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S. Korea Parliament Unprecedentedly Votes for Impeachment of Acting Pres.

Japan Flu Cases Rise 2.2-Fold to Far Exceed Benchmark Alert Level

Suzuki Motor's Ex-Pres., -Chairman Osamu Suzuki Dies at 94

LDP Gives Community Chest 800 M. Yen to "Politically Take Blame" for Slush Funds

Japan Adopts Action Plan to Root Out Discrimination against Disabled

Japan Govt to Begin Seafloor Stabilization Work off Henoko as Early as Sat.

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=157.81-83 Yen; Euro=1.0421-0423 Dollars

Japan Difense Outlays Reach Record 8.7 T. Yen: FY 2025 Draft Budget

TSMC's No. 1 Chip Plant in Kumamoto Pref. Starts Mass Production

PM Ishiba to Move in Official Residence Soon: Hayashi

FY 2025 Draft Budget Earmarks 17 B. Yen to Efforts against "Dark Part-Time Jobs"

Japan Job Availability, Jobless Rate Both Unchanged in Nov.

CDP Head Noda Discloses Research, PR Allowance Spending in Oct., Nov.

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 40,281.16 (+713.10)

Suspect in Japan Man Killing in Sao Paulo Arrested

Scottish Soccer: Celtic's Maeda, Hatate Score Goals vs Motherwell

2 Killed in House Fire in Shizuoka Pref., with 3 Others Unaccounted for

Japan FY 2025 Okinawa Promotion Budget to Fall Short of Local Request for 4th Yr

Japan Govt Sets New Target of Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 60% in FY 2035

Japan Industrial Output Falls 2.3% in Nov., Down for 1st Time in 3 Months

South Korean President Yoon Faced with Third Summon for Investigation

Richard Parsons, Former CEO of Time Warner, Dies at 76

Japan Govt Adopts Record 115.5-T.-Yen Draft Budget for FY 2025

Israeli Air Strikes Hit Yemeni International Airport, Ports

Organizers Unveil Cruise Ship Village Plan for 2026 Asian Games in Japan

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 40,074.56 (+506.50)

Ex-Olympus CEO Kaufmann Found Guilty in Drug Case

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Rise 2.4% in Dec., Up for 40th Straight Month

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Dies on Thursday at 92

NBA: Rui Hachimura Scores 18 Points as Lakers Narrowly Defeat Warriors 115-113

78-Year-Old Japanese Man Robbed, Murdered in Sao Paulo

Aeon Bank Gets Biz Improvement Order over Inadequate Money Laundering Prevention

Azerbaijan Officials Say Plane Downed by Russian Air Defense System: Reports

Women's Soccer: Japan to Face Colombia in International Friendly Match in April

Uranium Detected in Fuel Debris Extracted from Reactor at Fukushima N-Plant

Japan PM Ishiba to Visit Malaysia, Indonesia in Early January

NY Stocks (Thursday Closing): Dow 43,325.80 (+28.77); Nasdaq 20,020.36 (-10.77)

Winter Bonuses at Major Japan Companies Average 925,545 Yen: Keidanren Survey

Death Row Inmate in "Black Widow" Cases in Western Japan Dies at 78

LDP-Komeito Coalition, Nippon Ishin to Conclude Free High School Talks in Feb.

Japan behind California in Nominal GDP in April-June 2024: Private Estimate

Soccer: Prominent Japanese Referee Yuichi Nishimura Retires after 25-Year Career

Japan Eyes Law to Oblige Companies to Take Measures against Customer Harassment

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=157.35-37 Yen; Euro=1.0396-0398 Dollars

Horse Racing: Do Deuce Retires after Skipping 2024 Arima Kinen Due to Injury

CDP Lawmaker Haraguchi Sued by Drug Firm for Calling COVID Vaccine Bioweapon

Kuwana, Mie Pref., Creates Ordinance to Name Customer Harassment Offenders

Japan Panel Calls for Law to Receive Emergency Cooperation from AI Operators

Japan's 1st "Level 4" Autonomous Bus Service Launched in Matsuyama

Japan to Ease Visa Rules for Chinese Visitors in Stages from around Next Spring