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Top Toyota supplier Denso hit by suspected ransom-linked cyberattack, NHK says

If confirmed, the incident against Denso would mark the second recent cyberattack against a Toyota supplier.
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Business exodus from Russia has limited impact on Japanese economy

Major Japanese manufacturers have added their names to the ever growing list of businesses halting operations in Russia.
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Japan likely to hold Upper House election on July 10

"The June 22 start of the campaign period is 100 days away," Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, said at an annual ...
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Kishida calls for unity at LDP convention in preparation for upcoming elections

Kishida underscored the importance of the LDP's coalition with its junior partner Komeito, dismissing an emerging view that their relationship has soured.
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Japan to finish radioactive soil transfer to interim storage site

The ministry plans to use some Fukushima soil with relatively low levels of radioactive concentrations for public works, farmland and other purposes.
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Japan’s GSDF and U.S. Marines hold amphibious drill as China power grows

The drill, due to run through March 25, is "the first large-scale" exercise in the Indo-Pacific region between the GSDF's amphibious brigade and the 31st ...
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Japan’s titanium suppliers eye plane-maker exit from Russia

The war in Ukraine will likely prompt Boeing Co. and Airbus SE to review their long-term procurement and look for alternative sources to Russian titanium.
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Japan weighs full lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency

If the government decides to fully remove the quasi-emergency designations, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce the decision at a news conference as ...
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Kishida hints at more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion

Kishida also said the mayors of two hard-hit cities in the 3/11 disasters — Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, and Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture — offered to host ...
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Ukraine’s wave of refugees puts European solidarity under strain

The number of refugees escaping Ukraine — the vast majority arriving in Eastern Europe — could climb to 4 million in a matter of days, ...