Yoroku: The importance of accurate census figures
"Population figures serve as the basis for taxation and various administrative laws." Before becoming Japan's "commoner prime minister," Takashi Hara
"Population figures serve as the basis for taxation and various administrative laws." Before becoming Japan's "commoner prime minister," Takashi Hara
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A delegation headed by leaders from Japan's major business organizations is considering visiting Beijing next March, sources familiar
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BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Japan is no longer among the top 10 overseas destinations for travelers from China as they plan trips for a major vacation period c
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SAKAI, Osaka -- The city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, announced Sept. 29 that an employee had mistakenly recorded both a deceased pers
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TOKYO -- The Tokyo District Court ruled on Sept. 30 that a person's voice, like their likeness, can serve as a symbol of their identity and may theref
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NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Shoko Kawata, the 36-year-old mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, believed to be the first incumbent mayor in Japan to take mater
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended up over 3 percent Thursday, as gains in heavyweight technology shares attracted additional buying, lifti
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TOYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Officials in Toyama Prefecture on Thursday marked the launch of a new sightseeing route taking visitors through tunnels deep
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TOKYO -- Japan's significantly stricter permanent residency requirements and visa fee hikes went into effect Oct. 1, moves the government says are aim
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HITACHIOMIYA, Ibaraki -- Residents expressed mixed views over a decision by the mayor of this eastern Japan city on Sept. 30 to accept a document-base
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YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- The expressway that crosses Tokyo Bay has been closed on the Chiba Prefecture to Kanagawa Prefecture side following a car accident
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese management agency said Thursday it has terminated the exclusive contract of a member of pop idol group timelesz who was ar
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The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) has been converted from a special national institution into a special corporation. It is urged that the SCJ be oper
