US Firm demands JP broadcaster probe celebrity scandal

US Firm demands JP broadcaster probe celebrity scandal

U.S. investment firm Dalton Investments and its affiliate on January 14 demanded Fuji Media Holdings to immediately esta...

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7-Eleven to collect waste oil

7-Eleven to collect waste oil

Japanese convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven started collecting waste oil together with petroleum company Eneos on Ja...

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Emperor and Empress fly to Kobe to attend earthquake Memorial Ceremony

Emperor and Empress fly to Kobe to attend earthquake Memorial Ceremony

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako flew from Haneda Airport on the morning of January 16 to attend the Memorial Ceremon...

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Mt. Fuji ashfall forecasts considered for wide areas

Mt. Fuji ashfall forecasts considered for wide areas

The Japan Meteorological Agency started its meetings to establish ashfall alerts and forecasts in preparation for a pote...

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MUFG issues apology for over 260 million yen stolen by former employee

MUFG issues apology for over 260 million yen stolen by former employee

Japanese megabank MUFG Bank issued an apology on January 14 in response to the arrest of a former employee who stole ove...

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Narita Airport encourages Chiba tourism with taxi app

Narita Airport encourages Chiba tourism with taxi app

Narita Airport and its home of Chiba Prefecture are encouraging travelers to use a taxi app to increase tourism within t...

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Ex-bank employee arrested over 260-million-yen theft

Ex-bank employee arrested over 260-million-yen theft

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a former employee for stealing cash and other items from a MUFG Ba...

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Troops jump from sky in first parachute training of 2025

Troops jump from sky in first parachute training of 2025

Ground Self-Defense Force members jumped from aircraft in the sky during their first parachute training of 2025 on Janua...

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Japan's ruling lawmakers visit China for exchanges

Japan's ruling lawmakers visit China for exchanges

Japan's ruling lawmakers visited China starting January 13 for talks with members of the Chinese Communist Party.The Lib...

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Japan's Emperor and Empress attend viola concert

Japan's Emperor and Empress attend viola concert

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a viola concert on January 13.The two attended 85-year-old violist ...

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