NIPPON
 
Public hospitals across Japan ran a combined deficit of 395.2 billion yen in fiscal 2024, with 83.3 pct operating in the red, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday.
Both the deficit and the proportion of loss-making hospitals, 703 out of 844, marked record highs.
The ministry attrib...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government announced on Monday the resumption of economic sanctions against Iran, after the United Nations reimposed sanctions on the country over its nuclear development.
Based on a U.N. Security Council resolution, the government designated the assets of 78 organizations and 4...

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GOV UK
 
The UK and Japan announce first tranche of activity under our Industrial Strategy Partnership.
During a meeting today [September 29] UK Department for Business and Trade Permanent Secretary Gareth Davies and Japan’s Ministry for Economy Trade and Industry Vice-Minister for International ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The cumulative number of general visitors to the World Expo in Osaka has topped 22 million, which is regarded as the event's breakeven point, its organizers said.
As of Sunday, 22,277,717 people had visited the Osaka Expo since its April 13 opening, the Japan Association for the 202...

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ENGLISH NEWS
 
Japan defended its title with an 11-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in the final of the 31st Asian Baseball Championship on Sunday in Pingtan, east China's Fujian Province.
The win marked Japan's 21st title in the history of the Asian Baseball Championship, reaffirming its dominance ...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met in Tokyo on Monday and agreed that Japan will provide about 10 surveillance drones, worth about 500 million yen, to the South Asian nation's navy.
This will be Japan's first provision of defense ...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The Japanese Embassy in Jakarta officially opened Jak‑Japan Matsuri 2025 on Saturday, offering a variety of Japanese cultural performances and immersive experiences designed to make visitors feel as though they are in Japan.
“Omikoshi (portable shrine) is also featured at this festi...

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MOTO GP
 
The Trackhouse home hero has been suffering with a hand injury and will unfortunately miss Sunday afternoon’s action at Motegi
Following his fast crash at Misano last time out, Trackhouse MotoGP have confirmed that Ai Ogura has been forced to withdraw from Sunday’s Grand Prix in Japan.
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JAPAN TIMES
 
People from Japan and South Korea kicked off a two-day cultural exchange event in Tokyo on Saturday as this year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Asian neighbors.
In the opening ceremony, Kim Jang-hyun, deputy chief of the South...

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NIPPON
 
The foreign ministers of Japan, Britain, France and nine other countries said Thursday that they have launched a coalition to support the Palestinian Authority financially.
Stabilizing the Palestinian Authority's finances is "indispensable to regional stability and to preserving the two-...

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