Japan finance chief to skip G20 meeting to ensure budget enactment
[Japan Today] - 02/21/2025
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday he will not attend a meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major and emerging economies in South Africa…
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Japan business mission ends China trip, upset by no show of leader
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[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
Nissan shares jump 11% on reported plan to seek Tesla investment
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[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
18-year-old arrested for killing woman to undergo 3-month psychiatric examination
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[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
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[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
Ambulance worker arrested for stealing ¥100,000 from home while on emergency call there
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[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
Ex-PM Abe's widow Akie praises Trump in Taiwan speech
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[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
Gov't OKs bill allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas
Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion (…)
[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
More life-sized Gundams? Plans underway for another Japanese city to get full-scale anime robot
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[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
'Shogun' actor Anna Sawai among Time's women of the year
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[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
Hamas says it is investigating possible error over hostage body
Hamas said on Friday it was investigating a possible error in identifying human remains handed to Israel under a (…)
[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
Just 17% of Japanese citizens hold passport, data shows
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[Japan Today] - 21/02/2025
