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Konnichiwa

Record Heatstroke Sufferers Taken by Ambulance in Japan

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan saw 10,804 heatstroke sufferers taken to hospital by ambulance in the week through Sunday, a new weekly...

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Konnichiwa

Varied Sales Channels May Have Triggered Rice Price Surge

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–The diversification of rice sales channels may have contributed to the surge in prices of the staple since...

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Konnichiwa

Toyota Group's Jan.&June Global Sales Hit Record High

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Global automobile sales at the Toyota Motor Corp. group in January-June went up 7.4 pct from a year...

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Konnichiwa

Japan Parties Agree to Scrap Add&On Gasoline Levy by Year&End

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling and opposition parties agreed Wednesday to abolish the provisional add-on gasoline tax rate as early as...

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Konnichiwa

1.3&Meter&High Tsunami Observed in Japan's Iwate

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–A 1.3-meter-high tsunami was observed Wednesday at a port in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after a massive...

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Konnichiwa

2 U.S. Servicemen Arrested in Okinawa for Assault

HEADLINES Naha, Okinawa Pref., July 7 (Jiji Press)–Two U.S. servicemen have been arrested in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa over the weekend...

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Konnichiwa

Japan's Akazawa, Lutnick of U.S. Hold In&Depth Tariff Talks

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa held telephone talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and...

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Konnichiwa

Japan Eyeing New Target for Eliminating Utility Poles

HEADLINES Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s infrastructure ministry will set a new target for accelerating efforts to move power lines underground and eliminate...

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Konnichiwa

Taiwan Likely to Attend Nagasaki Peace Ceremony

HEADLINES Nagasaki, July 5 (Jiji Press)–Taiwan is expected to attend the Nagasaki peace memorial ceremony in the southwestern Japan city for the first...

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Philippine Tribune

Singapore’s Indie Pop Darling Shye Unveils Hauntingly Poignant New Single ‘All at Once’

CELEBRITY Singapore’s rising indie pop sensation, singer-songwriter and producer Shye returns this week with her newest single, “All at once”—a hauntingly atmospheric track...