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Takehiko Tsutsui, president and chief executive officer of Japan Tobacco Inc., gives an interview at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026, saying the company plans to invest about 800 billion yen over the next three years to expand its market share in its growing heated tobacco business.

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Japan Tobacco CEO

Takehiko Tsutsui, president and chief executive officer of Japan Tobacco Inc., gives an interview at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026, saying the company plans to invest about 800 billion yen over the next three years to expand its market share in its growing heated tobacco business.

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Japan Tobacco President, CEO Tsutsui

Takehiko Tsutsui, president and chief executive officer of Japan Tobacco Inc., gives an interview at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026, saying the company plans to invest about 800 billion yen over the next three years to expand its market share in its growing heated tobacco business.

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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2024, shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 114.24 million yen ($800,000) at a New Year's auction earlier in the day at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2024, shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 114.24 million yen ($800,000) at a New Year's auction earlier in the day at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2024, shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 114.24 million yen ($800,000) at a New Year's auction earlier in the day at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

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Japanese novelist Mishima

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 22 Kyodo - Japanese Novelist Yukio Mishima (C) attends a press conference, alongside Japanese novelist Sei Ito (R) and a lawyer, on Sept. 28, 1964, following a Tokyo District Court ruling ordering Mishima to pay 800,000 yen to Japan's former Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita. The court said the 1960 publication of Mishima's book "After the Banquet" so closely followed the events surrounding Arita's campaign to become governor of Tokyo that it violated the politician's privacy. The case is renowned as Japan's landmark judicial recognition of the right to privacy versus freedom of expression. The photo is taken from the book "The Chronicle: 70 years of postwar Japan (4) -- 1960-64 In the heat of the moment --," compiled by Kyodo News.(Kyodo)

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Peach Aviation adds low-calorie meals to inflight menu

OSAKA, Japan - Budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. announces on Nov. 27, 2014, the offer of three low-calorie meals on its revised inflight menu from Dec. 1 as shown in this compilation of photos: (from top) steamed salmon trout with basil cream sauce, rice of 16 different grains and Qeema curry with chicken breast, and a seasonal "bento" set of sushi with a "soba" noodle salad. Prices range from 800 yen to 850 yen.

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Your Party chief Watanabe

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe drinks water while meeting the press at the Diet building in Tokyo on March 27, 2014, over an unaccounted-for 800 million yen in loans from a corporate executive. The House of Representatives member said he has no intention of stepping down as head of the small opposition party, and denied any foul play in connection with the money.

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Your Party chief Watanabe

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe answers reporters' questions at the Diet building in Tokyo on March 27, 2014, over an unaccounted-for 800 million yen in loans from a corporate executive. The House of Representatives member said he has no intention to step down as head of the small opposition party, denying any foul play in the borrowing.

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Japan to aid Pakistan expand girls' education

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Hiroshi Inomata (R) shakes hands with a Pakistani official after the two sides signed an agreement on Feb. 11, 2014, in Islamabad. Japan decided to provide some 800 million yen in grant aid to help build new classrooms for girls at around 30 schools in the rural areas in southern Sindh Province.

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Japan vows 800 mil. yen in grant aid to Palestine

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Authority - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) holds talks with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah on July 24, 2013. During the talks, Kishida pledged that Japan will provide 800 million yen in grant aid to the Palestinian Authority to help infrastructure development in the Palestinian territories.

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Supermarkets rising sales with unique ideas to beat recession

NAGOYA, Japan - Seisen Shokuhinkan Sanoya in Nagoya's Naka Ward, in this phone taken March 2, sells more than 800 boxes of its 250 yen special lunch each day.

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2 biggest power firms see record losses on crude oil surge

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 28 as the company and Kansai Electric Power Co. -- Japan's two biggest power utilities -- anticipate record net losses for fiscal 2008 on a consolidated basis due to the recent surge in crude oil costs. Tokyo Electric said electricity charges for a standard household are likely to rise by 800 yen per month to around 7,600 yen from next January.

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Shipment of square watermelons begins in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Farmers examine square watermelons to prepare for shipment at an agricultural cooperative in the city of Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, on June 30. The cooperative will ship about 800 of the watermelons through mid-July, which will be sold at department stores and fruit shops at an average price of 15,000 yen.

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Japan, U.S. sign new burden-sharing agreement with moderate cut

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 25 after signing a new three-year accord from next April on host-nation support for U.S. forces, including a moderate cut of 800 million yen in the utilities fees shouldered by Japan.

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Ishii signs free agent deal with Seibu Lions

TOKYO, Japan - Left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii speaks at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 25 after the Pacific League's Seibu Lions announced acquiring the former major league pitcher, who has singed with a two-year, 800 million yen deal after filing for free agency earlier this month.

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Shipments of square watermelons begin in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Workers at an agricultural cooperative in the city of Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, prepare for the shipment of square watermelons on June 25. The cooperative will ship about 800 of the watermelons through mid-July with a price tag ranging from 17,000 to 25,000 yen.

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Fujiya expects to book net loss of 6.7 bil. yen in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Confectioner Fujiya Co. said March 13 it expects to book a group net loss of 6.7 billion yen in the current fiscal year to March 31, revising its November forecast of a profit of 800 million yen, due to the revelation of its use of expired ingredients in cake products. Although Fujiya will chalk up extraordinary profits from sales of assets, including the land and building of its head office in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district (shown in photo taken in January 2007), the net loss will be unavoidable because of the large scandal-related losses.

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Oji to launch hostile takeover bid for Hokuetsu Wed.

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda tells a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1 that the company will launch a hostile tender offer for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. shares at 800 yen per share but that the price will be raised to 860 yen if Hokuetsu drops its capital boost plan under an accord with Mitsubishi Corp.

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Pair of Yubari melons fetches record price of 800,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - A pair of Japan's famous Yubari melons (photo) fetches 800,000 yen, the highest price on record, as the first bidding of the season gets under way on May 17 at the main wholesale market in Sapporo on May 17.

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Court awards 800,000 yen to family of deceased A-bomb sufferer

NAGASAKI, Japan - Supporters for the cause of deceased atomic bomb survivor Choi Gye Chol of South Korea hold up banners saying ''winning lawsuit'' in front of the Nagasaki District Court in Nagasaki on Dec. 20. The court ordered the Nagasaki municipal government to pay to Choi's family about 800,000 yen in solatium and allowances for ''hibakusha'' survivors for the past 24 years.

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Court awards 800,000 yen to family of deceased A-bomb survivor

NAGASAKI, Japan - A supporter for the cause of deceased atomic bomb survivor Choi Gye Chol of South Korea holds up Choi's photo while entering the Nagasaki District Court in Nagasaki on Dec. 20. The court ordered the Nagasaki municipal government to pay to Choi's family about 800,000 yen in solatium and allowances for ''hibakusha'' survivors for the past 24 years.

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'Summer Jumbo' lottery tickets go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - About 800 people line up in Tokyo's Ginza district July 15 to buy ''Summer Jumbo'' lottery tickets, which went on sale the same day. The lottery has a jackpot of 300 million yen.

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Year-end 'Jumbo' lottery tickets go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - About 800 people line up in Tokyo's Ginza district to buy tickets for the year-end ''Jumbo'' lottery which went on sale on Nov. 25. The lottery has a jackpot of 300 million yen.

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Honda leases fuel-cell car to major industrial gas firm

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okubo (L), senior managing director of Honda Motor Co., and Akiji Makino, president of Iwatani International Corp., pose for photographs during a ceremony at a hydrogen station in Tokyo on July 15 to lease Honda's FCX fuel-cell vehicle to Iwatani. Iwatani International, a leading industrial gas company, will lease the car for 800,000 yen per month.

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Sharp to launch terrestrial digital broadcast LCD TVs

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. on June 17 took the wraps off four liquid crystal display (LCD) TV models (one in photo) capable of receiving high-resolution terrestrial digital TV broadcasts, which will start in Japan in December. The TVs will carry suggested retail prices of 770,000-800,000 yen for the 37-inch models and 560,000-580,000 yen for the 30-inch models.

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Honda to lease fuel cell vehicle in Japan, U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. will lease its fuel cell vehicle FCX (photo) in Japan and the United States from Dec. 2, the same date that rival Toyota Motor Corp. will start leasing its own fuel cell vehicle. The four-seat FCX, which uses hydrogen instead of gasoline as its power source, can run at a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour and can travel about 355 km on one tank of hydrogen. It will be leased for 800,000 yen a month under a 12-month contract, 400,000 yen lower than the leasing fee set by Toyota for its FCHV sport utility vehicle.

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(1)Court orders state to pay 800 mil. yen for ASDF base noise

KANAZAWA, Japan - One of plaintiffs holds a banner reading ''Damages Suit Won'' March 6 after the Kanazawa District Court ordered the government to pay about 800 million yen in compensation to local residents who filed damages suits over noise from the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Komatsu base in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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(2)Court orders state to pay 800 mil. yen for ASDF base noise

KANAZAWA, Japan - File photo shows the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Komatsu base in Ishikawa Prefecture with the city's residential area in the background.

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World's most expensive wedding garment on display

OSAKA, Japan - What is claimed to be the world's most expensive wedding ''uchikake'' (garment worn over a bride's kimono) is put on display at an Osaka department store Nov. 2. It took veteran dyer Tomitaka Miyamoto took three years to finish the garment that contains about 110,000 pearls and gold leaf in abundance. The department store assessed its price at 800 million yen.

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Live beetles dispensed by vending machines in Miyazaki

YAMANOGUCHI, Japan - Photo shows a vending machine selling live beetles. Kunji Shimbori, a lunch-box store employee, is doing a thriving business off Route 269 in Yamanoguchi, Miyazaki Prefecture, with a novel idea -- selling live beetles in a vending machine. Packed in twos or threes inside transparent cases, the insects -- which are immensely popular with Japanese kids -- fetch 600 yen per case. For bigger insects, each pack goes for 800 yen.

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Tokyo stocks plunge, yen weakens

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average (L) falling more than 800 points and the Japanese yen weakening against the U.S. dollar on Aug. 29, 2022.

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Tokyo stocks plunge, yen weakens

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average (L) falling more than 800 points and the Japanese yen weakening against the U.S. dollar on Aug. 29, 2022.

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Royal Holdings' Disaster Relief Cooking Truck

Bringing the taste of in-flight meals to disaster relief. Royal Holdings Co., Ltd. has introduced a "food truck (photo)" to provide meals in times of disaster, using a renovated two-ton truck equipped with a kitchen function. The company plans to use the two-ton truck as a kitchen to provide rapid support in the affected areas. The food truck is capable of cooking up to 800 meals per hour of food produced in its own central kitchen. We have been providing meals in the event of a disaster, but we are now working to create a system that will allow us to move more flexibly. The truck is equipped with an oven and a gas stove, and is designed to serve food similar to the in-flight meals supplied to airlines, but for a smaller number of people. The investment, including renovation costs, was about 15 million yen. The company hopes to contribute to disaster relief through hot meals. (August 5, 2019, Royal Holdings Headquarters, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Oji to launch hostile takeover bid for Hokuetsu Wed.

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda tells a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1 that the company will launch a hostile tender offer for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. shares at 800 yen per share but that the price will be raised to 860 yen if Hokuetsu drops its capital boost plan under an accord with Mitsubishi Corp. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya expects to book net loss of 6.7 bil. yen in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Confectioner Fujiya Co. said March 13 it expects to book a group net loss of 6.7 billion yen in the current fiscal year to March 31, revising its November forecast of a profit of 800 million yen, due to the revelation of its use of expired ingredients in cake products. Although Fujiya will chalk up extraordinary profits from sales of assets, including the land and building of its head office in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district (shown in photo taken in January 2007), the net loss will be unavoidable because of the large scandal-related losses. (Kyodo)

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Ishii signs free agent deal with Seibu Lions

TOKYO, Japan - Left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii speaks at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 25 after the Pacific League's Seibu Lions announced acquiring the former major league pitcher, who has singed with a two-year, 800 million yen deal after filing for free agency earlier this month. (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. sign new burden-sharing agreement with moderate cut

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 25 after signing a new three-year accord from next April on host-nation support for U.S. forces, including a moderate cut of 800 million yen in the utilities fees shouldered by Japan. (Kyodo)

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2 biggest power firms see record losses on crude oil surge

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 28 as the company and Kansai Electric Power Co. -- Japan's two biggest power utilities -- anticipate record net losses for fiscal 2008 on a consolidated basis due to the recent surge in crude oil costs. Tokyo Electric said electricity charges for a standard household are likely to rise by 800 yen per month to around 7,600 yen from next January. (Kyodo)

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Singer, scandal-hit politician, scholar among election candidates

Yoshimi Watanabe, the 64-year-old former head of the defunct opposition Your Party, makes a speech in Tokyo on June 22, 2016, for the July 10 House of Councillors election. Watanabe lost his parliamentary seat following revelations in 2014 regarding 800 million yen ($7.7 million) in unreported loans from a cosmetics firm executive. Prosecutors decided not to indict him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks dive, dollar tumbles against yen

People walk by a screen displaying financial data in Tokyo that shows the Nikkei Stock Average's loss of more than 800 points, or almost 5 percent, and the U.S. dollar's fall to a 15-month low against the yen on Feb. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hitachi eyes 600 billion yen in annual railway business sales

Hitachi Ltd. President Toshiaki Higashihara (R) and Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi hold a press conference in London on Sept. 2, 2015. They said the Japanese conglomerate will aim to boost annual sales of its British-based railway business 1.5-fold to around 600 billion yen ($5 billion) as early as possible, and to 800 billion thereafter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Summer Jumbo' lottery tickets go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - About 800 people line up in Tokyo's Ginza district July 15 to buy ''Summer Jumbo'' lottery tickets, which went on sale the same day. The lottery has a jackpot of 300 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Shipment of square watermelons begins in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Farmers examine square watermelons to prepare for shipment at an agricultural cooperative in the city of Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, on June 30. The cooperative will ship about 800 of the watermelons through mid-July, which will be sold at department stores and fruit shops at an average price of 15,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Shipments of square watermelons begin in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Workers at an agricultural cooperative in the city of Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, prepare for the shipment of square watermelons on June 25. The cooperative will ship about 800 of the watermelons through mid-July with a price tag ranging from 17,000 to 25,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Supermarkets rising sales with unique ideas to beat recession

NAGOYA, Japan - Seisen Shokuhinkan Sanoya in Nagoya's Naka Ward, in this phone taken March 2, sells more than 800 boxes of its 250 yen special lunch each day. (Kyodo)

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Peach Aviation adds low-calorie meals to inflight menu

OSAKA, Japan - Budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. announces on Nov. 27, 2014, the offer of three low-calorie meals on its revised inflight menu from Dec. 1 as shown in this compilation of photos: (from top) steamed salmon trout with basil cream sauce, rice of 16 different grains and Qeema curry with chicken breast, and a seasonal "bento" set of sushi with a "soba" noodle salad. Prices range from 800 yen to 850 yen. (Kyodo)

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(2)Court orders state to pay 800 mil. yen for ASDF base noise

KANAZAWA, Japan - File photo shows the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Komatsu base in Ishikawa Prefecture with the city's residential area in the background.