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ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorAugust 21, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Renowned Japanese engineer Tomifumi Godai, known as the creator of the country’s H-2 and H-2A rockets, died on...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorAugust 20, 2025HEADLINES Washington, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that a document on the recent deal on U.S. tariffs on...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorAugust 20, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese fintech company JPYC Inc. has said that it will start issuing the country’s first stablecoin, a type...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorAugust 20, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it has decided to extend the deadline for selling government-stockpiled rice released...
ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorAugust 20, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan will launch an investigation into whether it needs to impose antidumping duties on bisphenol A, a raw...
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ByTomas Kauer - News ModeratorAugust 20, 2025HEADLINES Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Communist Party has withdrawn its candidates in the July 20 House of Councillors election in the...
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