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TOKYO - Japan's three megabanks are considering jointly managing and developing automated teller machines to cut costs and boost profitability as they struggle in the extremely low interest rate environment, a source close to the matter said.
MUFG Bank Ltd, Mizuho Bank Ltd and Sumit...

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TOKYO - Japan and the United States are arranging for their leaders to meet successively within only a week around a landmark U.S.-North Korean summit next month, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
The plan is for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Tr...

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An estimated magnitude of 5.1 earthquake with a focus in northern Nagano Prefecture occurred at around 10:29 a.m. on Saturday.
An intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 was recorded in Nagano, Omachi and Ogawa. No tsunami warning has been issued.
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TOKYO - Japanese baseball fans have been following every hit and pitch of Shohei Ohtani's sensational rookie season and increasing numbers of them are making the trip across the Pacific to see the 23-year-old live in action.
Ohtani's ability to have an impact as both pitcher and hit...

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AKITA — Akitainu Hozonkai, the Akita dog preservation society, revealed the Akita dog that will be given to Russian figure skater Alina Zagitova — who won a gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics — at a competitive dog show for the breed held in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Thursd...

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TOKYO - Opponents and supporters of constitutional revision held rallies across Japan on Thursday on the 71st anniversary of the supreme law coming into force.
With discussions on rewriting its war-renouncing article making little progress, rallies were held in Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaid...

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People in special costumes parade with gorgeously decorated vehicles in Fukuoka as part of the Hakata Dontaku festival on Thursday.
To be held Thursday and Friday, the festival is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the nation during Golden Week.
 

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TOKYO - This past December, the kanji kita (北), meaning “north,” was chosen by the Japanese public as the character best capturing the zeitgeist of life in Japan in 2017. The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation that conducts the survey, said that 北 received the most votes beca...

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TOKYO - Japan expects there to be constructive discussions toward resolving various issues at the historic inter-Korean summit, the top government spokesman said Friday.
Japan hopes for progress toward the "comprehensive resolution of various challenges, such as abductions (of Japan...

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The story of the man who brought us Pikachu and countless other fantastical creatures to feature in an educational manga next month.
Many (if not all) readers familiar with this site, or modern Japanese culture in general, will be aware of Pokémon, whether through the games, cards, ...

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