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Kyodo News Digest: April 25, 2024

Here is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.

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BOJ to check effects of rate hike amid weak yen at policy meeting

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to leave its policy rate unchanged at a two-day meeting from Thursday, a month after implementing a hike for the first time in 17 years, though a persistently weak yen is raising the prospect of higher inflation driven by import costs.

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Japan government inspects IHI subsidiary's plants over data-rigging

The Japanese government conducts on-site inspections of two plants of a subsidiary of IHI Corp., a day after the leading engine maker said fuel efficiency data had been falsified for decades.

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Japan committed to act appropriately on weak yen: finance minister

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki says there is no change "at all" in the government's stance that it will act appropriately with regard to the yen's value after it slipped past 155 to the U.S. dollar.

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Dollar at 34-yr. highs in upper 155 yen as intervention line tested

The U.S. dollar rises to new 34-year highs in Tokyo in the upper 155 yen range, as currency traders tested the limits of the yen's weakness amid speculation that a market intervention by Japanese authorities is still a way off.

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666 handmade cherry blossom pinwheels at Kagawa shrine bear visitors' hopes

The days are getting warmer but that is not the only indication of spring at Shirotori Shrine in Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, where 666 handmade pinwheels resembling the shape and color of cherry blossoms spin every time a gentle breeze passes by.

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Meta sued over investment ads with fake celebrity endorsements

Four people sue the Japanese arm of U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms Inc. over false investment ads using fake celebrity endorsements on Facebook and Instagram.

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Kyodo News Digest: April 24, 2024

Here is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.

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Number of young women to halve in 40% of Japan localities by 2050

More than 40 percent of Japanese municipalities are likely to see the number of their young female residents drop by more than half in the 30 years through 2050 as the country's population rapidly declines, a study by private-sector experts' panel shows.

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Fukushima treated water discharge resumes after power outage

The discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea resumes after being temporarily suspended due to a partial power outage, the plant operator says.

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