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Mount Fuji Climbing Season Begins with New Rules
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Mount Fuji's climbing season began on Monday, with the opening of the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, where a daily limit of 4,000 climbers and a fee of 2,000 yen were newly introduced.Av 時事通信社
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Japanese Governors' Incomes Average 19.96 M. Yen in 2023
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The average income of Japan's prefectural governors stood at 19.96 million yen in 2023, according to a Jiji Press survey of local government disclosures released by Monday.Av 時事通信社
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Kishida Visits Noto for Launch of "Creative" Reconstruction Team
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday visited the city of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was affected by the powerful Noto Peninsula earthquake on Jan. 1, to indicate Japan's policy to support the region with a task force for "creative" reconstruction.Av 時事通信社
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6 Months Later, Noto Earthquake Victims Mourned
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Residents of areas affected by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in central Japan offered prayers for the victims on Monday, which marked half a year since the disaster.Av 時事通信社
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MUFG Bank said Monday that part of its services had been suspended due to a glitch in its foreign exchange-related system.Av 時事通信社
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Japan Successfully Launches 3rd Rocket in H3 Series
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Monday successfully launched the third of its new H3 rocket series carrying an advanced radar satellite.Av 時事通信社
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Japan Roadside Land Prices Up for 3rd Year in Row
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Prices of land facing roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.3pctfrom a year before on average, up for the third consecutive year, the National Tax Agency said Monday.Av 時事通信社
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Japanese Business Executive Detained in Myanmar
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Myanmar's military regime said Sunday that it has detained several people, including Japanese business executive Hiroshi Kasamatsu, for alleged law violations over rice sale.Av 時事通信社
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Japan Lawmakers' Average Income Rises for 1st Time in 5 Years
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The average income of Japanese lawmakers rose by 3.74 million yen to 25.30 million yen in 2023 from the previous year, the first rise in five years, both chambers of parliament said Monday.Av 時事通信社
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Japan Lowers 1st-Quarter GDP Estimate to 2.9 Pct Decline
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The Japanese government on Monday lowered its inflation- and seasonally adjusted gross domestic product estimate for the first quarter to a 2.9pctannualized decline.Av 時事通信社
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Eastward
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North Korea fired a ballistic missile eastward on Monday, South Korea's military said.Av 時事通信社
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Reinvestigation Finds Hokkaido Girl's Suicide Caused by Bullying
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The suicide of a 14-year-old junior high school girl in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in 2021 is highly likely to have been caused by bullying, a committee set up by the city to investigate the death said Sunday.Av 時事通信社
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Toyota Customizing & Development Co., a unit of Toyota Motor Corp., has forced about 50 subcontractors to store molds used for manufacturing automobile parts free of charge in violation of the subcontract law, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.Av 時事通信社
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Victims Remembered 4 Years after Rain Disaster in Kumamoto
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Bereaved families and others on Sunday prayed for those killed due to heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, four years ago.Av 時事通信社
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Sony Optical Disc Unit to Shed 40 Pct of Workforce
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A Sony Group Corp. unit that makes recording media plans to shed about 250 jobs, or about 40pctof its total workforce of some 670, through buyouts by the end of this fiscal year, people familiar with the matter said Saturday.Av 時事通信社
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U.N. Report Voices Concern over Workplace Rights Violations in Japan
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A U.N. working group in a recent report voiced concern over workplace discrimination and harassment experienced by women, non-Japanese people, sexual minorities and others in Japan.Av 時事通信社
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Japan's Imperial Couple Leave Britain for Home
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Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako left for home Friday night after a seven-day visit to Britain.Av 時事通信社
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Japan's New Bank Notes Causing Headaches for Businesses
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The debut of new bank notes in Japan, set for Wednesday, is causing headaches for restaurants and other businesses in the country.Av 時事通信社
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PM Kishida Marks 1,000 Days in Office
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida marked 1,000 days in office on Saturday, becoming the country's eighth prime minister to reach the milestone since the end of World War II.Av 時事通信社
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Japan Emperor, Empress Revisit University of Oxford
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Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday revisited the University of Oxford, where they had studied, before leaving for their country later in the day after an official visit to Britain.Av 時事通信社
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Mitsubishi Heavy to End Newspaper Rotary Press Production
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Friday it will withdraw from the production of newspaper rotary press, due to the aging of engineers and difficulty in procuring parts.Av 時事通信社
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ANA, JAL Vow to Respond Firmly on Customer Harassment
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All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines on Friday unveiled a joint policy to deal with the harassment of workers by customers and vowed to act resolutely and respond systematically to such acts.Av 時事通信社
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Honda, 2 Others Given Administrative Guidance over Test Fraud
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Japan's transport ministry Friday issued administrative guidance to Honda Motor Co., Mazda Motor Corp. and Yamaha Motor Co., urging them to take measures to prevent any recurrence of irregularities in their vehicle and equipment performance tests.Av 時事通信社
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Chinese Woman Who Tried to Stop Attack That Injured Japanese Dies
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A Chinese woman who fell into serious condition after trying to stop a knife attack that injured a Japanese woman and her child in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, on Monday has died, according to local public security authorities.Av 時事通信社
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Japan to Cut Utility Bills by 2,125 Yen Per Month
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The Japanese government said Friday that it will provide subsidies in August and September to slash electricity and city gas bills by 2,125 yen per month for an average household.Av 時事通信社
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Japan to Promote Kobayashi to Cabinet Office PR Chief
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The Japanese government decided Friday to promote Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maki Kobayashi to cabinet public affairs secretary.Av 時事通信社
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Tanabata Decorations Planned for Noto Reconstruction
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The organizer of the Sendai Tanabata Festival, one of the three largest festivals in the Tohoku northeastern Japan region, plans to create festival decorations to pray for the reconstruction of areas affected by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in central Japan.Av 時事通信社
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76 New Deaths Suspected of Links with Beni Koji Supplements
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Seventy-six new deaths are suspected of having links with the use of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s supplements containing "beni koji" red fermented rice, health ministry officials said Friday.Av 時事通信社
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Shinkawa to Be Appointed Vice Minister of Finance
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Hirotsugu Shinkawa, director-general of the Japanese Finance Ministry's Budget Bureau, will assume the post of vice minister of finance to succeed Eiji Chatani on July 5, the government announced Friday.Av 時事通信社
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Man Gets 20 Yrs for Stalking, Killing Ex-Girlfriend in Fukuoka
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Fukuoka District Court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man to 20 years in prison for stalking and killing his former girlfriend in Fukuoka in January last year.Av 時事通信社
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Another U.S. Soldier Charged with Sexual Assault in Okinawa
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Public prosecutors in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa said Friday that they have indicted a 21-year-old U.S. Marine on charges of nonconsensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury.Av 時事通信社
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Japan Govt to Disburse 139.6 B. Yen in Aid for Noto
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The Japanese government decided Friday to spend 139.6 billion yen from fiscal 2024 reserve funds to support recovery efforts in areas battered by the Noto Peninsula earthquake in January.Av 時事通信社
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Japan to Deploy Surveillance Radar on Pacific Island
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The Japanese government has decided to deploy a mobile surveillance radar system of the Air Self-Defense Force on Kitadaitojima, a remote Pacific island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Friday.Av 時事通信社
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Food Items Subject to Price Hikes Exceed 10,000 in 2024
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Prices have been raised or are set to be raised for 10,086 food and beverage products in Japan this year, with the cumulative annual total topping 10,000 for the third consecutive year, a survey of 195 major food makers by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday.Av 時事通信社
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Japan, Philippines to Sign Troop Access Pact in July
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Japan and the Philippines are expected to sign a bilateral agreement on reciprocal troop access at a ministerial security meeting in the Philippines next month, people familiar with the matter said Friday.Av 時事通信社
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Ex-LDP Sec.-Gen. Ishiba Intends to Run for Party Leader
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Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, intends to run in the party's leadership election expected for September, informed sources said Friday.Av 時事通信社
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TEPCO Begins New Round of N-Plant Water Release
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Friday began its latest discharge of treated water from its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the ocean.Av 時事通信社
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Japan Calls for Makeshift Beds from When Evacuation Centers Open
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Japan decided Friday to urge municipalities to set up makeshift beds and partitions at disaster evacuation centers from when they open, based on lessons learned from the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake.Av 時事通信社
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Japan's Industrial Production Up 2.8 Pct in May
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Japan's industrial production in May rose 2.8pctfrom the previous month following a vehicle production resumption, the industrial ministry said Friday.Av 時事通信社
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Emperor Reflects on Heartwarming Time with British King, Queen
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Japanese Emperor Naruhito said Thursday that he had "a very heartwarming time" with King Charles III and Queen Camilla during his official visit to Britain.Av 時事通信社
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Japan Job Availability Ratio Falls to 1.24 in May
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Japan's seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers in May fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.24, the labor ministry said Friday.Av 時事通信社
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Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 2.1 Pct in June
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Core consumer prices in central Tokyo in June rose 2.1pctfrom a year before, up for the 34th straight month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.Av 時事通信社
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Campaigning Begins for Tokyo Assembly By-Elections
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The official campaign period for the July 7 by-elections in nine constituencies of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly kicked off on Friday.Av 時事通信社
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Japan, Others Hold U.N. Symposium on N. Korea's Abductions
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The Japanese government held an online U.N. symposium Thursday with the United States, South Korea and others to discuss North Korea's abductions of foreign nationals.Av 時事通信社
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Nondisclosure of Prosecutor Tenure Extension Records Reversed
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A Japanese court has reversed the Justice Ministry's decision not to disclose records related to its move to delay the retirement of Hiromu Kurokawa, former head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office.Av 時事通信社
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Japan Emperor, Empress Bid Farewell to British King, Queen
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Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bid farewell to Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday, wrapping up their official visit to the European country.Av 時事通信社
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Osaka Governor Eyes Ban on Mobile Phone Calls at ATMs
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Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Thursday that he is considering banning people from using mobile phones while operating automated teller machines, in an effort to protect elderly people from special fraud.Av 時事通信社
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Taro Kono Eager to Run in Upcoming LDP Leadership Race: Sources
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Digital transformation minister Taro Kono has voiced his eagerness to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming leadership election, informed sources said Thursday.Av 時事通信社
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Rakuten Mobile Launches Platinum Band Service
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Rakuten Mobile Inc. on Thursday launched its own commercial service using a so-called platinum band, a frequency range that allows easier access to wireless networks even indoors, the Japanese company said.Av 時事通信社
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Kishida Dines with LDP Lawmakers for 4th Straight Day
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, had dinner with LDP lawmakers for four straight days through Thursday, amid emerging calls from within the party for him to step down in light of the party's "slush fund" scandal.Av 時事通信社
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