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Komeito presses grocery tax timing as Giants clinch and NISC warns CNC shops
Tuesday’s Japan edition: coalition talks on consumption-tax grocery offsets, Bank of Japan–era market rotation, Komatsu’s data-center cooling lines, NISC air-gap guidance after a Chiba ransomware case, and the Yomiuri Giants’ Central League pennant at Tokyo Dome.
PoliticsKomeito Presses LDP on Consumption-Tax Grocery Offset Timing Before October Extra Diet
Komeito leaders pressed the LDP on Monday to spell out how a proposed consumption-tax grocery offset would be funded and timed before the October 5 extraordinary Diet session, warning that vague credits will not calm household budgets.
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SportsYomiuri Giants Clinch Central League Pennant on Comeback Win at Tokyo Dome
SecurityNISC Urges Air-Gap Backups After Otsuka Metal Shop CNC Ransomware Weekend Outage
BusinessKomatsu Cites Data-Center Cooling Orders in Revised Osaka Component Plant Schedule
StocksResona Holdings and Recruit Advance on Rate-Hike Rotation While Real Estate REITs Slide
OpinionOpinion: Lower-House Seat Reform Needs Published District Maps, Not Closed-Door Nomination Deals
HealthSaitama Red Cross Hospital Adds Nighttime RSV Intake After Silver Week Pediatric Surge
ScienceUniversity of Tsukuba Balloon Lab Tracks Stratospheric Dust From Autumn Wildfire Plumes
EntertainmentFuji TV Schedules Late-Night Asian Games Track Finals Cut-Down for Kanto Night Shift Workers
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TechnologyFujitsu Launches Rugged Tablet Line for Hokkaido Grid Crews After Typhoon-Season Audit
Credit CardsJCB Corporate Card Adds Itemized Per-Diem Reporting for Diet Staff Overseas Travel
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