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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's top two airlines said Thursday they will raise fuel surcharges on international flights for tickets to be issued in November
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Japan gov't OKs bill to allow police to remotely access crime ring phones
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TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's comments about the additional work she has to take on as a woman compared to her male predecess
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Japan business manager visa holders leaving without reentry permits surge
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of foreigners holding business manager visas who left Japan without applying for reentry permits nearly quadrupled in the
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Burger King's Japan operator says 11.18 mil. customer records exposed
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Editorial: Russia must release detained Japanese reporter immediately
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Canadian Nisei baseball team digs up postwar roots
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