BANGKOK POST
 
 
TOKYO - Japan's new prime minister is declaring war, but there's no danger of an international conflict: the target of his ire is the humble ink stamp known as hanko.
It might seem paradoxical in a country often assumed to be a futuristic tech-savvy paradise, but Japan's business...

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THE CHRONICLE HERALD
 
Japanese music enthusiasts, loyal to CDs long after the rest of the world went online, have begun reaching for the eject button and switching to streaming services as artists cancel in-store events and fans stay home because of the pandemic.
Despite a slow decline in sales ...

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CNN
 
Japan formally declared Crown Prince Akishino heir to the throne on Sunday, after his elder brother Emperor Naruhito became monarch last year following their father's abdication.
The day-long ceremonies took place at the royal residence, the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Apart from the Emperor ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Crown Prince Fumihito was formally declared first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne on Sunday and vowed to fulfill his duties at a ceremony in Tokyo that had been postponed for seven months and scaled back due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The "Rikkoshi no rei" rite for the cr...

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NHK
 
The Chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, Nakanishi Hiroaki, has offered his congratulations to US President-elect Joe Biden.
In a comment released on Sunday, Nakanishi said he is praying for close cooperation between the two countries' new administrations and the further...

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AA.COM
 
Japan’s prime minister on Friday called for caution amid “signs of coronavirus spread,” a day after daily infections in the country topped 1,000 for the first time since late August.
“There are signs of coronavirus spread in Japan. We have to watch the situation with a stronger sense of ...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Birth rate remains stubbornly low despite series of government initiatives encouraging couples to have bigger families
Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has given hope to couples struggling to conceive with a pledge to cover expensive fertility treatments with health insu...

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REUTERS
 
Japan will open an English-speaking support office for foreign asset management firms seeking to do business in the country in January, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday, as it aims to boost the country’s standing as a global financial centre.
The move comes as Japan has sought f...

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STRAITS TIMES
 
Remember former Japanese pop idol Katsuyuki Mori?
A former member of popular boy band Smap, he shocked the Japanese entertainment industry in 1996 when he quit the group to pursue a motorcycle-racing career.
After competing for 24 years, the 46-year-old has now fulfilled his dream...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A concert by popular Japanese boy band Arashi at the National Stadium in Tokyo, the main venue for next summer's rescheduled Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was streamed to a global audience Tuesday ahead of the group's planned suspension of activities from the year-end.
Five-member ...

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