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Japan Business Failures Hit 12-Year High In Fiscal 2025

Japan Business Failures Hit 12-Year High In Fiscal 2025 (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan with debts of at least ¥10 million ($63,160) in fiscal 2025, which ended last month, rose 3.5% from the previous year to a 12-year high, ...

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Sanae Takaichi Says Japan’s Oil Supplies Secure for Rest of Year Despite Hormuz Blockade

Sanae Takaichi Says Japan’s Oil Supplies Secure for Rest of Year Despite Hormuz Blockade (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that there is a plan to secure crude oil supplies through strategic reserves and alternative procurement sources through the beginning of nex...

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N. Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles toward Sea of Japan

N. Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles toward Sea of Japan (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday morning, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Fired from the Wonsan area in...

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Police Arrest Five More Alleged Members Of Philippines-Based Japan Crime Ring

Police Arrest Five More Alleged Members Of Philippines-Based Japan Crime Ring (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested five more people with alleged links to Philippines-based Japanese crime ring JP Dragon on suspicion of fraud and theft.
The suspects, incl...

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Cabinet Approves Relaxing Some Personal Info Regulations to Boost AI Development; Penalties for Malicious Violations to Be Made Stricter

Cabinet Approves Relaxing Some Personal Info Regulations to Boost AI Development; Penalties for Malicious Violations to Be Made Stricter (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
As part of efforts to support the development of artificial intelligence, the government on Wednesday approved a bill that would relax regulations under the Law on the Protection of Pe...

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Direct Fuel Sales to Medical Institutions Sought in Japan

Direct Fuel Sales to Medical Institutions Sought in Japan (仕事)
 NIPPON
 
Japan’s industry ministry has requested major oil wholesalers to sell fuel directly to medical institutions and public transportation operators affected by crude oil supply disruptions am...

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Middle Powers Should Create Alternative to WTO, Says Research Group

Middle Powers Should Create Alternative to WTO, Says Research Group (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The international trade order should be fundamentally restructured under the leadership of Japan and other middle powers, a research group at the National Graduate Institute for Policy...

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Japanese Government Passes Bill To Make Digital Textbooks Official

Japanese Government Passes Bill To Make Digital Textbooks Official (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
 
The government Tuesday adopted a bill to designate digital textbooks as official materials on par with their conventional printed versions and to make them eligible for free distrib...

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Japan Diet Passes FY 2026 Govt Budget

Japan Diet Passes FY 2026 Govt Budget (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's parliament passed the government's fiscal 2026 budget on Tuesday, marking the first time in 11 years that a regular budget has been enacted after the April 1 start of a fiscal year...

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Bear Spotted in Residential Area of Fukushima Pref., Japan; Nearby Schools Temporarily Closed

Bear Spotted in Residential Area of Fukushima Pref., Japan; Nearby Schools Temporarily Closed (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
A bear measuring about 1.5 meters in length was spotted in a residential area of the Kuwano district in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Tuesday morning.
The bear headed toward the O...

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Gasoline, Diapers And Drinks: Japan Faces Wide-Ranging Impact Amid Concern Over Oil

Gasoline, Diapers And Drinks: Japan Faces Wide-Ranging Impact Amid Concern Over Oil (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Even as Japan dips into its vast reserves of oil, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is fueling concerns about medium and long-term shortages and higher prices for everything from ga...

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Rising Energy Costs Threaten Japan’s Public Transit, Health Services

Rising Energy Costs Threaten Japan’s Public Transit, Health Services (仕事)
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
An economist urged the government "to present countermeasures ahead of time, assuming the worst-case scenario."
Soaring energy prices caused by the escalating conflict in the Mi...

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A New Chapter in Taiwan-Japan Tech Collaboration: Netiotek and ShareGuru to Showcase On-Premise AI Solutions

A New Chapter in Taiwan-Japan Tech Collaboration: Netiotek and ShareGuru to Showcase On-Premise AI Solutions (ニュース)
ANTARA NEWS
 
As Generative AI applications transition from the cloud to internal corporate environments, the demand for enhanced data security and localized performance continues to surge. Support...

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Starting Salaries For New Recruits On The Rise In Japan

Starting Salaries For New Recruits On The Rise In Japan (ニュース)
NHK
 
The start of the new business year last week saw many companies in Japan holding ceremonies to welcome new recruits.
Among other factors, a shortage of labor is steadily raising starting sala...

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Japan To Strengthen Pacific Ocean Defense System

Japan To Strengthen Pacific Ocean Defense System (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
 
 
 
Japan plans to strengthen its defense system in the Pacific Ocean as part of the revision of three security-related documents slated to be made by year-end, sources have said.
T...

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