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- Campaigning begins for Upper House by-election in Iwate (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The official campaign period started Thursday for a by-election to determine the Iwate prefectural constituency's representation in the Upper House.
The election will take place Oct. ...
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- Japan's Top Diplomat Raises Concerns With China's Wang Yi About Stabbings, Military Activity (ニュース)
- CNA
Japan's new foreign minister raised concerns on Wednesday (Oct 9) about stabbing attacks on Japanese nationals in China and about Chinese military activity during his first phone call with hi...
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- Japanese Cosmetics Firms Competing with South Korean Brands over Inexpensive Products; South Korean Brands Dominating Market Through Social Media (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Competition among South Korean and Japanese cosmetic manufacturers is intensifying over so-called “petit price” cosmetics that are inexpensive and high-quality.
With South Korean compa...
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- Japan PM Ishiba Dissolves Lower House For Oct. 27 Election (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved Japan's House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting the stage for an Oct. 27 general election to seek a vote of confidence before putting his...
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- Japan House London Introduces Food Replica Culture (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Japan House London, a Japanese culture center in the U.K., is introducing replica food from the Asian country in its latest exhibition featuring specialties from each of the country's...
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- Tokyo Cracks Down On ‘Kasuhara’ Amid Rise In Customers Abusing Staff (ニュース)
- THE GUARDIAN
A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employees
Japan is celebrated for its exceptional levels o...
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- Japan Diet Enacts Aid Law On Forced Sterilization Victims (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan's Diet enacted Tuesday a law to pay 15 million yen ($101,000) each to victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct eugenics protection law, providing remedy to tho...
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- Ishiba To Hold Talks With Several Leaders On ASEAN Sidelines (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks this week on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Laos, a top official said Tuesday, meeting China's premier among others acc...
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- New U.S. Forces Japan Chief Vows to Strengthen Alliance (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The new commander of U.S. forces stationed in Japan pledged on Tuesday his relentless effort to make the bilateral alliance more solid.
"I will do all within my abilities and authorities t...
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- Experts Move To Allay Replicon COVID Shot Fears In Japan Amid Backlash (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
A new COVID-19 vaccine has sparked extreme anxiety among parts of the public, leading some businesses to deny services to those who have received the shot and causing at least one cli...
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- Japan Logistics Industry Struggles Amid Shortage of Drivers; Increasing Number of Transport Companies Going Bankrupt (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Six months have passed since the introduction in April of new overtime restrictions for truck drivers. Despite much concern about the “2024 problem,” which refers to the serious shorta...
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- Japan's Top FX Diplomat Warns Against Speculative Moves As Yen Falls (仕事)
- REUTERS
Japan's top currency diplomat on Monday issued a warning against speculative moves on the foreign exchange market as the yen fell below 149 per dollar.
"We will monitor currency market mo...
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- Dragon Float Marches During Japan Autumn Festival; Nagasaki Kunchi Festival Sees Various Performances from City Residents (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
A boat-shaped float with the head of an Oriental dragon marches on the grounds of Suwa Shrine in Nagasaki on Monday.
The performance is part of Nagasaki Kunchi, an autumn festival dati...
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- Comedian Shinji Saito Investigated Over Sexual Assault (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The Metropolitan Police Department has referred Shinji Saito, a member of popular comedy trio Jungle Pocket, to prosecutors over allegations of sexually assaulting a woman and perform...
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- Japan Gov't Admits Group Photo Of New Cabinet Edited (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
A group photo of the new Cabinet, appointed by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba last week, was edited before being posted on the official website of his office, the top governmen...
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