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Japan 2025 Convenience Store Sales Hit Record ¥12 Trillion

Japan 2025 Convenience Store Sales Hit Record ¥12 Trillion (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Sales from seven major Japanese convenience store chains hit a record 12.06 trillion yen ($76.34 billion) in 2025, bolstered by the development of high-value-added products, increased...

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Japan Stops Short of Committing to Trump-Proposed Peace Board

Japan Stops Short of Committing to Trump-Proposed Peace Board (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday declined to clarify whether Japan will participate in the Board of Peace proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Gaza St...

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Life Sentence For Man Who Killed Japan's Ex-PM Shinzo Abe

Life Sentence For Man Who Killed Japan's Ex-PM Shinzo Abe (ニュース)
BBC
 
The man who killed Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been sentenced to life in prison, three and a half years after he shot him dead at a rally in the city of Nara in 2022.
Tetsuya...

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Poké Ball Cakes Celebrate Pokémon Franchise’s 30th Anniversary

Poké Ball Cakes Celebrate Pokémon Franchise’s 30th Anniversary (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The visual design/naming of Japanese
confectioner Ariake’s flagship Harbour baked goods is pretty abstract. With Ariake being based in the port town of Yokohama, they wanted some sort...

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Indonesia Links Smes To Japan Retail To Boost FMCG Exports

Indonesia Links Smes To Japan Retail To Boost FMCG Exports (仕事)
ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesia’s Trade Ministry has linked 30 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with major Japanese retailers to expand export access for Indonesian fast-moving consumer goods (FMC...

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Indonesia, Japan Deepen Trade Ties Through Jakarta Business Matching

Indonesia, Japan Deepen Trade Ties Through Jakarta Business Matching (仕事)
ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesia's Ministry of Trade co-organized a business matching event with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Jakarta on Tuesday to further intensify trade activities bet...

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Foreign Visitors to Japan Top 40 M. for 1st Time in 2025

Foreign Visitors to Japan Top 40 M. for 1st Time in 2025 (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The annual number of foreign visitors to Japan came to some 42.7 million in 2025, up from 36,870,148 in the previous year, exceeding 40 million for the first time, tourism minister Yasushi...

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Chatgpt Gets Full Marks In 9 Japan Unified Univ. Entrance Exam Subjects

Chatgpt Gets Full Marks In 9 Japan Unified Univ. Entrance Exam Subjects (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
The artificial intelligence ChatGPT earned perfect scores in nine subjects in this year's unified university entrance examinations, marking its first full score, an AI venture said Tue...

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Japan’s 2026 Sakura Season Set To Be Most Affordable In Years

Japan’s 2026 Sakura Season Set To Be Most Affordable In Years (ニュース)
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The lower prices are widely expected to persist into March and April, which coincide with peak cherry blossom season.
Travellers eyeing Japan for its famed cherry blossom season...

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Valentine's Day Sales Campaigns In Japan Feature Experiences

Valentine's Day Sales Campaigns In Japan Feature Experiences (仕事)
NIPPON
 
Department store operators and confectionery makers are trying to ride a wave of the Valentine's Day-related shopping binge in Japan by offering products and services featuring experiences...

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Japan's Remaining Twin Pandas To Leave For China On Jan. 27

Japan's Remaining Twin Pandas To Leave For China On Jan. 27 (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Twin pandas at a zoo in Tokyo will depart for China on Jan. 27, the Tokyo government said Monday, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas -...

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New Centrist Party in Japan to Focus on Realistic Policies

New Centrist Party in Japan to Focus on Realistic Policies (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new party launched by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, is expected to take realistic approaches on various issues i...

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Japan’s Sport For Development Pathway From Tokyo 2020 To Kansai 2027

Japan’s Sport For Development Pathway From Tokyo 2020 To Kansai 2027 (ニュース)
SPORT AND DEV
 
Japan's major sport events, from Tokyo 2020 to Kansai 2027, have translated international legacy frameworks into domestic policy and community practice, highlighting progress and ga...

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Early-Blooming Cherry Trees Attract Visitors To Seaside Garden Near Tokyo

Early-Blooming Cherry Trees Attract Visitors To Seaside Garden Near Tokyo (ニュース)
NHK
 
Visitors to a garden near Tokyo are enjoying cherry trees that are blooming earlier than usual in the warm weather.
Hokoen garden is near the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefe...

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Japan PM Mulls To Include Zero Food Tax Proposal For Election Pledge

Japan PM Mulls To Include Zero Food Tax Proposal For Election Pledge (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering including a proposal to temporarily cut the consumption tax on food to zero percent, from the current 8 percent, in her ruling par...

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