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- Tomica Miniature Car for Adults to be Released on 55th Anniversary of Toy Car’s First Appearance; Major Auto Makers to Collaborate (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
To commemorate the 55th anniversary of the tomica miniature car, Tomy Co. announced on Tuesday that it would release products for adults in cooperation with five automobile manufacture...
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- Japan's Exports Hit Record High In 2024, But Trade Deficit Continues (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from the previous year, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
The trade deficit, which measures the...
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- Japan TV Host, Ex-SMAP Pop Idol Masahiro Nakai Quits Showbiz Amid Scandal (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct that led broadcaster...
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- Old Daruma Dolls Burned in Purification Rite in Central Japan City; JR Shinetsu Line Will Get New Stop There Called Toyooka Daruma Station (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures, which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, in Takasaki, Gu...
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- Japan Emperor Reflects On Children's Dreams In Poem (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was heartened to see children talk about their dreams for the future...
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- Cargo Dropped From U.S. Osprey Blown Off Course Near Okinawan Island (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Cargo weighing 400 to 450 kilograms dropped from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft was blown off course and ended up in waters near a small island in Okinawa in southern Japan, a prefec...
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- Japan 2024 Convenience Stores Sales At Record High On Inbound Tourism (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Sales from seven major Japanese convenience store chains hit a record high of 11.8 trillion yen in 2024, bolstered by inbound tourism and demand for readily consumable snacks and drin...
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- Fuji TV Eyes 3rd-Party Panel to Look into Masahiro Nakai Case; Dozens of Companies have Canceled Their Ads (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Fuji Television Network, Inc. is considering establishing a third-party committee based on the guidelines of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to investigate the facts regarding...
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- "Shunto" Spring Wage Talks Kick Off in Japan (仕事)
- NIPPON
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, held a meeting of their leaders Wednesday, effectively starting this year's "shunto" spri...
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- Japan Aquarium Cheers Up Lonely Sunfish By Taping Photos Of Human Faces To Its Tank (ニュース)
- THE GUARDIAN
Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment
Do fish get lonely? Apparently so, according to staff at an aquarium ...
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- Japan to Study Sea Changes Using Fishers' Data (ニュース)
- NIPPON
A trio of Japanese organizations plans to fully begin a project in April to analyze seawater temperatures and other data collected by young fishers to study the impact of environmental cha...
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- Hit By Wave Of Online Attacks, Japan Shifts To ‘Active Cyber Defence’ (ニュース)
- ASIA NEWS NETWORK
Under the new strategy, Japan plans to allow hackers working for the police or Self-Defence Forces (SDF) to infiltrate servers to neutralise the source of cyber attacks.
Japan a...
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- Japan, Australia To Push Quad Under Trump's Second Presidency (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
The foreign ministers of Japan and Australia agreed Sunday that their cooperation with the United States and India under the Quad grouping should continue to ensure stability in the I...
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- Many Major Japanese Firms Pulling Commercials From Scandal-Hit Fuji TV (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Many major Japanese companies said Monday they are suspending commercials on Fuji Television Network Inc, as the broadcaster faces scrutiny over its alleged involvement in a misconduc...
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- Bank Of Japan Poised To Raise Rates To Highest In 17 Years (仕事)
- REUTERS
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a move that would lift short-term borrowing ...
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