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- 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
- JAMSTEC to Run Japan's Next Antarctic Research Vessel (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The Japanese government plans to have the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, own and operate the successor to the Antarctic research vessel Shirase, official...
Other [17/4 20:38] More
- Shunsuke Nakamura Joins Japan World Cup Team Coaching Staff, Shares Inspirations with Team (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
Former Japan soccer star Shunsuke Nakamura, 47, will join the coaching staff for Japan’s World Cup team, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday.
The former Japan’s midfielde...
Event [17/4 20:18] More
- Japan’s Coffee Bean Production Looks to Northern Areas to Expand Amid Challenges From Climate Change (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
The production of domestic coffee beans is spreading nationwide, and there are moves to expand cultivation into colder areas in north of Japan, including Hokkaido and the Tohoku region...
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- Japan To Extend Subsidy Of Up To 60 Bil. Yen To Sony Unit For Sensor Output (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government said Friday it will provide up to 60 billion yen ($376 million) in subsidies to a Sony Group Corp. unit to help mass-produce cutting-edge image sensors, aiming ...
Other [17/4 19:05] More
- Japan Targets 25% Share Of Global Autonomous Vehicle Market (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
The government on Thursday released a draft road map on public-private investment that features a goal of acquiring an about 25% share of the global market in self-driving vehicle s...
Other [17/4 18:33] More
- Japan Pledges $10bn To Help Asian Countries Deal With Oil Crisis (仕事)
- BBC
Japan has pledged to provide $10bn (£7.4bn) to help its Asian neighbours, especially those in South East Asia, secure energy including crude oil as the region reels from disruptions caused by...
Other [16/4 20:50] More
- Takaichi's Economic Ambitions Meet Interest-Rate Realities And Doubts About Debt (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Japan's interest rates could soon exceed the economic growth rate, and this could, in theory, make it more difficult for the country to contain the national debt and for Prime Minis...
Other [16/4 20:25] More
- Kumamoto Marks Decade Since Deadly Quakes (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
The southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of a deadly earthquake, the more intensive of a pair of back-to-back quakes that hit the region and cla...
Event [16/4 19:45] More
- Japan-Linked Ship Crews Patiently Watch U.S.-Iran Talks (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The crews of Japan-linked ships stuck in the Persian Gulf are keeping a close eye on U.S.-Iran talks, a Japanese shipping-sector labor union official has said.
"Right now, there's no prosp...
Other [16/4 19:24] More