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Japan Defense Ministry to launch new system for incorporating startup tech
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Defense Ministry will open applications next week for its new procurement system, aiming to incorporate startups' advanc
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Japan's first univ. hub for comprehensive hot spring health study to open in Oita Pref.
OITA -- Oita University has announced it will establish Japan's first university-based research hub to comprehensively examine the medical, wellness a
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Tennis: Nishikori vows to give all at career-ending Japan Open
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's soon-to-retire former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori is eager to leave nothing behind at the Japan Open, set to be the last tourna
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Sumo: Leader Onosato loses as Aonishiki, Asanoyama move 1 win behind
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato fell to his second defeat at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday as ozeki Aonishiki and former ozeki Asanoyam
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Asian Games: 15-yr-old Hasegawa, Nagahara win skateboarding park golds
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's 15-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa and Izuru Nagahara won the skateboarding park golds on Friday in their respective women's and me
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Japan law banning under-18s from election campaigning unconstitutional
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Friday ruled that the law banning those aged under 18 from taking part in election campaigning is unconstitutiona
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Japan municipal gov't to offer 100 yen a day for helping elderly, disabled take out trash
HITACHIOTA, Ibaraki -- The Hitachiota Municipal Government in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, will launch a new initiative from October that reward
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The Mainichi News Quiz: What are the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games organizers so sorry for?
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 26 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What did the Aichi-Nag
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False claims alleging theft by foreigners in Japan spread on social media
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Videos falsely portraying foreigners as stealing metal from railway tracks in Japan have spread widely on the country's social media,
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Japan, US finance chiefs share concern over 'undervalued yen'
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday she held online talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, during which
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'Grandchild leave' spreading in Japan as working grandparents help with child care
TOKYO -- Companies and local governments in Japan are increasingly introducing "grandchild leave," which can be used to prepare for the birth of a gra
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Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’
The finance minister also reiterated her readiness to again support the yen and played down jitters over the recent gains in bond yields.