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Japan’s Opposition DPFP to Prioritize Income Tax Reform, Also Seek Consumption Tax Cut in Inter-Party Talks

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Democratic Party for the People’s demands in policy talks with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito will include quickly addressing the so-called ¥1.03 million threshold and a temporary reduction in the consumption tax rate to 5%, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
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Japan's Princess Akiko leaves for Britain, France

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NHK
 
Japan's Princess Akiko has departed on a trip to Britain and France. She is the daughter of the late Prince Tomohito.
The princess left for Britain from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Thursday. She spoke with Imperial Household Agency officials before boarding a commercial flight.
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Japan Defense Chief Visits South Korean Warship In Show Of Improved Ties

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Thursday was welcomed aboard a South Korean naval vessel during its port call in Japan, highlighting the increasingly close security collaboration between Tokyo and Seoul amid North Korea's growing military threats.
Nakatani interacted with c...

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Sip With Snorlax – Clever Drinkware Design Creates Pokemon In Your Glass With Every Pour

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JAPAN TODAY
 
There’s no Pokemon who’s better at relaxing than Snorlax, who sleeps so much that the species has hardly ever been seen with eyes open.
Unfortunately, we humans can’t catch quite as many Zs as Snorlax does, what with our schedules being filled up with several human-life responsibili...

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Japan's Births Likely To Fall Under 700,000 For 1st Time In 2024

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KYODO NEWS
 
The number of births in Japan in 2024 is likely to fall under 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Tuesday that the figure in the first half fell 6.3 percent from a year earlier to 329,998.
The figure for the first six months of this year, which does not include fo...

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Service Industry Takes Stand Against Customer Abuse In 'Polite' Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese are often said to be well-regarded for their etiquette and social graces.
But if this is especially true for those working in Japan's service industry, the same cannot always be said of their customers.
Famously once referred to as "gods" by the firms that serve them, s...

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Japan Police Bust "Village" Of Overstaying Vietnamese

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KYODO NEWS
 
When police searched a group of abandoned motels in a city some 50 kilometers northeast of Tokyo earlier this year, they found more than 20 Vietnamese men and women living together in a community that included a restaurant and a karaoke bar.
"There is a possibility that these were pe...

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China's Wang, Japan Security Adviser Agree To Keep Bilateral Dialogue

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KYODO NEWS
 
China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, and Takeo Akiba, Japan's chief national security adviser, held marathon talks in Beijing on Monday and agreed to maintain dialogue at various levels, including between their leaders and foreign ministers, Akiba told reporters.
Their meeting was intended...

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Japan Successfully Launches 4th H3 Rocket

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NIPPON
 
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Monday successfully launched the fourth of its H3 rocket carrying an X-band defense communication satellite.
The Kirameki-3 geostationary satellite was put into orbit after the rocket lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshim...

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Volleyball: Japan's SV.League Targets Top Players, World No. 1 Status

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KYODO NEWS
 
As it bids to become the world's most competitive and popular volleyball league by 2030, Japan's rebranded SV.League is gradually lifting foreign player quotas originally intended to nurture local talent, but which its leadership now considers counterproductive in the long term.
It h...

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