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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.
The size compares with the count...

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Japan to Study Ways to Save More Pregnant Women in Trouble

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Children and Families Agency will examine ways to have more pregnant women under difficult conditions, such as abuse and poverty, benefit from the agency's program to provide them with a safe childbirth environment.
The program was launched in fiscal 2024 to prevent life-threaten...

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Explosion At A US Air Base In Southern Japan Injures 4 Japanese Soldiers

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AP NEWS
 
An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life-threatening, officials said Monday.
The four soldiers sustained finger injuries while working at a facili...

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Funeral for Nagashima Held in Tokyo; ‘Mr. Pro Baseball’ Honored in Tokyo Ceremony

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The funeral of legendary Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima was held in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday.
Nagashima, one of Japan’s most beloved sports figures and known as “Mr. Pro Baseball,” died on Tuesday at 89.
In addition to his family members, the 96 attendees ...

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13 Japanese Among Suspects Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged Scam

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NHK
 
Police in Malaysia say nearly 20 people, including 13 Japanese, were detained over a suspected scam operation that apparently targeted Japan.
The police announced that investigators detained 19 foreign nationals when they searched two locations believed to be the bases of a group of fraudst...

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Second Attempt By Japanese Company To Land On Moon Likely Ends In Failure

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Resilience would have made history as the first non-US commercial lander to make a successful touchdown
An attempt to land a commercially built spacecraft on the surface of the moon looked to have ended in failure on Thursday, two years after its predecessor, launched by the same J...

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Court Rejects ¥13.3 Tril Damages Verdict Against Fukushima Operator Ex-Bosses

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A Japanese court overturned a 13.3 trillion yen damages verdict on Friday against ex-bosses of the operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, thought to be the largest such award ever in the country for a civil suit.
Four former executives had in 2022 been ordered to ...

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Emperor, Empresss, Princess Aiko Honor War Dead In Okinawa

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako paid their respects to the war dead in Okinawa on Wednesday ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, accompanied by their daughter Princess Aiko on her first trip to the prefecture.
The imperial family visited the national cemeter...

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