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Tokyo court orders 2 to pay ¥500 mil over 'fast movie' uploads: The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered a man and woman to pay 500 million yen in ...
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Tokyo court orders 2 to pay ¥500 mil over 'fast movie' uploads: The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered a man and woman to pay 500 million yen in ...
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Tokyo court orders 2 to pay ¥500 mil over 'fast movie' uploads
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Hydrogen Station Opens Near Tokyo Condominium Complex; Will Supply Hydrogen for Lighting, Bus Services
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Shohei Ohtani Mural Unveiled on Hotel in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo
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Shohei Ohtani Mural Unveiled on Hotel in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo
Quick Glance: Shohei Ohtani and the Ippei Mizuhara Gambling Scandal: Live Updates
  • Major League Baseball has officially launched an investigation into the gambling allegations surrounding Mizuhara, Ohtani's former interpreter and friend.

  • Ohtani is scheduled to address the media on Monday for the first time since the dismissal of his interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara, in response to the escalating gambling scandal.

  • The role of interpreters in MLB has evolved significantly, with Mizuhara not only being an interpreter but also a close confidant of Ohtani.

  • MLB has initiated a formal investigation into the gambling allegations against Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's long-time interpreter.
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Japan theater firm Takarazuka theater admits to all harassment claims in actress death - The Mainichi
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Japan theater firm Takarazuka theater admits to all harassment claims in ...
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Japan passes 112.57tn yen budget, including record defense spend: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament on Thursday enacted a 112.57 trillion yen ($744 ...
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Japan passes 112.57tn yen budget, including record defense spend
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Toyota's global sales slide 7% in February, led by slumps in China and Japan: Toyota Motor's global sales dropped 7% in February from a year earlier ...
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Toyota's global sales slide 7% in February, led by slumps in China and ...
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 101-year-old locomotive retires in Kumamoto Prefecture - The Mainichi
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 101-year-old locomotive retires in ...
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Itochu and BCG team on AI-powered business consulting in Japan: TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu and U.S.-based Boston Consulting Group will start a joint ...
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Itochu and BCG team on AI-powered business consulting in Japan
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Yen falls to 34-year low against dollar: The yen hit a 34-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, just over a week after the Bank of Japan announced a ...
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Yen falls to 34-year low against dollar
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Police receive three motorcycles from Tokyo Motors: Navindra Dhanwa and Elisha Campbell, the Managing Directors of Tokyo Motors, have donated three new ...
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Police receive three motorcycles from Tokyo Motors
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Sumo: Wrestlers from scandal-hit Miyagino stable to join Isegahama - The Mainichi
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Sumo: Wrestlers from scandal-hit Miyagino stable to join Isegahama - The ...
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Secrets of Kyoto / Revisiting the Memories of Fushimi Castle in Kyoto; The Most Important Castle of the Toyotomi Family
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Secrets of Kyoto / Revisiting the Memories of Fushimi Castle in Kyoto; The ...
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Japan's renewed push for homegrown airliner faces turbulent path: TOKYO -- Japan's new effort to develop a next-generation airliner by 2035 will seek to ...
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Japan's renewed push for homegrown airliner faces turbulent path
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Why are so many Japanese-style dining pubs popping up in Korea? : On a rainy Monday night in March, nostalgic melodies of Japanese city pop played aloud outside ...
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Why are so many Japanese-style dining pubs popping up in Korea?
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Marvel’s Groot Lands a Gig at Tokyo Disneyland; Tree Man to Appear In ’It’s a Small World’ in 2025
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Japan's tale of two economies: BOJ hike and stock boom yet to trickle down: TOKYO -- As labor unions at Japan's largest corporations celebrated their ...
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Japan's tale of two economies: BOJ hike and stock boom yet to trickle down
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MLB pulls plug on clubs' ties with NPB teams: The order has also forced MLB clubs to sever ties with pro teams from Mexico, Taiwan and South Korea.
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MLB pulls plug on clubs' ties with NPB teams
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60% in Japan don't like cherry blossom viewing with colleagues, call events 'work': survey - The Mainichi
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Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in cholesterol supplement scare: TOKYO: A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing ...
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Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in cholesterol supplement scare
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More Companies Use Alumni Networks to Rehire, Work with Former Employees
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More Companies Use Alumni Networks to Rehire, Work with Former Employees
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'After you': Japan bird species' wing-flutter signals mate to enter nest 1st - The Mainichi
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'After you': Japan bird species' wing-flutter signals mate to enter nest ...
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Football: Hinata Miyazawa, Maika Hamano back for Japan at SheBelieves Cup - The Mainichi
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Football: Hinata Miyazawa, Maika Hamano back for Japan at SheBelieves Cup ...
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Bitchu Matsuyama Castle: The highest fortress in Japan: Nestled near the peak of Mount Gagyu, at an impressive elevation of 430 meters, lies the awe-inspiring ...
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Bitchu Matsuyama Castle: The highest fortress in Japan
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A new Japanese restaurant tops 'Asia's 50 Best Restaurants' list: Tokyo's Sézanne topped this year's list, which included restaurants in 19 cities across the ...
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A new Japanese restaurant tops 'Asia's 50 Best Restaurants' list
Quick Glance: Innovative restaurant leads 'Top 50 Best Restaurants in Asia'
  • The prestigious Sézanne in Tokyo is crowned the winner of the 'Top 50 Best Restaurants in Asia 2024'.

  • In addition to the nine Japanese restaurants on the list, restaurants from the small city-state of Singapore also made the cut.

  • With 11 restaurants on the list, China leads ahead of Singapore, with six in Hong Kong, four in Shanghai, and one in Macao recognized.

  • The restaurants on the top 50 list are spread across 19 cities in Asia.
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Japan unveils next-generation passenger plane project: Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the next decade after ...
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Japan unveils next-generation passenger plane project
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North Korea reaches for familiar playbook in talks with Japan: Pyongyang blowing hot and cold on a potential leaders summit is meant to gain the upper hand in ...
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North Korea reaches for familiar playbook in talks with Japan
Quick Glance: Japanese PM Offers to Meet Kim Jong Un, Conditions Pose Challenges
  • North Korea states that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida proposed a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 'as soon as possible,' contingent on Tokyo's stance towards North Korea's weapons program and past abductions of Japanese nationals.

  • Kishida emphasizes the importance of a meeting with Kim to address the abduction issue, but North Korea's preconditions make a Kim-Kishida summit unlikely.

  • Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's sister, highlights the need for Japan to make political decisions aligned with its overall interests to enhance bilateral relations and regional peace.

  • Experts suggest that a potential meeting could benefit both North Korea and Japan, with North Korea aiming to strengthen its position and Japan considering potential economic assistance if ties normalize.
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People in Japan await bloom of sakura cherry blossoms: A weather information firm says central Tokyo will have to wait a little longer to enjoy cherry blossoms ...
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People in Japan await bloom of sakura cherry blossoms
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VOL.21 - SEASONAL GUIDE - THE BEST OF JAPAN | The Japan Times
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Nissan will invest in Renault's Ampere in pursuit of global EV roadmap, CEO says: Japan's Nissan Motor will invest in Renault's electric vehicle (EV) unit Ampere ...
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Nissan will invest in Renault's Ampere in pursuit of global EV roadmap ...
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Editorial: Japan top court ruling on survivor benefits for same-sex partners one small step - The Mainichi
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Japanese yen drops to lowest in 34 years despite BOJ rate hike: TOKYO -- The yen dropped to its lowest level in 34 years early Wednesday, trading near 152 to the ...
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Japanese yen drops to lowest in 34 years despite BOJ rate hike
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Lower hedging costs reveal Japan investors' confidence in weak yen bets: Three-month yen basis swaps, which indicate decreasing demand for hedging the more they ...
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Lower hedging costs reveal Japan investors' confidence in weak yen bets
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Ukrainian evacuees graduate in Japan, two years after Russian invasion: All of them are set to work in Japan, as the war in their home country continues.
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Ukrainian evacuees graduate in Japan, two years after Russian invasion
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One year on, benefits of culture agency's move to Kyoto unclear: The relocation of the Cultural Affairs Agency was decided in 2016
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One year on, benefits of culture agency's move to Kyoto unclear
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Shogi board game series: “Shōgun” takes you to feudal Japan - Tageblatt.lu: Tageblatt.lu: Current news
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Japan gets out of post-World War pacifism, allows sale of fighter jets : Japan's cabinet on Tuesday (March 26) gave the green light for the export of new ...
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Japan gets out of post-World War pacifism, allows sale of fighter jets
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Proactive Pacifism, Arms Exports, and Japan’s Quest to Be ‘One of the Good Guys’: The Kishida administration’s decision to export advanced fighter jets is part ...
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Chocolate mushroom-shaped earbuds sell out in 10 minutes: TOKYO -- Limited-edition wireless earbuds made to look like a mushroom-shaped chocolate snack ...
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Chocolate mushroom-shaped earbuds sell out in 10 minutes
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New HIV carriers in Japan up for the first time in seven years: The health ministry attributed the rise to a recovery in the number of HIV test takers after a ...
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New HIV carriers in Japan up for the first time in seven years
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Man fills void in rural Japan city by opening movie theater: Although movie theaters are increasingly becoming things of the past in rural areas across Japan ...
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Man fills void in rural Japan city by opening movie theater
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The yen languished near its weakest in decades on Thursday though the threat of intervention from Japanese authorities kept investors leery of pushing the ... Show more
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Kishida, Biden to vow peaceful use of outer space at April summit - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S ...
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Kishida, Biden to vow peaceful use of outer space at April summit - The ...
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Tigers remain the Central League's team to beat as rival Giants loom: While Hanshin may be favored to repeat, the rest of the league will be waiting to pounce ...
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Tigers remain the Central League's team to beat as rival Giants loom
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Ex-teacher at Tokyo cram school found guilty of secret filming: The teacher also sent some of the images to another former teacher from the same cram school ...
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Ex-teacher at Tokyo cram school found guilty of secret filming
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Analysis: Japan-bashing Chinese unwittingly target Xi's lucky temple: Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei ...
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Analysis: Japan-bashing Chinese unwittingly target Xi's lucky temple
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What are 'beni-koji' products linked to Japan deaths? - The Mainichi: TOKYO -- Deaths and hospitalizations have been reported among a number of people who ...
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What are 'beni-koji' products linked to Japan deaths? - The Mainichi
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Influencers — Japan’s secret weapon to promote niche tourism spots: Followers' trust in — and reliance on — social media for travel info, even when the content ...
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Influencers — Japan’s secret weapon to promote niche tourism spots
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Japan to sell fighter jets in latest break from post-war pacifist ideals: The move comes ahead of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official visit to the US in ...
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Japan to sell fighter jets in latest break from post-war pacifist ideals
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U.S. protectionism lurks behind yen's stubborn weakness: TOKYO -- The yen is caught in a historic stretch of weakening that shows no sign of ending even after ...
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U.S. protectionism lurks behind yen's stubborn weakness
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Japan warns of surge in potentially deadly strep throat cases: Infections of streptococcus bacteria of the throat are being diagnosed at quadruple the pace of ...
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Japan warns of surge in potentially deadly strep throat cases
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Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day: Americas: Good morning. The yen touched its lowest level versus the dollar since 1990, fueling intervention bets ...
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Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day: Americas
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US, Japan national security aides prepare for Kishida's visit - The Mainichi: WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The highest-ranking U.S. and Japanese national security ...
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US, Japan national security aides prepare for Kishida's visit - The ...
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Biologist: "We have reached a level of perfection that leaves no living creature untouched"
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Japan’s Idemitsu, Mitsui Chemicals May Consolidate Ethylene Plants in Chiba
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Japan’s Idemitsu, Mitsui Chemicals May Consolidate Ethylene Plants in ...
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Limited drone photography OK'd at west Japan 'castle in the sky' - The Mainichi: TAMBA, Hyogo -- For a limited time, drone photography will be allowed at a west ...
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Limited drone photography OK'd at west Japan 'castle in the sky' - The ...
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2 deaths, 100 hospitalisations in Japan supplement scare: A Japanese drugmaker recalled the over-the-counter tablets following kidney complaints from customers.
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2 deaths, 100 hospitalisations in Japan supplement scare
Quick Glance: Two Deaths, 100 Hospitalisations in Japan Supplement Scare
  • Two deaths and over 100 hospitalisations in Japan have been linked to dietary supplements intended to lower cholesterol.

  • Japanese government is investigating after the recall of over-the-counter tablets by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical due to kidney complaints.

  • Affected products include various health tablets, a rose-coloured sparkling sake, salad dressing, bread, and miso paste used in traditional dishes.

  • The Health Minister urged the company to provide information promptly and instructed local authorities to collect data on health damage nationwide.
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Worry as 2,000 Kiswahili teachers remain jobless: Kiswahili, mainly spoken in the East African region, has earned its place of pride as one of the world’s top 10 ...
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Worry as 2,000 Kiswahili teachers remain jobless
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Population decline: Japan nappy maker switches to adults: Japan's plummeting birth rate has led a nappy manufacturer to stop making nappies for babies at ...
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Population decline: Japan nappy maker switches to adults
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Those Godzilla claw shoes on the Oscars red carpet are just one of Hazama’s ‘dark fantasy’ creations | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News ...
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Basketball star thrives on court again after putting herself first: Evelyn Mawuli is helping to normalize career breaks for reasons other than physical health.
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Basketball star thrives on court again after putting herself first
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Japan's moving companies struggle to meet demand amid driver shortage: Charges have increased, even doubled, during the March-April peak moving season as a ...
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Japan's moving companies struggle to meet demand amid driver shortage