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Kishida appoints former Foreign Minister Matsumoto as new director of internal affairs.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday that former Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto, 63, has been appointed as the new internal affairs minister, succeeding Minoru Terada, who stepped down amid mounting criticism over political fund-related scandals.
Terada resigned the day bef...
CHINA URGES U.S TO STOP PROMOTING THE INNOVATION AND COMPETITION ACT
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- China urges U.S to stop promoting the Innovation and Competition Act.
- China said the U.S bill exaggerates "China threat" rhetoric.
- The bill is also said to advocates strategic competition against China. <...
NTT PRESIDENT TO TAKE PAY CUT OVER DINING CASE WITH GOVT. OFFICIALS
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- NTT President to take pay cut over dining case with govt. officials.
- The president and other executives will take a pay cut for three months.
- NTT President Jun Sawada will take a pay cut of 40 percent for three months fro...
JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD SPENDING ROSE 13.0 PERCENT IN APRIL
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- Japan’s household spending rose 13.0 percent in April.
- Households with two or more people spent an average $2,700 in real terms.
- Seasonally adjusted spending inched up 0.1 percent from March.
- Outlays for ...
JAPAN’S CPI DROPPED 0.1% IN APRIL OVER MOBILE PHONE FEES
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- Japan’s CPI dropped 0.1% in April over mobile phone fees.
- Bank of Japan struggled to accelerate inflation toward its elusive 2 percent goal.
- In April, mobile phone fees tumbled 26.5 percent from a year earlier. ...
JAPAN POST LOST CLIENT DOCUMENTS DEALING ON FINANCIAL PRODUCT
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- Japan Post lost client documents dealing on financial product.
- Around 5,700 post offices nationwide lost such documents.
- It had lost intermediary records containing personal information on 318 clients who had traded natio...
JAPAN GOVT. RECORDS ITS CHILD POPULATION TO HIT LOWEST IN APRIL 2021
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- Japan govt. records its child population to hit lowest in April 2021.
- As of April 1, the number of children aged 14 or younger stood at 14.93 million.
- In comparison with other age groups, children aged up to 2 accounted f...
CHINA CRITICIZES BRITAIN’S MOTION WITH REGARDS TO XINJIANG REGION
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- China criticizes Britain’s motion with regards to Xinjiang region.
- China says the move by the British House of Commons violates international law and their relations.
- Britain said the treatment against Uygurs in Xin...
JAPAN’S CPI FELL BY 0.1% IN MARCH OVER LOWER ENERGY PRICES
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- Japan’s CPI fell by 0.1% in March over lower energy prices.
- The core CPI in February was down 0.4 percent.
- In the reporting month, electricity prices fell by 4.8 percent.
- Gasoline prices in March turned p...
JAPAN’S NO. OF JOB AVAILABILITY FELL IN FEBRUARY BY 2.9%
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- Japan’s no. of job availability fell in February by 2.9%.
- The number of people in work rose 30,000 in February to 66.97 million.
- The number of unemployed people increased 350,000 in February to 1.94 million. ...
JAPAN IS INVESTIGATING LINE APP OVER ACCESS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CHINA
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- Japan is investigating line app over access to personal information to China.
- PM Suga announced the investigation during the House of Councillors budget committee session.
- The government is planning to suspend recruitment...
JAPAN’S CPI FALLS BY 0.4 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY 2021
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- Japan’s CPI falls by 0.4 percent in February 2021.
- Nationwide core consumer prices declined 0.6 percent in January.
- Electricity and gas bills sagged 7.8 percent and 6.2 percent in February 2021.
- Gasoline prices ...
RYOTA TAKEDA ADMITS DINING WITH NTT PRESIDENT; DENIES VIOLATING ETHICS CODE
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- Ryota Takeda admits dining with NTT President; denies violating ethics code.
- A weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun posted a report online about the Nov. 11 dining event.
- The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry and NTT...
JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD SPENDING FELL 6.1% IN JANUARY
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- Japan’s household spending fell 6.1% in January.
- Average spending by households was $2,400.
- The country’s outlay for student commuter passes fell 33.0 percent in the reporting month.
- In the reportin...
JAPAN’S CPI DROPPED 0.6 PERCENT IN JANUARY 2021
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- Japan’s CPI dropped 0.6 percent in January 2021.
- In December 2020 CPI declined 1.0 percent.
- Energy prices, in general, dropped 8.6 percent in January.
- Fees for hotels and other accommodation facilities in...
JAPAN’S AVERAGE MONTHLY SPENDING BY HOUSEHOLDS FELL IN 2020 BY 5.3 PERCENT
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- Japan’s average monthly spending by households fell in 2020 by 5.3 percent.
- In 2020 monthly household spending with two or more people averaged 277,926 yen.
- Spending on transportation and communication fell 8.6 perc...
JAPAN GOVT. REPORTS A 1.0 PERCENT DROP IN THE DEC. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
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- Japan govt. reports a 1.0 percent drop in the Dec. consumer price index.
- In 2020, the core CPI dipped 0.2 percent on average.
- In December, electricity bills fell 7.9 percent and gas bills at 9.5 percent.
- Accomm...
JAPAN GOVT. TO OPEN SMARTPHONE CHANGE CONSULTATION CENTER FOR THE PUBLIC
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- Japan govt. to open smartphone change consultation center for the public.
- The consultation center would be for people who wish to change their mobile phone plans.
- The center will serve as a neutral party offering comparis...
JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD SPENDING IN OCTOBER RISE BY 1.9 PERCENT IN 13 MONTHS
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- Japan’s household spending in October rose by 1.9 percent in 13 months.
- Spending by households with two or more people was $2,700.
- The average monthly income rose by 2.5 percent among salaried households with two pe...
JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT REPORTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO HAVE INCREASE BY 3.1% IN OCT.
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- Japan's government reported unemployment rate to have increased by 3.1% in Oct.
- However, job availability improved since April 2019.
- In September month the ratio rose to 1.04 from 1.03.
- The jobless rate for...