Sakana AI has signed a ¥5 billion ($34 million) deal with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to automate the creation of banking documents, including credit approval memos, the companies announced Monday. “We are very happy to take on the meaningful […]
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With the ruling and opposition parties at odds over whether to ban, restrict or continue to accept donations from businesses and industry groups, the prospect of reaching a decision by the end of the month — their deadline for an
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Japan on Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, which killed 14 people and injured over 6,000. At 8 a.m. — around the same time Aum members released
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been facing harsh criticism from his own Liberal Democratic Party, the opposition and the public following revelations that he handed out gift vouchers worth ¥100,000 ($668) each to 15 rookie LDP lawmakers earlier this month.
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It’s a big surprise that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is revising the fiscal 2025 budget a second time in the Upper House, given that such a second revision is unprecedented in Japan’s history and that his government holds a comfortable
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At 2:46 p.m. on Tuesday, Japan observed a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that left more than 22,000 people dead or missing, with over 27,000 people still displaced today.
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In Monday’s kickoff of political reform talks, the opposition slammed the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s position of maintaining corporate and group donations with greater transparency, though opposition parties were divided over whether to restrict or ban such contributions. It cast
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Two panels of the ruling Liberal Democratic Part jointly approved an implementation bill on reciprocal access agreements (RAAs) on Wednesday that aims to standardize partnerships and facilitate smooth joint operations by ensuring that the Japanese government — rather than its
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The spotlight on the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) grew dimmer after Nippon Ishin no Kai beat it to making a distinctive mark on budget negotiations with the ruling coalition. On Tuesday, Nippon Ishin sealed a deal
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After weeks of negotiations, the ruling coalition has clinched a deal with opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai on education reform and social insurance in exchange for its support for the minority government’s fiscal 2025 budget –– effectively ensuring its
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