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- Company Cafeterias in Tokyo Support Employees’ Household Budgets as Tax Reforms Provide Tailwind (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
As the cost of eating out soars due to rising prices, companies in Tokyo are increasingly introducing employee cafeterias where staff can eat at affordable prices.
With the new fiscal ...
Gourmet [23/4 21:28] More
- Japan Govt Cites Weakening Consumer Mind in Monthly Report (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
The Japanese government on Thursday underlined the need to keep a close watch on weakening consumer sentiment amid concerns about the economic outlook due to tensions in the Middle Eas...
Other [23/4 20:48] More
- Japan Begins Selling Lethal Weapons After Lifting Of Ban (ニュース)
- ASAHI
The Japanese government entered the lethal weapons export business after lifting the ban on April 21 by revising the Three Principles on the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology.
Th...
Other [23/4 20:10] More
- Forest Fires Continue in Northeastern Japan Town (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Wildfires that broke out on Wednesday in two locations in the northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, continued into Thursday, burning a total of about 200 hectares, accordin...
Nature [23/4 19:45] More
- Japan Bans The Use Of Power Banks On Aircraft From 24 April (ニュース)
- IDN FINANCIAL
The Japanese government will ban the use of power banks on aircraft starting 24 April. The policy has been issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in r...
Other [23/4 19:04] More
- Japan’s ANA to Introduce Fuel Surcharges to Domestic Flights from Fy27, Driven by Rising Fuel Costs, Declining Profits (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) is considering the introduction of aviation fuel surcharges that would be added to airfares in accordance with fuel costs to domestic flights from fiscal 2...
Other [22/4 21:43] More
- Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Resumes Service after 13-Hour Suspension (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, which had undergone a partial service suspension following a report of smoke at Asakusa Station in Tokyo early Wednesday morning, resumed full-line service ...
Event [22/4 21:10] More
- Tokyo Theme Park Worker Dies After Accident While Inspecting Equipment (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
A 24-year-old worker died on Tuesday after being caught in an amusement park attraction in Tokyo during an inspection, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and other source...
Park [22/4 20:25] More
- Earthquake Sets Off Brief Tsunami Alert And A Megaquake Advisory In Northern Japan (ニュース)
- AP NEWS
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake for its coastal areas.
The Cabin...
Nature [22/4 19:56] More
- More Japanese Firms Paying Student Loans of Employees (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
An increasing number of companies are paying off the student loans of their employees. Thanks to a loan payment system introduced in fiscal 2021, both the workers and their employers ...
Other [20/4 16:27] More
- Japan Reveals New Name For 40C-And-Hotter Days After Blistering Summer (ニュース)
- BBC
Japan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year.
The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cru...
Nature [20/4 15:39] More
- Japanese Researchers Among Winners Of Physics Prize (ニュース)
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JAPAN TIMES
An international team, including four Japanese researchers, has won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for precisely measuring the magnetic moment of muons, tiny sub...
Event [20/4 15:03] More
- Japan, Australia Seek Adherence to Lebanon Ceasefire (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, on Sunday urged all parties concerned to observe the ceasefire over the fighting between Israel a...
Event [20/4 14:51] More
- BYD Joins Nissan, Honda In Japan’s Small EV Push (仕事)
- TECH IN ASIA
Competition in Japan’s electric minivehicle and compact EV market is set to rise in summer 2026.
BYD’s entry into the segment, along with Nissan and Honda rolling out lower-cost or n...
Driving [20/4 14:33] More
- Japan's Olympic Pairs Skating Champions Announce Retirement (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan's Olympic figure skating pairs champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement on Friday, saying they were ending their careers with "no regrets".
Miura and K...
Other [17/4 21:20] More