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Japan, EU to Expand Mutual Recognition of Organic Food

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NIPPON
 
Japan and the European Union will expand their mutual recognition arrangement for organic food so that a wider range of products can be labeled as organic food for trade between the economies.
The new list will include alcoholic beverages such as sake, livestock products and processed li...

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Japanese Government Fears U.S.-China Talks May Sideline Japan-U.S. Negotiations

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ASIA NEWS
 
According to a senior government official, the United States has stated that the U.S.-China agreement will not set a precedent for other countries.
The government is concerned about the potential impact the agreement between the United States and China, which includes lowering their r...

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Japan Envoy to the U.S. Confident of Economic Cooperation

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Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shigeo Yamada has expressed confidence in strengthening economic cooperation with Washington while showing concern about President Donald Trump's tariff measures against Japan.
The U.S. tariff measures "risk slowing the momentum" of bilateral coop...

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Japanese 'Salarymen' Inspire With Cheerleading Acrobatics

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JAPAN TODAY
 
It's a cold, wet morning and frigid air is seeping through the open doors of a college gymnasium in Tokyo. But that doesn't seem to worry Soichiro Kakimoto and 30 other young businessmen as they gear up for their weekend routine: cheerleading.
"Smile when times are tough!" shouts a ...

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Japan Expert Studies Bekantan Conservation On Curiak Island

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ANTARA NEWS
 
 
Banjarmasin, S Kalimatan (ANTARA) - Futoshi Ishiguri, associate professor researcher from Utsunomiya University, Japan, together with his team, Ikumi Nezu and Hikari Yokoyama, studied conservation efforts at Bekantan Research Station on Curiak Island, Barito Kuala District, South ...

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Paraguay's President to Visit Japan from Mon.

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government has said that Paraguay's President Santiago Pena and his wife will visit Japan for five days from next Monday.
The president will hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
During their stay in Japan, Pena and his wife will meet with Crown Prince Akis...

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Suspicious Plastic Bottle Containing Black Liquid Found on Tokaido Shinkansen Train; Police Working to Identify Contents

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Services of a Kodama train were disrupted on Sunday after a suspicious object was found onboard.
A passenger on the train, which was bound for Nagoya on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, found the suspicious object on a seat at around 0:30 p.m. and reported it to a conductor.
The train st...

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Ishiba Wary Of Pre-Election Inflation-Fighting Consumption Tax Cut

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed caution about a consumption tax cut as an inflation relief step on Sunday, suggesting such a reduction in tax revenue would cause a serious drain on state coffers.
Senior officials of his administration and ruling Liberal Democratic Party have...

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Japan Congratulates New Pope; Aso May Attend Inaugural Mass

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a congratulatory message on the election of Pope Leo XIV as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, saying he hopes to foster Japan-Vatican ties and work together for global peace.
Survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings also welcomed t...

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Inappropriate Transactions Found at Japan Airport Terminal

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An investigation committee set up by Japan Airport Terminal Co. said Friday that a subsidiary engaged in inappropriate transactions that benefited a consultant firm headed by the 52-year-old son of Makoto Koga, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
The panel ...

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