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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reshuffled her Cabinet and unveiled a new leadership lineup for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
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Japan core consumer prices in Aug. up 1.7% on year, below 2% for 8th month
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core consumer prices in August rose 1.7 percent from a year earlier, remaining below 2 percent for the eighth consecutive mon
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Anonymous donor gives Japan's Hyogo Pref. gold worth $5.4 million
KOBE -- An anonymous individual has donated 35 kilograms of pure gold ingots worth 833.74 million yen (about $5.4 million) to the Hyogo Prefectural Go
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Taiwan hands Japan $9.4 mil. in public donations for Kumamoto quake
TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Taiwan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday presented more than NT$300 million ($9.4 million) in donations raised in Taiwan to help those
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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes all-line operation after Kumamoto quake disaster
KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route Friday for the first time in 52 days aft
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Takaichi's Cabinet reshuffle fires starting gun for ruling LDP leader race
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet reshuffle Thursday set the stage for next year's race for the presidency of the ruling Libera
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Japan's immigration agency had 103 residence card printers go unused: audit
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's immigration agency had 103 IC card printers, worth about 56.5 million yen ($363,000), sitting unused at seven regional bureau
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Tokyo considers ordinance banning littering as downtown trash worsens
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering an ordinance banning littering, as trash left in downtown entertainment districts ha
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BOJ lifts key policy rate to 1.25% amid growing inflation risks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent on Friday, accelerating monetary tightening as it see
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Asian black bear caught on camera on Mount Takao in Tokyo
TOKYO -- An Asian black bear was captured on a wildlife observation camera walking on Mount Takao in the western Tokyo city of Hachioji on the night o
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Tokyo stocks mixed on tech gains, wait-and-see ahead BOJ outcome weighs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Friday morning, as the benchmark Nikkei index was lifted by heavyweight technology shares, although the overa
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Mystery man Uketsu reflects on Dagger shortlist, early life in Britain
LONDON (Kyodo) -- If you've ever seen Japanese horror novelist Uketsu -- who wears a stark white mask and full black bodysuit -- chances are you'd nev