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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Postpartum care services in hotels are gaining momentum in Japan, with mothers receiving support from midwives and childcare workers
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Temperatures plunge across north and east Japan as Hokkaido town dips to minus 10 C
TOKYO -- The northern and eastern parts of Japan recorded the season's coldest day on Nov. 9 due to the effects of a strong mass of cold air. Accordin
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Japan mulling abolishing remaining labor provisions on women
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's labor ministry is considering abolishing the remaining provisions of the country's labor standard law that restricts women fr
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Japan logs current account surplus of 2.37 trillion yen in Sept.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.37 trillion yen ($15 billion) in September, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.The surplus
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Rakuten, AST SpaceMobile to form firm to create satellite network in Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rakuten Group Inc. on Monday said it will establish a joint venture this month with U.S. satellite manufacturer AST SpaceMobile Inc.
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Japan's household spending in Sept. falls 6.8% on year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's household spending in September fell a real 6.8 percent from a year earlier, declining for the 10th consecutive month, as adv
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Japan relays strong concern to France over EU plan to favor Europe-made EVs
PARIS (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi conveyed to his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday Tokyo's strong concern abou
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Nikkei surges over 3% to regain 60,000 after Wall Street advances
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index surged over 3 percent to reclaim the 60,000 line early Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street after
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Japan, Vietnam agree to boost cooperation on critical minerals
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and Vietnam will accelerate public-private cooperation on critical minerals, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday after ta
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Peru President Fujimori to meet Japan PM Takaichi on Nov. 20
LIMA (Kyodo) -- Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Nov. 20 in Japan, the Peruvian government s
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Japan ruling party reprimands ex-PM, 3 others over tax cut bill walkout
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has reprimanded former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and three other lawmakers for walking ou
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Marine sites off Japan's Chiba Pref. join list of world's top geological heritage locations
TOKYO -- The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) announced its latest 100 Geological Heritage Sites on Nov. 6, selecting six deep-sea lo