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- Okinawa To Levy 2% Accommodation Tax To Support Local Tourism (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
The prefectural assembly of Okinawa, one of Japan's most popular tourist destinations, on Thursday passed an ordinance to impose a 2 percent accommodation tax to support local tourism...
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- Japan To Boost Support For Its Anime And Film Industry (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The government plans to expand support for the domestic content industry to boost exports of anime and films, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The plan comes as the ...
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- Japanese Household Financial Assets Hit Record 2,239 T. Yen (仕事)
- NIPPON
Financial assets held by households in Japan as of the end of June stood at a record high of 2,239 trillion yen as the balance of stocks and investment trust funds grew because of higher s...
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- How Much For Matcha? Prices For Popular Powdered Tea Soar Due To Global Demand (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
The world’s fondness for matcha is about to be tested by steep price increases.
Global demand for the powdered tea has skyrocketed around the world, fueled by consumer interest in its...
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- Japan to Give Disaster-Relief Machinery to Papua New Guinea (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The Japanese government has pledged to give heavy machinery for disaster relief worth 400 million yen to Papua New Guinea under its official security assistance program.
State Minister for...
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- Japanese Girl Group Release AI-Assisted Single After Fan Vote (ニュース)
- BBC
One of Japan's biggest girl groups, AKB48, have released a single that was partially generated by artificial intelligence, after a televised songwriting contest.
The competition saw composer ...
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- Foreign Visitors To Japan Hit Record 3.42 Million In August (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in August jumped 16.9% from a year before to 3,428,000, a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wed...
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- Trump's Lowered 15% Tariff On Cars From Japan To Take Effect Tuesday (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
U.S. President Donald Trump's lowered tariff of 15 percent on automobiles from Japan will take effect Tuesday, the Commerce Department said, about five months after his aggressive tra...
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- Japan, EU to Boost Economic Security Cooperation (仕事)
- NIPPON
Japan and the European Union agreed Tuesday to strengthen cooperation on economic security and free trade in response to challenges such as the high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donal...
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- Japan Land Prices Up At Fastest Pace Since 1992 On Housing Demand, Tourism (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
The average overall price of land in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier, marking the sharpest growth since 1992, boosted by solid housing demand and inbound touris...
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- Japan Dispatches 5 Language Education 'Partners' To India (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Five people dispatched from Japan to assist in Japanese language education in India gathered in New Delhi on Monday for a six-month program aimed at enhancing cultural exchanges betwe...
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- Japan Donates Ambulance to Merauke Health Clinic (ニュース)
- RRI
The Japanese government has donated an ambulance to the Bunda Hati Kudus Primary Clinic in Karang Indah, Merauke Subdistrict, South Papua. The vehicle was provided through Japan’s Grant Ass...
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- Gopay Expands QRIS Payments To Japan, Eyes China Next (仕事)
- TECH IN ASIA
GoPay users can now make payments at QRIS-enabled merchants in Japan, following Bank Indonesia’s move to expand its cross-border QR code payment system to the country in August 2025....
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- Japanese Firms' Mood Turns Positive As Tariff Fears Ease: Gov't Survey (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Major Japanese companies took a positive view of business conditions in the three months through September for the first time in two quarters, a government survey showed Thursday, ref...
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- Japan’s Award-Winning Crab Gadget Saves You From Soggy Noodles (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
When you come home tired from work with no desire to cook or eat out, what do you do?
How about if you’re neck deep in studies and have no time to spare for a meal?
Or what about when...
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