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Higher land prices reflect lifestyle changes amid pandemic

Land prices have started to rise again after falling due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The government needs to closely examine the changing trends in the demand for land caused by the pandemic.

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Japan eyes more humanitarian aid for Ukraine

The government is considering providing an additional humanitarian aid package of about 100 million dollars (about 12 billion yen) to assist displaced people in Ukraine. The government has already announced a prior humanitarian aid package of 100 million dollars, but has decided that more support is needed in light of…

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Zelenskyy calls for intl solidarity to pile up pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an online address to the Diet on Wednesday, expressing gratitude to Japan for providing aid and for adding pressure on Russia.

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Prospects for return of northern territories recede

Russia's Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued Monday, said it will suspend peace treaty negotiations with Japan. As Russia has unilaterally refused to continue the treaty negotiations, the road toward improving bilateral relations, including in regard to the issue of the northern territories, has become more difficult.

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Twin panda cubs at Ueno Zoo to go back on display Friday

The public will see heavier, more agile twin giant panda cubs when they are put back on display at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Friday.

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Warnings highlight insufficient measures to bolster electricity supply

Hit by a cold wave, the Kanto region has fallen into the worst power crisis since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The government and electric power companies need to seriously reflect on their over-optimistic outlook and take countermeasures.

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Russia is to blame for suspension of bilateral negotiations on northern territories

Russia bears full responsibility for the suspension of negotiations. The Japanese government must stick to its principle of demanding the return of the illegally occupied northern territories and enhance the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia.

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The Japan News to revamp print, online editions on March 28

The Japan News will present a new design, both in its printed form and on its website, from March 28. A number of elements will be updated, including our masthead, and new features added to further enrich our content. We are confident these changes will help us be an even…

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Russia halts peace treaty talks with Japan over Ukraine sanctions

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Monday it has no intention of continuing peace treaty talks with Japan, an apparent reprisal against sanctions Tokyo has imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine invasion.

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TEPCO asks for supply from 7 firms; power consumption rate exceeds 100%

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. announced Tuesday that its power supply would be supplemented by seven other major electric power companies nationwide to deal with surging demand in its service area.

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Japan-Russia tourism stalls in Vladivostok

Japan-Russia tourism development projects have stalled in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok following Moscow's military aggression in Ukraine.

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Japan PM honors policeman, U.N. volunteer killed in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida laid flowers at memorial monuments in Phnom Penh on Sunday for Atsuhito Nakata, a Japanese volunteer who worked for a U.N. election-monitoring program in Cambodia, and Haruyuki Takata, a police officer who was participating in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country.

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22% of Japanese companies suspend operations in Russia

About 20% of listed Japanese companies operating in Russia suspended business by mid-March after Russia invaded Ukraine, according to data compiled by Teikoku Databank Ltd.

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Japan launches new cyber defense command to counter threat from neighboring countries

The Defense Ministry has launched a cyber defense command by reorganizing related units of the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces. The move is aimed at strengthening its ability to cope with rapidly growing cyber threats from China, North Korea and Russia.

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Companies withdraw planned IPOs amid stock market uncertainty

Initial public offerings hovered at high levels last year, but since the start of this year, many firms have either canceled or postponed planned listings and there have been moves to suspend bond issues.

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'Local' specialties on the move due to global warming

As a fruit normally found in the subtropics grows in Tokyo, peaches are cultivated in Aomori, the prefecture known as "the apple kingdom."

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Kohei Matsushita spreads wings in acting, singing

"There is part of me that can't help but make music," said actor-singer Kohei Matsushita. His soft-spoken words did not quite hide his strong will.

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1980s manga classic about Yugoslavia in WWII reflects crisis in Ukraine

"Ishi no Hana" was first serialized in a monthly manga magazine from 1983 to 1986. It has since been published five times in different formats by four different publishers. The sixth edition by a fifth publisher has recently been printed with a new cover design. The fact it has been…

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Kishida, Saudi Arabian crown prince agree to cooperate on stabilizing crude oil price

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone on Thursday evening. They agreed that they would cooperate on stabilizing the international crude oil market in the wake of the surge of crude oil prices amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Local govts try to ride X-sports popularity

At the Beijing Winter Olympics skateboard and snowboard double-threat Ayumu Hirano soared to gold in the men's snowboard halfpipe. His success, among other brilliant results achieved by Japanese athletes in both Beijing and at the Tokyo Summer Games, has helped X-sports popularity explode.

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Preserve, utilize valuable firsthand data on Great East Japan Earthquake

Websites that collect records of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake are a means to pass on memories and lessons learned from the unprecedented disaster to future generations, disseminating them both at home and abroad. It is vital not only to preserve such valuable materials, but also to increase the…

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Firms freed from identifying close contacts among staff

Companies will no longer be required to find out if employees have had close contact with COVID-19 patients, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday.

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Pay increases across all industries needed to help support livelihoods

Steady wage hikes are necessary to support the lives of people who are reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and suffering due to the rising prices of resources and food, among other things. Active pay increases by major companies during the shunto spring labor wage negotiations must spread throughout all industries.

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Passengers of quake-derailed bullet train trapped inside for 4 hours

Seventy-five passengers of a Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train were trapped inside the train for about four hours after it derailed during a powerful earthquake that struck late Wednesday night on the railroad's elevated viaduct between Fukushima and Shiroishi Zao stations.

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Night trading of financial products on the rise on Japan's markets

On Japan's financial markets, night trading of financial products has been on the rise since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, apparently as investors try to avert the risks of price fluctuations during daytime sessions, which are susceptible to overnight changes in the situation in Ukraine.

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