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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...

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Heavy Rain Emergency Warning Briefly Issued for Parts of Kumamoto

HEADLINES Kumamoto, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning to parts of Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, temporarily...

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Ex&IMF Economist Advises Japan to Strengthen Non&U.S. Ties

HEADLINES By Adriana Reinecke Washington, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Former International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld has advised Japan to strengthen its cooperation...

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Victims Mourned 40 Years after JAL Jet Crash

HEADLINES Ueno, Gunma Pref., Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)–Victims of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet were remembered on the mountainous...

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Sudo Wins Her 11th N.Y. Hot Dog Eating Contest

HEADLINES New York, July 4 (Jiji Press)–Miki Sudo won the women’s title at the Nathan’s Famous annual hot dog eating contest in New...

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13 Residents Evacuate Quake&Hit Remote Island in Japan

HEADLINES Kagoshima, July 4 (Jiji Press)–The first group of evacuees from Akusekijima arrived at a port in Kagoshima, a city in southwestern Japan,...

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Record 80 Pct of Japanese Mothers Have Job: Survey

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)–A record 80 pct of mothers in Japan had a job in 2024, a welfare ministry survey showed...

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2025 POLLS: Debates on Disaster Management Lacking Momentum

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–While Japan is set to hold a House of Councillors election on July 20, debates among political parties...