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Tokyo stocks fall on AI losses amid investment concerns, dip-buying trims
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Japan gov't announces Vietnam leader To Lam to make 4-day visit from Nov. 8
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Vietnamese President To Lam will make a four-day visit to Japan from Nov. 8 for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the top Jap
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JR East's Uchibo Line to fully resume service Nov. 9 after Sept. landslide
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway Co. said Friday it will fully resume train services on its Uchibo Line in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 9, f
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Japan minister urges caution on declaring end to deflation
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government must make a "careful judgment" on declaring an end to deflation, economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi sai
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Editorial: Japan needs to document and disclose all politician-bureaucrat contacts
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Prankster pays heavy price for Japan sushi chain nuisance videos
SAITAMA -- A 43-year-old man who filmed nuisance acts at a major Japanese conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chain and posted the videos on social media r