Nihon Hidankyo hears calls to pass cause to second generation
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Nobel chemistry winner Kenso Soai says, 'Most exciting day in my life'
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese organic chemist Kenso Soai, who won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry with French researcher Henri Kagan, told …
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Japan and cybersecurity: What’s behind recent attacks and what’s being done?
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Tokyo firm's used car site affected by cloud cyberattack
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Takaichi continues to fend off questions about scandal-hit farm minister
Takaichi continues to fend off questions about scandal-hit farm minister The Japan Times
Nomura and Daiwa CEOs flag risk that AI may spoil stock market rally
The heads of Japan's two largest securities firms project the Nikkei stock average to reach 80,000 within this year or next.