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- Japanese Beer Makers Tap Interactive Experiences to Pique Interest of Young Generation (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s major beer brewers are opening facilities featuring eye-catching interactive experiences in a bid to crack open the interest of young people who have been shying away from the ...
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- Bank Of Japan Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged Despite Pressure Over Weak Yen (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-low interest rates unchanged Friday but analysts say the tumbling yen is putting pressure on officials to act.
With the currency at three-decade lows ...
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- Three 18-Year-Old Men Killed After Car Goes Off Road Into Rice Field In Tokushima Prefecture (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Three 18-year-old men were killed and a fourth man the same age injured after the light car they were traveling in crashed through a guardrail and fell into a rice field in Anan City,...
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- Japan Town To Put Up 2.5m Barrier To Block View Of Mount Fuji (ニュース)
- CNA
A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.
Construction of t...
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- Japan Committed To Act Appropriately On Weak Yen: Finance Minister (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday there is no change "at all" in the Japanese government's stance that it will act appropriately to address the weakening of the yen after ...
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- Nissan Unveils Four NEV Concepts At Beijing Auto Show (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Nissan Motor Co on Thursday unveiled four new energy vehicle (NEV) concepts and showcased a strong lineup of electrified models at Auto China 2024 under the theme of “A new Nissan for...
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- 'Male' Hippo In Japan Zoo Found To Be Female After 7 Years (ニュース)
- BBC
A zoo in Japan has confirmed that a hippopotamus thought for seven years to be a he is, in fact, a she.
A DNA test was carried out after zookeepers noticed that 12-year-old Gen-chan did not ...
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- Japan To Increase Benefits For Crime Victims' Families (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The National Police Agency disclosed a plan Thursday to increase the minimum amount of state benefits paid to bereaved families of crime victims.
Under the plan to revise the benefit ...
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- 'Sugar Baby Riri' Gets Nine-Year Prison Term Over Romance Scam (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The Nagoya District Court on Monday imposed a nine-year prison term and an ¥8 million ($51,700) fine on a 25-year-old woman — who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri” — for swindling...
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- 70 ％ of Japan Companies to Raise Pay Scales in FY 2024 (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
About 70 pct of companies in Japan will implement pay scale increases in fiscal 2024, a survey by the Finance Ministry showed Monday.
According to the survey, the proportion of compani...
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- Honda To Build Major EV Plant In Canada (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japanese auto giant Honda will open an electric vehicle plant in eastern Canada, a Canadian government source familiar with the multibillion-dollar project told AFP on Monday.
The fed...
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- Japan Helicopters Crash: Search Ongoing For Naval Crew In The Pacific (ニュース)
- BBC
The Japanese navy is continuing its search for seven crew in the Pacific Ocean after the apparent crash of two helicopters on Saturday night, which killed at least one crewman.Rescuers have s...
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- Japan Monitoring Reports Of Professor 'Missing' In China (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The government said Monday it was closely monitoring reports that a Chinese professor at a Japanese university has been missing since he took a trip home over a year ago.
Fan Yuntao, ...
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- North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into Waters Outside Japan's EEZ (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
North Korea on Monday fired at least one ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, but no damage was reported as it fell into waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, the Japan...
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- Japan's Takashimaya Plans To Expand Investment In Vietnam (仕事)
- VIETNAM PLUS
Takashimaya, a Japanese operator of upscale department stores, plans to open a shopping centre in Hanoi in 2026 that will be the company's first new location abroad in eight years,...
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