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Japan to Move Up Auctions for Imported Rice

  • Category:Gourmet
NIPPON
 
The Japanese government will hold the first round of annual auctions earlier than usual for rice imported under a minimum market access agreement as part of efforts to stabilize rice prices, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Thursday.
This year’s first auction for rice as staple...

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Helicopter Rescue Drill For Tourists Held At Tottori Sand Dunes, Western Japan

  • Category:Other
NHK
 
A rescue drill for taking tourists with heatstroke to hospital by helicopter has been held at the Tottori Sand Dunes on the Sea of Japan coast.
About 20 officials from the Tottori prefectural government and personnel from a local fire department took part in Thursday's drill.
It was based o...

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Princess Kako Attends Ceremony for 130 Years of Japan-Brazil Ties

  • Category:Event
NIPPON
 
Japan's Princess Kako, on an official visit to Brazil, attended a ceremony on Wednesday marking the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between her country and the South American country.
During the ceremony in Brasilia, Princess Kako, the second daughter of Japanese Crown Prince A...

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Japan Enacts Law To Gradually Boost Teachers' Pay

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Parliament enacted a bill Wednesday to raise in stages what is called adjustment allowances for public school teachers to 10% of base salaries from the current 4%.
The revised special measures law on teachers' salaries was approved by a majority vote in a plenary meeting of the Hous...

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TEPCO Tweaks Plan To Restart Reactors At Niigata Nuclear Plant

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc, whose nuclear reactors have remained offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, plans to revise its strategy for restarting reactors in central Japan, sources familiar with the matter said.
TEPCO is now preparing to restart the No. 6 unit o...

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Japan PM To Urge G7 To Work To Tackle North Korea's Cryptocurrency Theft

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to call on his Group of Seven counterparts to work together to tackle North Korea's cryptocurrency thefts at their summit in Canada later this month, government sources said Wednesday.
Ishiba's decision comes amid allegations that North K...

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Japan To Release Extra 200,000 Tons Of Gov't Stockpiled Rice

  • Category:Other
SHINE
 
Japan plans to release an additional 200,000 tons of rice from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers, Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday, as the staple food's price fell for the second consecutive week.
The amount will consist of 100,000 tons of ric...

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Japan Ruling Bloc Oks Campaigning On Cash Handouts In Summer Election

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's ruling parties agreed Tuesday to include cash handouts for households hit by rising prices in their platforms for this summer's House of Councillors election, senior lawmakers said.
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the main opposition force, unveiled its election...

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Nearly 70 Pct in Japan Trust Mass Media

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NIPPON
 
Nearly 70 pct of people in Japan trust mass media, such as television, newspaper and radio, to reports news accurately, a survey by news distribution app operator SmartNews Inc. showed Tuesday.
A combined 68.7 pct were very or moderately trustful of mass media, little changed from 68.2 p...

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Japan PM Aims For Nominal GDP To Reach 1,000 Tril. Yen In 2040

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that Japan should aim to boost its economy to 1,000 trillion yen ($7 trillion) in nominal terms by 2040, instructing his ruling party executives to include it in a pledge for this summer's nationwide election.
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