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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- Japan-NATO Cooperation Enters New ‘Concrete’ Phase, Tokyo’s Envoy To Alliance Says (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s relationship with NATO is moving beyond broad political dialogue into more “concrete” forms of cooperation across key strategic and security areas, Tokyo’s ambassador to the a...
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- Foreign Tourists Set New Record In March; 30% Drop In Visitors From Middle East (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in March was 3,618,900, a 3.5% increase from the same month last year and a new record for March, according to an estimate released by the Japan...
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- Indonesia, Japan Back Harapan Kita As Asia's Biggest Cardiac Hub (ニュース)
- ANTARA NEWS
The Ministry of Health and the Tokushukai Medical Group of Japan have designated the Harapan Kita Heart and Blood Vessel Hospital (RSJPD) in Jakarta as the largest hub for cardiovascu...
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- North Korea Calls Japan Diplomatic Paper A 'Grave Provocation' (ニュース)
- CNA
The countries do not have formal diplomatic relations, and Pyongyang frequently criticises Tokyo over its colonial rule of the Korean peninsula.
North Korea accused Japan of a "grave provocat...
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- Japanese Police Probe 11-Year-Old's Death As Possible Corpse Abandonment (ニュース)
- NHK
Police in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, have launched an investigation into the suspected abandonment of a corpse after the body of an 11-year-old boy was found in a forest.
Elementary sch...
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- Japan To Restrict Power Banks On Flights From April 24 (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The transport ministry said Tuesday that tighter portable charger restrictions on flights will be introduced on April 24, following a string of incidents involving such devices.
Under...
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- Nissan’s New Elgrand to Allow Hands-Free Driving Even in Urban Areas in Push for Domestic Market Turnaround (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Nissan Motor Co.’s 2027 Elgrand large minivan will enable hands-free driving in urban areas by using AI to assess road conditions and other factors.
Overseas manufacturers, such as Tes...
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- Japanese Bathtub Makers Halt Orders As Material Shortages Bite (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Major Japanese home equipment supplier Cleanup has suspended orders for its popular bathroom units, the latest in a string of companies suffering material shortages as the Iran confl...
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- Timber Transportation Ceremony Starts for Traditional Rebuilding of Ise Shrine, Beginning Ritual’s 2-Year Process (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
A ritual ceremony of carrying timber to Ise Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, was held in the city on Sunday and Monday, in preparation for 2033’s “Shikinen Sengu” — an ancient ritual tra...
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- Some 4.5% In Japan Constantly Feel Lonely, Government Survey Finds (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
A government survey in 2025 showed Tuesday that 4.5% of respondents in the country often or constantly feel lonely, up 0.2 percentage point from the previous year.
The share of people...
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- Japan Govt to Propose Modified Bill to Revise Retrial System Wed. (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The Japanese government is planning to present to a ruling party meeting Wednesday a modified draft of a bill aimed at revising the country's retrial system, it has been learned.
Initially...
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