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Japan’s Parliament Reelects Struggling Leader Ishiba As Prime Minister

Japan’s Parliament Reelects Struggling Leader Ishiba As Prime Minister (ニュース)
AP NEWS
 
Japan’s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade, forcing the struggling leader to...

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Japan Minesweeper Sinks After Catching Fire, 1 Of Crew Still Missing

Japan Minesweeper Sinks After Catching Fire, 1 Of Crew Still Missing (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper that caught fire in waters off the country's southwestern coast capsized and sank Monday, according to the local coast guard office.
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Sony Quarterly Net Profit Jumps But Forecast Unchanged

Sony Quarterly Net Profit Jumps But Forecast Unchanged (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Sony's net profit jumped in the second quarter thanks to stronger sales in gaming, music and imaging sensors, the PlayStation maker said Friday but left its annual profit forecasts un...

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Japanese Ace Sasaki Heading To MLB Next Season

Japanese Ace Sasaki Heading To MLB Next Season (ニュース)
MLB
 
Ace Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki appears headed to the Majors next season.
Sasaki, the consensus top young pitcher in Japan, was made available by the Chiba Lotte Marines of the NPB, the...

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Komeito Picks Land Minster Tetsuo Saito As New Party Leader

Komeito Picks Land Minster Tetsuo Saito As New Party Leader (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's coalition partner, on Saturday selected land minister Tetsuo Saito as its new leader to replace Keiichi Ishii, who lost his House of Rep...

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Japan To Boost Defense Capabilities Amid Security Concerns: Ishiba

Japan To Boost Defense Capabilities Amid Security Concerns: Ishiba (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday vowed to strengthen Japan's defense capabilities in the face of a severe security environment amid the growing military activity of China, Rus...

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Nippon Steel Hopes To Finish U.S. Steel Buyout By Year-End

Nippon Steel Hopes To Finish U.S. Steel Buyout By Year-End (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Nippon Steel Corp hopes to complete its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp by the end of the year, before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, an...

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Japan On Edge, Issues Tsunami Warning After Volcanic Eruption In Indonesia

Japan On Edge, Issues Tsunami Warning After Volcanic Eruption In Indonesia (ニュース)
TRAVEL AND LEISURE ASIA
 
A powerful volcanic eruption from Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in Indonesia has prompted a tsunami alert in Japan. Learn more about the situation.
Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, an...

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Japan Gov't To Support Companies Boosting Geothermal Power Plants

Japan Gov't To Support Companies Boosting Geothermal Power Plants (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government will start providing support for private companies to ramp up the development of geothermal power plants, tapping into the country's geothermal resources, the t...

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Flu Season Starts in Japan

Flu Season Starts in Japan (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The influenza season has started across Japan, the health ministry said Friday.
The number of flu patients reported from about 5,000 regularly monitored medical institutions across the cou...

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Toyota Maintains Net Profit Forecast Despite Drop In First Half

Toyota Maintains Net Profit Forecast Despite Drop In First Half (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese auto giant Toyota kept its annual net profit forecast unchanged on Wednesday, despite logging a 26 percent drop for the first half of this financial year.
The world's top-sel...

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Nintendo’s Switch Successor to Be Backward Compatible; Online Services Also Carried Over to New Console Generation

Nintendo’s Switch Successor to Be Backward Compatible; Online Services Also Carried Over to New Console Generation (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Nintendo Co. said Wednesday that the successor to its Nintendo Switch flagship game console will be compatible with existing Switch games.
Nintendo Switch Online, a paid service, will ...

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Japan’s Opposition DPFP to Prioritize Income Tax Reform, Also Seek Consumption Tax Cut in Inter-Party Talks

Japan’s Opposition DPFP to Prioritize Income Tax Reform, Also Seek Consumption Tax Cut in Inter-Party Talks (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Democratic Party for the People’s demands in policy talks with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito will include quickly addressing the so-called ¥1.03 million threshold...

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Japan's Princess Akiko leaves for Britain, France

Japan's Princess Akiko leaves for Britain, France (ニュース)
NHK
 
Japan's Princess Akiko has departed on a trip to Britain and France. She is the daughter of the late Prince Tomohito.
The princess left for Britain from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Thursday. Sh...

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Japan Defense Chief Visits South Korean Warship In Show Of Improved Ties

Japan Defense Chief Visits South Korean Warship In Show Of Improved Ties (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Thursday was welcomed aboard a South Korean naval vessel during its port call in Japan, highlighting the increasingly close security collabora...

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