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ANA says data on 37,800 customers leaked in hacking
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- All Nippon Airways Co. said Friday that personal data, including passport numbers, was leaked from about 37,800 customers following u
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BOJ says 2% inflation target generally achieved, maintains policy rate
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan said Friday that underlying inflation has "generally" reached its 2 percent target, nearly 14 years after the goal
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BOJ's Ueda hints at raising interest rates to stabilize inflation at 2%
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Friday stressed the need to stabilize inflation at around 2 percent, signaling that the central
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Toyota, Waymo to begin autonomous taxi trial service in Japan in 2027
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Waymo LLC, the self-driving vehicle unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., said Friday they will launch a trial
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Japan's anime market tops 4 tril. yen for 1st time
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's anime market reached 4.45 trillion yen ($28 billion) in 2025, topping 4 trillion yen for the first time on strong overseas sa
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After decades of deflation, BOJ faces test of maintaining price stability
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- For the Bank of Japan, achieving its long-sought 2 percent inflation target is not the end of its quest for price stability but the b
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367 wrongly marked as failing driver's license exams for foreigners in Japan's Gunma Pref.
MAEBASHI -- Gunma Prefectural Police announced Oct. 29 that errors in written driver's license tests for foreign nationals had resulted in 367 examine
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Editorial: First female kishi marks new era for Japanese shogi
A new chapter has been written in the history of shogi. Tomoka Nishiyama, holder of the Hakurei title, will become the first female "kishi," or profes
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Nikkei stock index falls sharply with muted reaction to BOJ's ETF move
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended sharply lower on Friday after briefly sinking over 3 percent on growing concerns over the earnings of so
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New book chronicles viral Japanese macaque Punch's growth
CHIBA -- A book with photos and illustrations chronicling the growth of Punch, a Japanese macaque at a zoo in eastern Japan who attracted global atten
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Water-spraying drill held at Shirakawa-go settlement
A water-spraying drill was held on October 25 in Shirakawa-go, a settlement of traditional A-frame thatched-roof houses in the village of Shirakawa, G
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Law to establish 'second capital' to back up Tokyo goes into effect
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Legislation to establish a "second capital" to serve as a backup for Tokyo's core functions and decentralize economic activity went i