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- Nikkei Index Ends At Record High (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
The Nikkei stock index ended at a record high above 58,000 on Wednesday, as speculation about further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan receded after the government's nominatio...
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- Japan Demands Swift Release Of National Detained In Iran (ニュース)
- ARAB NEWS
A Japanese national has been detained in Iran and must be swiftly released, the Japanese government said on Wednesday.
The person was detained on January 20, Deputy Chief Cabinet ...
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- Japan To Deploy Missiles On Island Near Taiwan By 2031 (ニュース)
- BBC
Japan plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles to its remote western island near Taiwan by March 2031, its defence minister said, as regional tensions simmer.
It is the first time that Japan s...
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- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney set for Japan visit (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Japan next month as part of a three-nation Indo-Pacific tour, the Prime Minister’s Office said Monday.
Amid ongoing trade friction stemm...
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- Japan Postpones Decision on Whether to Join Board of Peace (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The Japanese government has put on hold a decision on whether to join the Board of Peace, which is led by U.S. President Donald Trump to achieve peace in Gaza, because of concerns among co...
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- Producer Behind Pop Group XG Arrested for Cocaine Possession (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
The producer behind popular group XG was arrested along with three others in Aichi Prefecture on Monday on suspicion of possessing cocaine, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Jun...
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- Mcdonald's To Raise Menu Prices In Japan Starting Wednesday (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
McDonald's (Japan) said Tuesday it will raise the prices of about 60% of its menu items by ¥10 ($.06) to ¥50 starting on Wednesday.
The markups reflect higher material, energy and lab...
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- China Tightens Japanese Trade Restrictions As Spat Worsens (仕事)
- CNA
China's commerce ministry said that only a small number of Japanese entities are targeted and that "honest and law-abiding Japanese entities have nothing to worry about".
China imposed export...
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- Cute Coffins Now Available At Tokyo’s Coffin Relaxation Salon (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Meiso Kukan Kanoke-in is a relaxation space in downtown Tokyo’s Takadanobaba neighborhood. It’s a unique place, not just because it offers a spot for patrons to meditate or zone out f...
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- Japan’s Major Real Estate Firms Expanding Overseas Businesses to Secure Future Growth, Focusing on Europe, U.S., Asia (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s major real estate companies are expanding businesses overseas. With the ease of the COVID-19 pandemic and market conditions stabilizing, companies have continued making large-s...
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- Line App Users Top 100 Mil. In Japan Nearly 15 Years Since Launch (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Users of the Line messaging app topped 100 million at the end of last year in Japan, the operator said, with the service now offering a variety of communication platforms for individua...
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- Japan Earns Record 24 Winter Games Medals at Milan-Cortina (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Japan earned a record number of Winter Olympics medals, at 24, at the 17-day Milan-Cortina Games that came to an end Sunday.
The Asian country clinched five golds, seven silvers and 12 bro...
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- All Rescued From Tokyo Skytree Elevator After Being Trapped For 5.5 Hours (ニュース)
- NHK
All 20 people, including two children, have been rescued from an elevator at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward after being trapped there for more than 5 hours. No injuries have been report...
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- Starbucks Japan To Raise Prices And Charge For Takeout Bags (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
There’s been a lot for Japanese Starbucks fans to be happy about over the last few days, as the chain rolled out its new sakura
beverages and drinkware. But while those additions to S...
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- Japan Aims For 32% Expansion Of Used-Goods Market By 2030 (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government plans to expand the market for used goods to around 4.6 trillion yen ($29.7 bllion) in 2030, up 32 percent from 2024, to curb waste and reduce carbon dioxide em...
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