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Back to SearchS. Korea's Top Court Upholds Damages Ruling against Nippon Steel
South Korea's Supreme Court on Wednesday finalized a lower court ruling ordering Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. to pay 80 million won, or about 9 million…
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INTERVIEW: JAM Head Urges CRA, CDP, Komeito to Create Clear Vision
The head of the Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery and Manufacturing Workers, or JAM, has urged the Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutiona…
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Aeon Eyeing Compensation over Fatal Blast after Kumamoto Quake
Aeon Co. on Wednesday showed a plan to provide compensation early to relatives of tenant shop workers who died in an explosion that occurred at its s…
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Cosmetic Surgery Spreading among People under 20 in Japan
An increasing number of young people in Japan, including those aged under 20, are seeking double eyelid surgery and other cosmetic treatments.
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Bereaved Family Holds Book Event over 1985 JAL Crash
A bereaved family member of one of the 520 victims of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet held a picture book event last month at an element…
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Japan's Former Health Minister Sakaguchi Dies at 92
Chikara Sakaguchi, who served as the country's first health, labor and welfare minister, died of natural causes on Friday. He was 92.
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Ex-Toyota, Keidanren Chief Hiroshi Okuda Dies at 93
Hiroshi Okuda, who served as president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. and chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, died at 93, it…
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Lizards Hidden in Socks Lead to Smuggling Arrest in Tokyo
Tokyo police have arrested a Mexican national on suspicion of attempting to smuggle nine lizards into Japan by hiding them in socks in his luggage.
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JAL Jet Crash Victims Remembered on 41st Anniversary
Victims of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet were remembered at the mountainous accident site in eastern Japan on Wednesday, the 41st anni…
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Women Make Up 46.9 Pct of Japan Govt Noncareer Exam Passers
Women accounted for 46.9pctof those who passed the Japanese government's hiring examination for noncareer positions in fiscal 2026, the National Pers…
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