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Japan's FY 2025 GDP Growth Projection Lowered to 0.7 Pct

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NIPPON
 
The Cabinet Office said Thursday that Japan's gross domestic product in fiscal 2025 is expected to grow a real 0.7 pct from the previous year, down from 1.2 pct shown in the government's economic outlook adopted in January.
The new estimate for the fiscal year through March 2026, submitt...

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4 Of Japanese Descent In Philippines Seek Japanese Citizenship

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NHK
 
Four people of Japanese descent who say they were left behind in the Philippines in the chaotic conclusion of World War Two have lodged citizenship claims with Japanese courts.
Eighty years on from the end of the war, there are still about 50 such people in the Philippines pursuing citizens...

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Japan "Furikake" App to Help Manage Indonesian Kids' Health

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NIPPON
 
A Japanese organization promoting "furikake" sprinkle seasoning aims to launch an app in Indonesia by the end of the year to help manage the health of children in the Southeast Asian country as well as to improve their academic performance.
After downloading the app via a quick response,...

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Japan Airlines JL4 to New York JFK just returned to Tokyo

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AIRLIVE
 
 
An Airbus A350K to New York was escorted by emergency vehicles when landing back in Tokyo.
Japan Airlines flight JL4 departed Tokyo Haneda today at 18:54 JST to New York JFK Airport (scheduled flight time of 13 hours).
The Airbus A350-1000 (registration JA07WJ) climbed to 29,000 feet ...

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Four Workers Dead In Japan After Manhole Fall

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CNA
 
Four workers have died in Japan after falling into a manhole near Tokyo as they inspected sewage pipes, authorities said on Sunday (Aug 3).
The incident comes after a huge sinkhole swallowed a truck driver near the capital in January after a road collapsed because of corroded sewage pipes, ...

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Japanese Attacked in Suzhou, China, Again

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NIPPON
 
A Japanese national was attacked and injured in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, on Thursday, officials at the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai said Friday.
The person was hit with what appeared to be a rock inside a subway station, and was later treated at a hospital, the ...

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Japan to Discontinue SDF Annual Review Ceremony

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NIPPON
 
An annual Japanese Self-Defense Forces review ceremony will no longer be held in principle due to mounting SDF duties in an increasingly severe security environment, according to the Defense Ministry.
On Wednesday, the ministry said that it has become difficult to continue the event, whi...

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LFC And Kodansha Create Unique Shirts For Pre-Season Fixture In Japan

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LIVER POOL FC
 
Liverpool’s players will wear unique, special-edition shirts for Wednesday’s pre-season fixture with Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan.
Created alongside the club’s official publication partner, Kodansha, the Reds’ jerseys for the game at Nissan Stadium will include names and numbers o...

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Japanese Police Seek Info On French Woman Who Vanished 7 Years Ago

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese police on Monday renewed calls for information about a French woman who disappeared seven years ago during a trip to a tourist spot north of Tokyo.
Officers distributed flyers around Tobu Nikko Station and JR Nikko Station in Tochigi Prefecture, seeking details on the wherea...

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Vietnamese Technical Intern Arrested Over Saga Murder

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Police have arrested a 24-year-old Vietnamese man on suspicion of murdering a woman at a house in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture.
In the incident, which occurred on Saturday, 40-year-old Japanese language instructor Maiko Mukumoto, a resident of the house, and her mother were st...

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