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JAPANESE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2022
Japan's property market lures private equity with solid yields
Property investors worldwide are flush with cash and emboldened by stabilizing vacancy rates and rents after disruption by the pandemic, and some are setting their sights on Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2022
Japan's tight jobs market fails to deliver on egalitarian promise
The emergence of the freelance class poses a challenge to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has pledged to redistribute wealth through wage hikes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 31, 2022
Japan to allow overseas voting on justices after top court ruling
A bill to amend the relevant law will be submitted at a parliamentary session scheduled to be convened in the fall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2022
Japan's factories expand output for a second month in July
Factory output rose a seasonally adjusted 1% in July from a month earlier, extending the prior month's near double-digit surge.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 30, 2022
Ordinance limiting video game playing time is constitutional, Kagawa court rules
In its ruling, Takamatsu District Court rejected a lawsuit by a man and his mother who sought damages for alleged violations to their right to self-determination.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2022
Job availability improved for seventh month in July despite COVID surge
Services-related firms moved to secure workers during the summer holidays without coronavirus restrictions despite a resurgence of infections, government data shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2022
Japan will monitor China, new economic security minister says
Sanae Takaichi, known for her hawkish stance toward Japan's powerful neighbor, took her post this month amid increasing government awareness of economic security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2022
Fed chairman’s hawkish stance causes headaches for Kuroda as yen falls
The yen fell to a five-week low Monday morning, after Jerome Powell warned against prematurely loosening policy in his speech at the Jackson Hole retreat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2022
Low food self-sufficiency could cripple Japan in Taiwan crisis
Any major blockade or disruption to sea lanes around China and the Taiwan Strait could have bigger implications than just price inflation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 28, 2022
Inedible delights: Food sample artisans serve up imitations of grand feasts
With fewer restaurants buying plastic menu items, craftspeople are getting creative with their molded meals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Aug 28, 2022
Harnessing togi-jiru, Japanese cuisine's secret weapon
Every time you pour rinse water down the drain, you might be discarding a way to elevate every Japanese dish in your cookbook.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Aug 26, 2022
Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal puts spotlight on money's influence
The scandal is also being watched closely in Sapporo, which is bidding to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 26, 2022
Japanese police agency plans to overhaul how it protects dignitaries
The agency's report on security procedures for Abe has pointed out a series of inadequacies in the planning stages that resulted in a 'vacuum' in the rear of the protective police force.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2022
Yasuhiro Tsuyuki named new Japan police chief
The police leadership shakeup comes before Japan holds a state funeral for Abe in September and hosts a summit of the Group of Seven advanced nations next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2022
Actor Teruyuki Kagawa apologizes after report alleges he groped hostess
The report also said the kabuki performer took off the hostess' bra and passed it around to colleagues in an incident in 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2022
Top Japan police chief to step down over security failures in Abe assassination
Nakamura had expressed regret for the failure of the police to protect Abe, who was shot to death during a campaign rally on July 8 ahead of the Upper House election two days later.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2022
Bank of Japan chief would hold easing policy even if inflation hits 3%, survey shows
Most analysts said that a further acceleration to 3%, the highest since 1991 excluding tax-hike years, wouldn't increase the likelihood of policy change before Kuroda's term ends in April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2022
Japan retains economic view in August as it warns of rising prices impact
'The Japanese economy is picking up moderately,' the Cabinet Office said in the overall assessment for August, while upgrading its view on industrial production and public investment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 24, 2022
Police seek indictment of man who tweeted Kishida assassination threat
The Metropolitan Police referred the case to prosecutors, saying resources were unnecessarily spent responding to baseless threats.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2022
A 'sober-curious' generation leaves Japan with a hangover
Should the tax arm of the government be encouraging people to drink, even in moderation?

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