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- Japan's Exports Slow Sharply, Machinery Orders Shrink In Blow To Economic Recovery (仕事)
- REUTERS
Japan's export growth slowed sharply in August as shipments to the U.S. dropped for the first time in three years, while machinery orders unexpectedly shrank in July in a worrying sign fo...
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- Chinese Aircraft Carrier Comes Closer Than Ever To Japan (ニュース)
- AP NEWS
A Chinese aircraft carrier entered an area near Japan’s shores for the first time on Wednesday, leading Tokyo to convey its “serious concerns” to Beijing over China’s increasingly asserti...
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- Dating Apps Most Common Way To Meet A Spouse In Japan, Study Finds (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
One in four married adults under 40 in Japan found their partners through dating
apps, making it the most common way couples meet, a recent government survey showed.
The study was con...
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- Over 80% In Japan Accept New Expressions Such As 'Mofumofu' (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Over 80% of people in Japan feel that they do not mind other people using new expressions, such as mofumofu to mean "fluffy," a survey by the Agency for Cultural Affairs showed Tuesda...
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- Ostrich Endeavor Ensuring Yoshinoya Can Meet Demand For Meat (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Major Japanese fast-food chain operator Yoshinoya Holdings Co is hoping the introduction of ostrich meat will help it overcome shortages that have affected the availability of its pop...
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- Japan Stresses Safety Of Treated Water From Fukushima Plant At IAEA Conference (ニュース)
- NHK
A Japanese official has stressed at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual conference that the treated and diluted water that has been released into the ocean from the damaged Fukush...
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- Japan's Population Crisis in Three Numbers (ニュース)
- NEWS WEEK
Japan's population is in freefall, with fewer babies born, more elderly in the workforce, and a shrinking number of residents overall.
The country faces a demographic crisis that policy...
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- Yamaha Motor President Slashed With Knife By Daughter (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Yoshihiro Hidaka, president of Japanese motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor, was allegedly slashed with a knife by his daughter at their home in the city of Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, arou...
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- Dollar Briefly Falls below 140 Yen in Asian Trading (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
The dollar briefly slipped below ¥140 to hit its lowest levels since July last year in Asian trading Monday.
While the Tokyo market was closed for a national holiday, selling against t...
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- Japan Halts Gene Research Of Athletes Amid Privacy Concerns (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
A Japanese national sports institution has halted its investigation into the relationship between the genes of top athletes and their performance as well as injury risk, a source famil...
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- Japan Celebrates Record Emmy Wins For 'Shogun' (ニュース)
- ABC NEWS
Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season
Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys...
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- Japan Write History To Secure First Title At The AHF Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship (ニュース)
- IHF
For the first time in history, Japan secured the title at the AHF Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship, with a fantastic display in the closing stages of the competition, including wins ag...
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- Japan’s Newly Harvested Rice Arrives on Store Shelves; Prices Soar 30％-50％ Following Shortage (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
Rice harvested in fiscal 2024 has arrived on supermarket shelves and elsewhere this month, easing stores’ shortage. However, consumers are still hit hard as prices of the new rice are ...
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- Japan Ruling Party Leadership Race Begins With Record 9 Candidates (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
A record nine candidates on Thursday kicked off a 15-day election campaign to become the next leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and succeed Fumio Kishida as prime minis...
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- Businesses Warn Yellen On Political Pressure Over U.S. Steel Sale (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Major Japanese and American business groups have urged U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen not to succumb to political pressure when reviewing Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of ...
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