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Nikkei Average Tops 43,000 for 1st Time in Morning

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average exceeded 43,000 for the first time ever on Wednesday morning. The index...

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GSDF Completes Osprey Deployment to Camp Saga

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force has completed relocating 17 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft to a new camp in the...

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Japan May Make Recycling Handheld Fans Mandatory

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry will examine the idea of designating handheld fans powered by lithium-ion batteries as products that...

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New "Demon Slayer" Film Tops 20 B. Yen at Box Office

HEADLINES New “Demon Slayer” Film Tops 20 B. Yen at Box Office Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–The latest film in the “Demon Slayer:...

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Mayor of Shizuoka Pref. City Denies Lying about Academic Record

HEADLINES Ito, Shizuoka Pref., Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Maki Takubo, mayor of the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday again denied...

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Another Strong Quake Hits off Tokara Islands

HEADLINES Kagoshima/Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–An earthquake measuring up to upper 5, fourth highest on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, struck Saturday morning...

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Govt to Release Stockpiled Rice for Processed Foods from Aug.

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said that the government will release its stockpiled rice for use in...

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Nikkei Ends at All&Time High as Tariff Uncertainty Wanes

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average recorded a fresh all-time high Tuesday, thanks partly to receding uncertainty over...

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Competition for Japan Govt Jobs Lowest Ever

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–One out of 2.9 applicants passed employment examinations for Japan’s career-track national public servants in fiscal 2025, the...

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Nikkei Hits Record Intraday High above 42,800

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged over 1,000 points to hit a record intraday high above 42,800...