning in earnest on Thursday, Japanese companies face increasing uncertainty regarding their export prospects, especially with some sectors alrea...
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- Hackers Take Over Accounts at Japan Securities Firms, Make Illicit Stock Trades in Apparent Bid to Raise Prices (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
A series of crimes has occurred in which hackers took over individual investors’ accounts with securities companies and made illegal stock trades.
The criminals are believed to be usin...
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- Japan Manufacturers Turn Cautious About Business Outlook Due To Trump Tariffs: Reuters Poll (仕事)
- REUTERS
Japanese manufacturers expressed improved business sentiment in April versus March though are bearish about their outlook over the next three months as they brace for the impact of sweepi...
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- 24,000 Drivers Scrupulously Submit Payment Offers After Expressway Collection System Breaks (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan’s expressways require drivers to pay a toll to use them, but at least they have a pretty slick payment system. Rather than having to stop at toll both and fiddle with change to ...
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- Honda Says Shifting Hybrid Civic Production From Japan To US (仕事)
- BSS NEWS
Automaker Honda said Wednesday it will shift production of its hybrid Civic model from Japan to the United States in June or July, but stopped short of saying the reason was US tariffs.
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- Japan Crosses 10 Million Visitors Through March At Fastest Ever Pace (仕事)
- BUSINESS TIMES
For the whole of 2025, tourist arrivals are on pace to eclipse last year’s all-time level of 36.87 million
Japan crossed the 10 million visitor mark at the fastest ever pace this y...
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- Self-Driving Taxis to Begin Test Runs in Tokyo; Waymo, Others to Operate 25 Vehicles in Various Wards (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Three companies including Waymo LLC, a self-driving vehicle company affiliated with Google LLC’s parent Alphabet Inc., announced Thursday that they will begin test runs of self-driving...
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